Shiphay-with-the-Willows

Your Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) is a group of local police officers dedicated to serving your community. The team is made up of officers and PCSOs based in your area, supported by additional officers from the wider area.

We work closely with local authorities, community leaders and residents to decide our policing priorities for the area. This helps us to find useful, long-term solutions to local problems, while maintaining our wider focus on reducing crime across Devon and Cornwall. 

Please find contact details for your Neighbourhood Policing Team provided below. 

Please note that to report a crime or incident to Devon and Cornwall Police,  please visit Devon & Cornwall Police or in an emergency, please dial 999.

Torquay Neighbourhood Team

Wes Abercrombie (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Torquay)

Wes Abercrombie

Police Constable

Tamzin Adams (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Sergeant, Torquay)

Tamzin Adams

Police Sergeant

Alan Birch (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Sergeant, Torquay)

Alan Birch

Police Sergeant

Jack Crowther (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, Torquay)

Jack Crowther

Police Community Support Officer

Matthew Edworthy (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Torquay)

Matthew Edworthy

Police Constable

Kayley Fox (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Torquay)

Kayley Fox

Police Constable

Laurence Gaywood (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, Torquay)

Laurence Gaywood

Police Community Support Officer

Robert Harvey (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Inspector, Torquay)

Robert Harvey

Police Inspector

Charlotte Hockley (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, Torquay)

Charlotte Hockley

Police Community Support Officer

Marc Ireland (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, Torquay)

Marc Ireland

Police Community Support Officer

James Kelly (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, Torquay)

James Kelly

Police Community Support Officer

Charlotte Mackie (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, Torquay)

Charlotte Mackie

Police Community Support Officer

Neil Powers (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Sergeant, Torquay)

Neil Powers

Police Sergeant

Paul Saunders (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Torquay - Hele & Pendennis)

Paul Saunders

Police Constable

Paul Smart (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Torquay)

Paul Smart

Police Constable

Carl Thomas (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, Torquay)

Carl Thomas

Police Community Support Officer

Sharon Unsworth (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Sergeant, Paignton)

Sharon Unsworth

Police Sergeant

Connor Williams (Devon & Cornwall Constabulary, Police Officer, Torquay)

Connor Williams

Police Officer

Aaron Winstone (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Torquay)

Aaron Winstone

Police Constable

James Yates (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Torquay)

James Yates

Police Constable

Local Priority Issues

Priority Action taken

Priority 1 – Street Focus

Street Focus encompasses the strands of
• Weekly partnership meeting on those causing harm
• Shoplifting & business crime (UKPAC)
• Hotspot Policing

Issued 01 June 2026

On going

Actioned 01 June 2026

Priority 2 – Partnership Enforcement

• Build effective working partnership with Torbay Council as part of local CSP in continuing to use legal advisor support to obtain;
• Closure Orders
• Criminal Behaviour Orders
• CPWs/CPNs
• Civil Injunctions

Issued 01 June 2026

On going

Actioned 01 June 2026

Priority 3 – VAWG, ENTE & Licensing

• Increase police visibility in the evening and night time economy (ENTE) - early evening engagement Friday and Saturday evenings by Neighbourhood
• Improve engagement with licensed premises to develop intelligence and partnership working
• Expand on project NightEye based intel, with early use of orders such as CPWs or Sexual Risk Orders

Issued 01 June 2026

On going

Actioned 01 June 2026

What members in Shiphay-with-the-Willows are saying are the issues in the area:

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