Dartmouth Town
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.
Dartmouth Neighbourhood Team
John Dingle
Police Sergeant
Jess Harris
Police Community Support Officer
Abi Kelly
Police Constable
Benjamin Shardlow
Police Inspector
Robert Short
Police Officer
Andrew Willetts
Police Constable
Local Priority Issues
| Priority | Action taken |
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Positive action against Drugs Issued 23 June 2026 |
We remain committed to tackling drug supply issues in Dartmouth & the wider area by developing intelligence and taking actions through warrants and arrests: please help us to continue this by submitting intelligence via the online reporting portal or our Neighbourhood email address NPS-totnesanddartmouth@devonandcornwall.police.uk Actioned 23 September 2026 |
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Positive action against dangerous drivers. Issued 23 June 2026 |
We continue to receive information and complaints about anti social driving within the town and surrounding villages. Those drivers that put others at risk by drink driving, drug driving, or dangerous driving will be targeted to keep the roads safer for everyone else. Actioned 23 September 2026 |
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Increased visibility of local police officers. Issued 28 March 2026 |
We know the public want to see uniformed police officers and PCSO's out and about on foot more: this is a clear aim over the Summer for us: it helps to drive down poor behaviour, helps the communities we police engage with us better and reassures the public. Actioned 23 September 2026 |
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