Lipson & Laira
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.
Lipson & Laira Neighbourhood Team
Darren Benfield
Police Community Support Officer
David Godfrey
Police Sergeant
Dean Large
Police Constable
Deana Rowe
Police Constable
Local Priority Issues
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ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR-YOUTH RELATED Issued 18 January 2026 |
Officers have set about engaging with partner agencies, dedicated child centred police teams, local schools and visiting parents of youths involved Actioned 19 January 2026 |
What members in Lipson & Laira are saying are the issues in the area:
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