Plymstock
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.
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Darren Benfield
Police Community Support Officer
David Godfrey
Police Sergeant
Dean Large
Police Constable
Deana Rowe
Police Constable
Emma Brimicombe
Police Inspector
Local Priority Issues
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Burglary series in Plymstock Issued 03 May 2026 |
The local team are aware of a series of burglaries in the Plymstock area. We encourage residents to ensure that all of their vehicles and garages are secure and that any power tools are both locked away if possible and that owners should consider use of UV pens to mark their property so that it can be traced. Your local team are working to identify those involved and urge residents to report any and all suspicious activity. Actioned 03 May 2026 |
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Youth Related Anti-Social Behaviour Issued 23 January 2026 |
We have been made aware of sporadic youth related issues which appear to be increasing in frequency. We have started to take names and will be working with our partners to conduct home visits and consider escalation where appropriate through antisocial behaviour legislation, taking criminal action against individuals where necessary. Actioned 23 January 2026 |
What members in Plymstock are saying are the issues in the area:
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