Turnchapel, Hooe & Oreston

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. 

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Darren Benfield (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, Plymouth)

Darren Benfield

Police Community Support Officer

David Godfrey (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Sergeant, Plymouth)

David Godfrey

Police Sergeant

Dean Large (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Plymouth)

Dean Large

Police Constable

Deana Rowe (Devon and Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Plymouth)

Deana Rowe

Police Constable

Emma Brimicombe (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Inspector, Plymouth)

Emma Brimicombe

Police Inspector

Local Priority Issues

Priority Action taken

BUrglary series in Plymstock

Issued 05 March 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 05 March 2026

What members in Turnchapel, Hooe & Oreston are saying are the issues in the area:

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