Police have been carrying out targeted activity following community concerns in Helston around antisocial behaviour (ASB) in a bid to identify and deter offenders. Proactive work has included both foot and vehicle patrols in places where ASB has been repo...
Release date: 09/10/2025
Tradespeople are invited to a free tool and vehicle marking event next week so they can have their belongings protected with SmartWater. The forensic marking kits will be offered at Wickes, Marsh Mills Retail Park in Plymouth, (PL6 8LX) between 8am and mi...
Release date: 09/10/2025
Children visiting the playfield in Gunwalloe [Cornwall] will now be able to enjoy the use of a new sensory board after police help fund it using money seized from convicted criminals. Neighbourhood officers in Helston recently awarded £500 towards the pur...
Release date: 08/10/2025
A residential address that caused the local community in Troon repeated havoc has now been shut for three months in a bid to put a stop to antisocial behaviour (ASB). The residential property, located on Fore Street, had been reported to the police for no...
Release date: 06/10/2025
Devon & Cornwall Police officers arranged free property marking to boat owners and others during a recent coastal operation in Teignmouth. Operation Seabird took place at the quayside on Monday this week, and was a multi-agency collaboration with part...
Release date: 03/10/2025
Officers were joined by neighbouring police forces last week as part of a day of action to reduce rural crime in the south west. On Wednesday 24 September, the Rural Affairs team at Devon & Cornwall Police led Operation Ragwort – an annual, reg...
Release date: 03/10/2025
The Baton of Hope arrived in Torbay earlier this week and Chief Superintendent Roy Linden, took part in the important event to remember a friend and raise awareness of suicide and available support. The relay tour is the UK’s largest suicide prevention in...
Release date: 01/10/2025
Police recently carried out a road traffic operation in Teignbridge, Torbay and South Hams to check driver behaviour and reduce the number of incidents which cause serious injury or even fatalities. The operation, which visited pl...
Release date: 30/09/2025
Devon & Cornwall Police have been working with DeterTech, Devon Cricket Foundation and Cornwall Cricket as part of a joint initiative to prevent burglary and deter opportunistic thieves. Since 1 March 2025, 36 sports clubs in Devon and Cornwall have ...
Release date: 26/09/2025
Closure orders have been put in place at 20 Pridham Place and 54 Pridham Place in Bideford after the properties became hotspots for antisocial behaviour; causing relentless disruption to the local community. On 23 September 2025, full closure orders were ...
Release date: 25/09/2025
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