Christmas Period Vehicle checks

With the Christmas period fast approaching, the Crediton Policing Team will be visible on our local Mid Devon roads being proactive in checking vehicles for road worthiness & drink/drug drivers. 

County Lines/Vulnerable persons-

There are several Vulnerable persons in Crediton who are at risk of being cuckooed and having their
homes and lives taken over and infiltrated by Drug Dealers. As we have a priority to protect the most
vulnerable members of the community, we are regularly monitoring all community intelligence and
conducting regular safeguarding visits to our most Vulnerable persons. Some of these visits result in
a multi agency approach with our partner agencies i.e. Housing, education and health.

Street Drinking

Crediton has recently been subject of repeated calls from members of the public and business owners, that there are regular groups of Street Drinkers and Beggars congregating in the Town. The street drinkers have also been involved in shoplifting & anti Social Behaviour. This is having an impact on the perception of safety and causing shoppers and business owners to feel intimidated.

Violence against women and girls

The appalling nation wide events, which have featured in both local and national news, rightly prioritises how society should listen to the concerns of women and girls. The tragedy's and travesties which have dominated the minds of the public rightly guide our policing at every level.

We in Mid Devon, have been wholly engaged in making our society safer for all people, with a particular emphasis on the circumstances faced by women and girls. we are using a nationally available database, fed by reports from the public, about places and times when people feel unsafe; it's called StreetSafe. As that data builds, we will be able to increasingly sharpen our tactical response to need. That data will be discussed with other agencies to assist us all in making the world a safer place.

In terms of the offences committed in the domestic lives of women and girls, our relentless focus on domestic violence continues to drive our deployments and resource allocation. We ensure that positive action is taken at every possible instance. We have a specialist team to investigate and drive prosecution and support services woven into that provision. We have governance and training which support our teams in ensuring a high level of sustained professionalism.

Anti Social Behaviour

Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) is still the focus on Neighbourhood teams across Mid Devon, with some key offenders being dealt with robustly through our early interventions.

ASB causes significant distress and we prioritise dealing with it as swiftly as possible.

Such behaviour includes  intimidation,  abusive language and public alcohol & drug use.

Our activity:

• Seizing alcohol and drugs
• Using stop and search powers
• Dispersing problem groups
• Identifying and arresting offenders
• Using the ASB escalation powers (in conjunction with partners), to deal with offenders
• Officer are proactively working together across Mid Devon to address these concerns and encourage members of the public to report any ASB.

Update: 05 March 2025 - Update of ASB

Neighbourhood team continue to patrol all ASB hot spots, community survey sent to local residents.

Engagement continues with local businesses and school's to prevent ASB.

Cullompton town council to provide new youth shelter

The new shelter has now been put into place by the  Town Council in Meadow Lane. No issues reported.