Rock, Polzeath & Port Isaac

Anti-Social Behaviour

Your local team continue to be visible across the main townships of Wadebridge and Padstow as our counties look to recover from the an incredibly busy period throughout the summer. We intend to keep up this visibility into the autumn, speak to many residents about local concerns so that we can work with partners to build strong and resilient communities. We need to know your concerns in order to be able to do anything about them, so please continue to report to us so that we can act accordingly.

Drugs

The Bodmin Sector Neighbourhood Team are proactively looking to tackle issues around illicit drug use and the negative impacts that this has upon our communities. We work closely with partners to tackle the wider issues associated with drug use, and the harm that it can have upon our communities. We have recently closed a further property in Wadebridge following community intelligence reports related to Anti-Social Behaviour and drug use! We rely on information from the community to build a picture of the issue, so if you have information that could help us take more illegal drugs off the street please report it to us or anonymously to CrimeStoppers.

Shoplifting and Retail Crime

The Bodmin Sector Neighbourhood Team are proactively tackling prolific offenders within our town centres. We saw an uplift of offending across the sector directly linked to the increase in tourism to the locality. There was a significant decrease in reporting across Padstow, Polzeath and Wadebridge throughout September likely in line with the population decreasing. We continue to be proactively patrolling our high footfall areas, and attending locations of commerce to engage with the community and provide high visibility patrols to deter and prevent offending. We will continue to adopt this approach under this priority for the rest of the summer, providing a blended approach of uniformed and plain clothes patrols within our stores to proactively challenge this issue.