Ottery Rural

Drug related ASB.
This is a whole sector priority reflecting the fact that this effects not just Exmouth town but also Budleigh, Cranbrook, OSM, West Clyst, Etc. We will work to tackle either proactively or reactively, reports of drug use be it street or residential, that are blighting a community. This will include working with partners to not only seek prosecutions and target harden an area, but also to displace problem perpetrators out of that community. This work will include the targeting of drug fuelled/drug orientated ASB and crime suspects.

In the year 25/26, Exmouth and Ottery Neighbourhood Policing Team secured 11 drugs related prison sentences totalling 180 months . We worked with housing partners to displace nuisance residents as well as actively seeking CBO orders from the Court. We have worked with various charities to support funding under the Proceeds of Crime Act including new kit for Lympstone Football Club Under 11's and a more recently supporting Sideshore with a primary school sea safety and environmental awareness program (approved pending review). If you think that your charity could benefit from the ill-gotten gains of drugs, please contact us.

Illegal retail shops.
This is targeted specifically at shops that are using migrant staff of whatever status, to sell counterfeit/smuggled/illegal tobacco/vapes. The parameters of this are the requirement to be a premise and it does not include random street tactics at this time. This is a continuation of existing work and the purpose of this is work with partners around illegal immigration including status breaches, organised immigration crime, smuggling and the sale of potentially dangerous counterfeit goods.
Our aim is to protect vulnerable migrant workers, protect the local community from VAWG (violence against women and girls) generated by the staff in these premises, protect the local community from illicit goods and to protect the local retailers from economic loss. Further, the funds generated by these premises feeds directly into larger national/international OCG (organised crime group) crime.

The team have worked closely with Trading Standards, Immigration enforcement and the local authorities to successfully gain closure orders premises already, in Exmouth Town. Tens of thousands of pounds was seized as wells as 100's of thousands in counterfeit and smuggled tobacco. This is handled by Trading Standards. The team maintains an eye across the whole sector including Ottery St Mary and Budleigh Salterton for new premises and continue to actively work with Heart of Devon Trading Standards as well as HM Revenue and Customs and the Immigration Enforcement teams . We have led the way in this area and shared our knowledge across Devon to other policing teams, and it has been used to expeditiously close premises elsewhere. It should be noted that whilst we recognise the concerns around 'Turkish Barbers', it is covered by different legislations.

ASB driving.
The boundary of this is sector wide so encompasses Exmouth seafront as much as issues on the Ottery patch including Clyst Honiton and the B3174 (Old A30). This whole patch approach reflects that the A3052 and Rolle St, Exmouth are our designated ‘high harm' routes, but recognising the issues/perceived issues for Exmouth town and the seafront.
Our aim is not to stop people driving modified cars or indeed any car, quite the opposite, we must encourage people to come to our towns and spaces, however they must do it in a sae and considerate way.

The team continue to utilise the Roads Policing Unit to conduct operations around the sector targeting those areas such as Queens Drive Exmouth, Clyst Honiton tunnel and Lime kiln Budleigh Salterton. Aside, the local neighbourhood and patrol teams are out constantly supported by our special constable colleagues using extra skills they have provided by Vision Zero as well as trained community members undertaking community speed watch initiatives.

Working with local businesses to tackle retail crime

Embedding UKPAC/CenturySYS into local businesses as way of actively recording theft events and allowing better data collation/crime detection/crime prevention.
This links into our increased local staffing as a result of a neighbourhood uplift.