Christchurch West

Your Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) is a group of local police officers dedicated to serving your community. The team is made up of inspectors, sergeants, police officers and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) based in your area, supported by additional officers from the wider area.

NPTs provide a visible and accessible policing presence, building strong relationships with residents, businesses and partner agencies. They work to identify and tackle local priorities such as anti-social behaviour, crime prevention and community safety concerns. By listening to the community and acting on what matters most, they help create safer, more connected neighbourhoods.

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 Dorset.

Please find contact details for your Neighbourhood Policing Team provided below.

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Christchurch Neighbourhood Policing Team

2716 Julian Cadwallader

Police Constable

2395 Dan Cullen

Inspector

2838 Oliver Hudson

Police Constable

2929 Adam Lillywhite

Police Constable

6754 Annette Long

Police Community Support Officer

2696 Timothy Mitchell

Sergeant

5343 Samantha Murray

Police Community Support Officer

2928 Natalie Peters

Police Constable

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Business crime including theft and criminal damage Location: Christchurch town centre / Fairmile / Barrack Road Describe the issue & its affects: Shoplifting and damage predominantly caused by youths or drug users. What action will you take to tackle the issue: Provide a SPOC for the local businesses to ensure a joined up approach to identifying suspects and taking robust action to break the offending cycle. Issued 01 July 2026	July Update: This is a new priority that we have begun to tackle. Christchurch now has two extra officers who have been tasked with focussing on the town centre and Barrack road. They will be working with local businesses to identify repeat offenders and take positive action with the aim of making Christchurch town centre a safer place for all our visitors and residents. Actioned 01 October 2026
Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Location: Somerford Road, Bailey Bridge retail park Describe the issue & its affects: Abusive groups of children committing thefts, damage and low level assaults. What action will you take to tackle the issue: Work with the public and local businesses to identify suspects in order to take positive action with the aim of reducing offending and making the area safer for the general public and business employees. Issued 01 July 2026	July Update: This is a new priority that we have begun to tackle. Officers have completed extensive CCTV enquiries and identified a number of children who have been repeatedly involved in the above-mentioned activity. Positive action has been taken and we await outcomes from the Youth Justice Team who are working to reduce re-offending through a number of initiatives. Actioned 01 October 2026

Priority

Action taken

Business crime including theft and criminal damage

Location:
Christchurch town centre / Fairmile / Barrack Road

Describe the issue & its affects:
Shoplifting and damage predominantly caused by youths or drug users.

What action will you take to tackle the issue:

Provide a SPOC for the local businesses to ensure a joined up approach to identifying suspects and taking robust action to break the offending cycle.

Issued 01 July 2026

July Update:

This is a new priority that we have begun to tackle.

Christchurch now has two extra officers who have been tasked with focussing on the town centre and Barrack road. They will be working with local businesses to identify repeat offenders and take positive action with the aim of making Christchurch town centre a safer place for all our visitors and residents.

Actioned 01 October 2026

Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)

Location:
Somerford Road, Bailey Bridge retail park

Describe the issue & its affects:
Abusive groups of children committing thefts, damage and low level assaults.

What action will you take to tackle the issue:

Work with the public and local businesses to identify suspects in order to take positive action with the aim of reducing offending and making the area safer for the general public and business employees.

Issued 01 July 2026

July Update:

This is a new priority that we have begun to tackle.

Officers have completed extensive CCTV enquiries and identified a number of children who have been repeatedly involved in the above-mentioned activity. Positive action has been taken and we await outcomes from the Youth Justice Team who are working to reduce re-offending through a number of initiatives.

Actioned 01 October 2026