Blandford Forum

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.

Please note that to report a crime or incident to Dorset Police, please visit Dorset Police or in an emergency, please dial 999.

Blandford Neighbourhood Policing Team

5313 Jamie Burt

Police Community Support Officer

2494 Paul Craig

Sergeant

1978 Adam Gill

Inspector

1613 Becky Grabauskas

Police Constable

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Tackling ASB (Anti-Social Behaviour) with E-Bikes. Location: Throughout Blandford. Issue: ASB riding of some E-bikes is causing significant concern to the public and intimidation. Planned action to tackle this issue: - We will engage with the public to try and reassure, whilst also trying to identify offenders, - We will complete hotspot patrols, - We will utilise local CCTV, - We will use proactive policing powers and where possible seize bikes. Issued 01 July 2026	July Update: This problem persists and with summer upon us we are aware that the problem is unlikely to improve without continued work, therefore this priority has been reissued and work will continue to tackle ASB in the area over the upcoming summer months. June Update: - Officers have been targeting known youths and areas with hi-visibility proactive patrols within the town, - CCTV is under regular review to identify offences and those involved Actioned 30 September 2026
Drug Related Violent Crime and Intimidation. Location: Blandford. Issue: Violent crime and damage has occurred recently in the town which is strongly believed to be linked with local drug dealing. These crimes have significantly impacted the wider community who are not involved in such activity. Planned action to tackle this issue: - We will develop intelligence, - We will engage with the public and reassure, - We will complete high visibility patrols and proactive use of police powers. - We will work with partners on civil legislation to maximise impact. Issued 01 July 2026	July Update: Whilst positive progress has taken place and some remanded in prison, this is a complex issues which requires continued intervention, therefore, this priority has been reissued and work will continue to tackle this issue in the area over the upcoming summer months. June Update: - Police have arrested 4x people in relation to associated violence within the town, - We are working with partners to support ASB and housing legislation, - We have safeguarded children with association to a group, - We have completed hi-visibility patrols, - We continue to develop intelligence on this topic. Actioned 30 September 2026

Priority

Action taken

Tackling ASB (Anti-Social Behaviour) with E-Bikes.

Location:
Throughout Blandford.

Issue:
ASB riding of some E-bikes is causing significant concern to the public and intimidation.

Planned action to tackle this issue:
- We will engage with the public to try and reassure, whilst also trying to identify offenders,
- We will complete hotspot patrols,
- We will utilise local CCTV,
- We will use proactive policing powers and where possible seize bikes.

Issued 01 July 2026

July Update:
This problem persists and with summer upon us we are aware that the problem is unlikely to improve without continued work, therefore this priority has been reissued and work will continue to tackle ASB in the area over the upcoming summer months.

June Update:

- Officers have been targeting known youths and areas with hi-visibility proactive patrols within the town,
- CCTV is under regular review to identify offences and those involved

Actioned 30 September 2026

Drug Related Violent Crime and Intimidation.

Location:
Blandford.

Issue:
Violent crime and damage has occurred recently in the town which is strongly believed to be linked with local drug dealing. These crimes have significantly impacted the wider community who are not involved in such activity.

Planned action to tackle this issue:
- We will develop intelligence,
- We will engage with the public and reassure,
- We will complete high visibility patrols and proactive use of police powers.
- We will work with partners on civil legislation to maximise impact.

Issued 01 July 2026

July Update:
Whilst positive progress has taken place and some remanded in prison, this is a complex issues which requires continued intervention, therefore, this priority has been reissued and work will continue to tackle this issue in the area over the upcoming summer months.

June Update:

- Police have arrested 4x people in relation to associated violence within the town,
- We are working with partners to support ASB and housing legislation,
- We have safeguarded children with association to a group,
- We have completed hi-visibility patrols,
- We continue to develop intelligence on this topic.

Actioned 30 September 2026