Gillingham and Shaftesbury

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.

Gillingham & Shaftesbury Neighbourhood Policing Team

5370 Vicky Biggs

Police Community Support Officer

2151 James Dimmack

Sergeant

0116 Ashlea Gale

Police Constable

1244 Brad Gibbs

Police Constable

1978 Adam Gill

Inspector

0877 Chris Kingsbury

Police Constable

5382 Su Leatt

Police Community Support Officer

2724 Matt Saunders

Police Constable

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Location: Trinity Road Issue: Drug related ASB in the area at all times of day and night, blighting the lives of local residents. Planned action to tackle this issue: - Work cohesively with housing providers. - Work in collaboration with the the local authority Community safety partnership. - Encourage reporting and engage with residents. - Develop intelligence to consider wider interventions. - Hotspot patrols Issued 01 July 2026	August Update: - Multi agency meetings conducted - Regular patrols of the area. - Liaison with housing - Engagement with key involved individuals. - Exploration of civil orders under way. Actioned 30 September 2026
ASB Driving Location: Car Parks High Street Gillingham Issue: Young people with car driving in an anti-social manner and causing damage to the toilets. Planned action to tackle this issue: - Proactive Hotspot patrols. - Working with Local authority to ensure security measure are implemented and fit for purpose. - Use of of road traffic legislation- Including section 59 notices. - Community contact points to allow the public to report direct. Issued 01 July 2026	August Update: - Community Contact Point held, - Regular patrols in the area, - Perceived reduction in incidents. Actioned 30 September 2026

Priority

Action taken

Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)

Location:
Trinity Road

Issue:
Drug related ASB in the area at all times of day and night, blighting the lives of local residents.

Planned action to tackle this issue:
- Work cohesively with housing providers.
- Work in collaboration with the the local authority Community safety partnership.
- Encourage reporting and engage with residents.
- Develop intelligence to consider wider interventions.
- Hotspot patrols

Issued 01 July 2026

August Update:
- Multi agency meetings conducted
- Regular patrols of the area.
- Liaison with housing
- Engagement with key involved individuals.
- Exploration of civil orders under way.

Actioned 30 September 2026

ASB Driving

Location:
Car Parks High Street Gillingham

Issue:
Young people with car driving in an anti-social manner and causing damage to the toilets.

Planned action to tackle this issue:
- Proactive Hotspot patrols.
- Working with Local authority to ensure security measure are implemented and fit for purpose.
- Use of of road traffic legislation- Including section 59 notices.
- Community contact points to allow the public to report direct.

Issued 01 July 2026

August Update:
- Community Contact Point held,
- Regular patrols in the area,
- Perceived reduction in incidents.

Actioned 30 September 2026

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