North Dorset Rural

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.

North Dorset Rural Neighbourhood Policing Team

5370 Vicky Biggs

Police Community Support Officer

2238 Tom Clements

Police Constable

2494 Paul Craig

Sergeant

2151 James Dimmack

Sergeant

1978 Adam Gill

Inspector

5382 Su Leatt

Police Community Support Officer

0560 Ed Lewis

Police Constable

7126 Lorraine Potter

Police Community Support Officer

5922 Laura Whalley

Police Community Support Officer

0453 Jack White

Police Constable

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
ASB (Anti-Social Behaviour) Location: Sturminster Newton- Stour Castle. Issue: Drug related ASB by those residing and visiting specific address and surrounding area, causing distress to local other local residents and the wider town. Planned action to tackle this issue: - Collaborate with the Community Safety partnership and local housing providers to look at a wide range of options and interventions, - Engage with the local community to reassure and develop intelligence, - Take robust action where offences are committed. Issued 01 July 2026	August Update: - Multi agency visits undertaken - Liaison with housing regarding status of certain properties - Persons moved on from key addresses. - On going work relating to visits to area and key addresses July Update: Whilst good proactive work has taken place, we recognise that this problem is not resolved. ASB continues to be an priority for the team as me move into the next 3 months of priorities, therefore this priority has been reissued and work will continue to tackle ASB in the area over the upcoming summer months. June Update: - Multi-agency approach is taking place, - Proactive patrols are also taking place, - Persons have been removed from a property to protect the resident. Actioned 30 September 2026
Drug Related ASB. Location: Rivers Mead- Sturminster Newton Issue: There has been an increase in reported ASB linked to drugs in the vicinity affecting the lives of other residents. Planned action to tackle this issue: - Work with legislation to seek prosecutions. - Work collaboratively with the Local authority and housing providers- using civil interventions. - Engage with local residents. - Develop intelligence. Issued 01 July 2026	August Update: - ASB legislation being explored by Police in conjunction with partner agencies - Engagement with residents and subjects - Regular patrols in the area. Actioned 30 September 2026

Priority

Action taken

ASB (Anti-Social Behaviour)

Location:
Sturminster Newton- Stour Castle.

Issue:
Drug related ASB by those residing and visiting specific address and surrounding area, causing distress to local other local residents and the wider town.

Planned action to tackle this issue:
- Collaborate with the Community Safety partnership and local housing providers to look at a wide range of options and interventions,
- Engage with the local community to reassure and develop intelligence,
- Take robust action where offences are committed.

Issued 01 July 2026

August Update:
- Multi agency visits undertaken
- Liaison with housing regarding status of certain properties
- Persons moved on from key addresses.
- On going work relating to visits to area and key addresses

July Update:
Whilst good proactive work has taken place, we recognise that this problem is not resolved. ASB continues to be an priority for the team as me move into the next 3 months of priorities, therefore this priority has been reissued and work will continue to tackle ASB in the area over the upcoming summer months.

June Update:
- Multi-agency approach is taking place,
- Proactive patrols are also taking place,
- Persons have been removed from a property to protect the resident.

Actioned 30 September 2026

Drug Related ASB.

Location:
Rivers Mead- Sturminster Newton

Issue:
There has been an increase in reported ASB linked to drugs in the vicinity affecting the lives of other residents.

Planned action to tackle this issue:
- Work with legislation to seek prosecutions.
- Work collaboratively with the Local authority and housing providers- using civil interventions.
- Engage with local residents.
- Develop intelligence.

Issued 01 July 2026

August Update:
- ASB legislation being explored by Police in conjunction with partner agencies
- Engagement with residents and subjects
- Regular patrols in the area.

Actioned 30 September 2026