Bridport

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.

Bridport Neighbourhood Policing Team

5404 Alex Bishop

Police Community Support Officer

2374 Mike Brown

Sergeant

2204 Kirsti Frecknall

Police Constable

1094 Paul Miners

Police Constable

5422 Peter Smith

Police Community Support Officer

1824 Ged Want

Inspector

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Anti-social use of vehicles Location: West Bay. Issue: Vehicles are being used and driven in an anti-social manner around West Bay causing annoyance and distress to local residents. Planned action to tackle this issue: - Targeted patrols at key times (local officers and specialist teams) - Robust enforcement action where evidence allows, including warning notices and vehicle seizures - Partnership working with Dorset Council and other key agencies to look at long term solutions Issued 01 April 2026	This is a new local priority recorded for the area and we will provide an action update in May Actioned 30 June 2026
Shoplifting & associated Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Location: Bridport Town Centre. Issue: Offenders are targeting local businesses causing harm to staff, customers and the wider community. Planned action to tackle this issue: - Targeted high-visibility patrols at key times and locations - Monthly deployment of the Mobile Police Station (MPS) in the town centre - Plain clothed operations - Multi-agency working with the BID and local business owners Issued 01 April 2026	April update: This issue remains a local priority for the team due to the harm it causes to the local community and we will continue to focus our efforts in the area During March/April, the team conducted 23 separate targeted patrols in the town centre at key times and the Mobile Police Station was deployed at Bucky Doo Square on the 10th of March for two hours so people could speak directly with local officers March update: - The team have conducted over 350 minutes of targeted patrols in the town centre at key times during February - The Mobile Police Station was deployed at Bucky Doo Square on the 10th of February for two hours so people could speak directly with local officers February update: - The Mobile Police Station was deployed at Bucky Doo Square on the 13th of January for two hours so people could speak directly with local officers - The team have conducted over 500 minutes of targeted patrols in the town centre at key times during January - We have taken action against suspects where possible Actioned 30 June 2026

Priority

Action taken

Anti-social use of vehicles

Location:
West Bay.

Issue:
Vehicles are being used and driven in an anti-social manner around West Bay causing annoyance and distress to local residents.

Planned action to tackle this issue:
- Targeted patrols at key times (local officers and specialist teams)
- Robust enforcement action where evidence allows, including warning notices and vehicle seizures
- Partnership working with Dorset Council and other key agencies to look at long term solutions

Issued 01 April 2026

This is a new local priority recorded for the area and we will provide an action update in May

Actioned 30 June 2026

Shoplifting & associated Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)

Location:
Bridport Town Centre.

Issue:
Offenders are targeting local businesses causing harm to staff, customers and the wider community.

Planned action to tackle this issue:
- Targeted high-visibility patrols at key times and locations
- Monthly deployment of the Mobile Police Station (MPS) in the town centre
- Plain clothed operations
- Multi-agency working with the BID and local business owners

Issued 01 April 2026

April update:
This issue remains a local priority for the team due to the harm it causes to the local community and we will continue to focus our efforts in the area
During March/April, the team conducted 23 separate targeted patrols in the town centre at key times and the Mobile Police Station was deployed at Bucky Doo Square on the 10th of March for two hours so people could speak directly with local officers

March update:
- The team have conducted over 350 minutes of targeted patrols in the town centre at key times during February
- The Mobile Police Station was deployed at Bucky Doo Square on the 10th of February for two hours so people could speak directly with local officers

February update:
- The Mobile Police Station was deployed at Bucky Doo Square on the 13th of January for two hours so people could speak directly with local officers
- The team have conducted over 500 minutes of targeted patrols in the town centre at key times during January
- We have taken action against suspects where possible

Actioned 30 June 2026

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