Purbeck South

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.

Purbeck South Neighbourhood Policing Team

2159 Simon Colvin

Sergeant

1407 Connor Lombardo

Police Constable

5485 Chris Rosenberg

Police Community Support Officer

6094 Karl Snooks

Police Community Support Officer

2925 Luke Taylor

Police Constable

2958 Fiona Tricks

Police Constable

1824 Ged Want

Inspector

2313 Stuart Wilson

Police Constable

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Shoplifting & associated Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Location: Swanage town centre. Issue: Offenders are targeting local businesses causing upset to staff, customers and the wider community. Planned action to tackle this issue: - Multi-agency working with the town council and local business owners - Targeted high-visibility patrols at key times and locations - Monthly deployment of the Mobile Police Station (MPS) in Swanage - Plain clothed operations 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 29 separate targeted patrols in the town centre at key times and the Mobile Police Station was deployed at Main Beach car park on the 17th of March for two hours so people could speak directly with local officers March update: - Officers have conducted 14 separate targeted patrols in the town centre at key times during February - The Mobile Police Station was deployed Main Beach car park on the 17th of February for two hours so people could speak directly with local officers February update: - The team have conducted 28 separate targeted patrols in the town centre at key times during January - The Mobile Police Station was deployed Main Beach car park on the 20th of January for two hours so people could speak directly with local officers - We have taken positive action against offenders where possible Actioned 30 June 2026

Priority

Action taken

Shoplifting & associated Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)

Location:
Swanage town centre. Issue: Offenders are targeting local businesses causing upset to staff, customers and the wider community.

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

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 29 separate targeted patrols in the town centre at key times and the Mobile Police Station was deployed at Main Beach car park on the 17th of March for two hours so people could speak directly with local officers

March update:
- Officers have conducted 14 separate targeted patrols in the town centre at key times during February
- The Mobile Police Station was deployed Main Beach car park on the 17th of February for two hours so people could speak directly with local officers

February update:
- The team have conducted 28 separate targeted patrols in the town centre at key times during January
- The Mobile Police Station was deployed Main Beach car park on the 20th of January for two hours so people could speak directly with local officers
- We have taken positive action against offenders where possible

Actioned 30 June 2026

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