Weymouth

Welcome to the Weymouth Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) page which covers the following ward areas: Chickerell Town, Littlemoor, Melcombe Regis (Town Centre), Nothe & Chapelhay, Radipole, Preston & Sutton Poyntz, Westham, and Wyke Regis.

Weymouth is a picturesque seaside town situated on the south coast of Dorset and has a population of around 60,000 which increases considerably during the summer months.

The NPT work alongside partner agencies and the local community to ensure Weymouth remains a safe place to live, work and visit. Working in partnership means we can tackle the issues that most affect local people and the NPT have 3 main thematic priorities across Weymouth, which are:

1) Disrupting ‘County Lines’ networks and criminal exploitation of vulnerable people
2) Maintaining a safe and vibrant night time economy
3) Reducing daytime Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB), especially in the Town Centre

Please see the Local Priorities section below for more specific and localised issues in your area that we are currently working on.

The NPT believe it’s vitally important that we are accessible to the communities we police. As such, we attend many local events and meetings where you can speak with us face-to-face, as well as regularly updating our social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter & Instagram) and arranging individual contact when required.

To come and speak with us at a local event or meeting, please see the Get Involved section below for further details. You can follow us on our local social media accounts by using the relevant links on the right hand side of this page.

If you need to report something or wish to speak to a local officer directly, you can visit the “Contact Us / Do It Online” section of the main Dorset website. For those who are unable to use the internet, you can still call 101 for non-emergencies and 999 should always be called for an emergency where a crime is in progress or life is in danger.

***CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESPONSE***
With the current situation, we are focusing our efforts on high visibility patrols in the town centre and other hot spot areas. We will be challenging people we come across in line with Government legislation along with supporting the most vulnerable within our communities. Please follow Government guidelines and advice from the NHS to help keep yourself and others safe.

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YOUR VOICE MATTERS

What do you think our priorities should be?

Let Us Know…

*Complete the Survey here*

As your local Neighbourhood Policing Team we are continuing to police toward our local priorities and targets, despite the current situation. We would normally be holding face to face engagements with our communities to help us build a better picture around what our local policing priorities should be. We are keen to continue harnessing your community concerns to achieve this. Therefore we have created this quick online survey to help us make an informed decision around our NPT local priorities. Please see the above link which will take directly to our, (very short) survey.