Van
Neighbourhood policing is at the heart of our approach to keeping Gwent safe. Our PCSOs and officers are proud to be integral parts of the communities they serve.
We want to ensure our neighbourhood policing is as efficient and effective as it can be, and our aim is to be the best in the country at understanding and responding to the needs and priorities of each individual community. Your local neighbourhood policing team is made up of officers and PCSOs based in your area who are both visible and accessible.
Fundamental to our model of neighbourhood policing is engaging with our communities: connecting with individuals, organisations, businesses, schools, workplaces and others; working to understand, respond to, and tackle your concerns and priorities; and putting measures in place to prevent issues from escalating – or from occurring in the first place.
By working together and focusing on early intervention, prevention and problem solving, we can find long-term solutions to local problems.
Please note that to report a crime or incident to Gwent Police, you can visit Home | Gwent Police or in an emergency, please dial 999.
Van Neighbourhood Policing Team
Leanne Allart
PC
Sarah Barbour
PCSO
Rhiannon Collins
Police Community Support Officer
Rachel Davies
PC
Adam Fergusson
pc 2547
Lisa Gibbs
PCSO 13
Emilie Hughes
Sergeant
Taylor Hughes
PC
Stuart Lewis
CADRO
Anna Porter
PC
Damon Soo
PCSO
Richard Tovey
Inspector
Nathan Womersley
PC
Ben Yuille
PC
Local Priority Issues
We regularly speak to local residents to establish what issues they may be experiencing in the area. The word cloud below represents the issues that residents of Van have highlighted as priorities for the area recently (including some that say “I have no issues”).
Word clouds are graphical representations of word frequency that give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently. The larger the word in the visual below the more common the word was in the local survey.
We seek to tackle the issues raised in line with our Local Policing Plan.
To 'Have your say' on local issues, please click on the button below to complete a short survey.
Latest Updates
Skateboard Session With Skateboard academy : Fri 24 Apr 16:30
Dear Resident, Skateboard academy will be running Skateboard sessions for youths at Lansbury/Porset Skate Park over the next few weeks. The local Neighbourhood officers will be in attendance to support. Sessions will run 10th, 17th and 24...
Theft of Quad Bike - Llanfihangel Crucorney, Abergavenny Area.
THEFT OF BLUE QUAD BIKE - LLANFIHANGEL CRUCORNEY, ABERGAVENNY AREA. Dear Resident On Monday 30th March between 5am and 7am a blue Isuzu quad bike (damage to the seat) has been stolen from a farm in the area of Llanihangel Crucorney, Abergave...
Skateboarding/ASB session Lansbury park : Fri 27 Mar 16:30
Dear Residents, Your local Safer Neighbourhood Team will be at Lansbury Park Skate park on 27th March 2026 at 4:30pm for a skateboarding sessions event, being run by Positive Futures and skateborad academy UK. Everyone is welcome and it would b...
NIGHT HAWKING - CAERPHILLY CASTLE, CAERPHILLY!
Dear Within the past week, we've discovered that holes have been dug within the Scheduled Monument area of Caerphilly Castle. This kind of damage harms the historic grounds of one of Wales's most treasured landmarks. We would like to remind ever...
DOG OWNERS - LIVESTOCK WORRYING - GWENT AREA!
A message for dog owners across Gwent – Keeping livestock safe! Dear Resident Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve had several reports of dogs chasing or attacking sheep and lambs within the Gwent Area. These incidents can be incredibly distr...
Tool Theft Pontypool
THEFT Dear Resident Sometime overnight between Sunday 15th March & Monday 16th March - persons have cut through barbed wire fencing to enter and take tools from a field in the Pontnewynydd area of Pontypool. If you have any information/...
Theft of electric fence
THEFT Dear Resident Sometime overnight between Thursday 12th March into Friday 13th March, an electric fence - including batterie has been stolen from a field in the Trellech area. If you have any information/CCTV footage, please contact G...
Theft of electric fence batteries
THEFT OF ELECTRIC FENCE BATTERIES Dear Resident Sometime overnight between Monday 9th March into Tuesday 10th March, 2 small 12 vault electric fence batteries, have been stolen from a field in the Trellech area. If you have any informatio...
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