Neighbourhood Policing Team
I am the Neighbourhood Policing Team Inspector for Newton Acyliffe, Sedgefield, Shildon and surrounding areas. I have worked for Durham Constabulary for 17 years in various roles within the organisation including; Response, Crime Team, Executive Office, and MOSOVO. These previous roles have helped me understand a broad perspective of our communities and how best to serve them.
My aim is to build community relationships, robustly tackle ASB and Crime, protect vulnerable people and ensure my team are visible within the community. I am fully committed to ensuring the safety of the communities and welcome working alongside our partners and residents to achieve this.
Mike is the Sergeant for Shildon, Sedgefield, Fishburn and the surrounding villages.
Mike previously worked as a Police Community Support Officer in North Yorkshire Police before joining Durham Constabulary as a Police Constable in 2017. During this time he worked predominantly in Response Policing before later transferring into Neighbourhood Policing.
Mike is committed to the areas he works and in supporting his team to do the best they can for the community, keeping people safe and relentlessly pursuing the people who commit crime and anti-social behaviour.
Everyone meet PC 9435 Rebecca Lloyd.
Rebecca has worked for Durham Constabulary since 2022 and is a new member of the Neighborhood Policing Team as of 2025. Rebecca is the PC for Sedgefield, Fishburn, Bradbury, Morden, Trimdon Village and Trimdon Grange.
Rebecca's skill set includes being a taser trained officer.
Rebecca is looking forward to getting out and about in the community and addressing issues which impact those within it.
Meet PCSO 30634 Paul Bullock , fresh out of training school and ready to hit the streets of Sedgefield, Fishburn & Trimdon.
"I have always wanted to help people, I have a past history of working with Mental Health Services and volunteering at 'Number Forty'- a place designed to safeguard vulnerable people whilst on a night out. I have previously been a Special Constable but now I am looking forward to a new challenge and a different type of policing.
When you see me about feel free to say hello and share any concerns you may have.
Fun Fact: Paul's favourite film is Shawshank Redemption and he was once a scare actor at a theme park.
Crimes and priorities
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Fishburn has a large area of rural ground and farmland often home high value agricultural machinery and vehicles as well as the land yielding valuable crops. Officers are working with local farmers as well as landowners in completing extra patrols including throughout the night, to tackle rural crime under Operation Rurali. Stamping out rural crime and cross border criminality is high on our priorities. Our rural SPOC PCSO 30141 is on the Farmwatch group and keeping in touch with local farmers.
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Officers have completed extra high visibility patrols across the area. Officers have also been completing operations in the area to deter Rural crime. If you're a local farmer and want to get involved contact Sophie to find out more.
Sedgefield Neighborhood Policing Team have completed an operation in December to combat rural crime. PCSO 30141 has attended a rural watch meeting.
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Contrary to popular belief we do respond to Shoplifting under £200, We are committed to tackling theft in the Fishburn area, CO-OP and other local businesses to bring anyone that does shoplift to justice.
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Officers are conducting more high visibility patrols. The neighborhood team are carrying several shoplifting cases and awaiting results at Court.
Sedgefield Neighborhood Policing Team have completed an operation in December to target shoplifting and more high visibility patrols have been completed.
Officers are currently dealing with shoplifting cases from Fishburn and there is now a Shopwatch for Fishburn.
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During the darker nights, there has been an increase in vehicle thefts. The Sedgefield NPT are committed to investigating these crimes effectively and prevent further offences.
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An extensive investigation is carried out for each theft, following any lines of enquiry; including CCTV and witness enquires, ANPR checks both locally and regionally and in cases where stolen vehicles are located, forensic recovery to be examined by CSIs.
Faraday bags/boxes are an effective way from preventing relay thefts - a technique of mirroring the signal emitted from car keys in order to gain access to the vehicle. If you have a car with keyless entry, pop into our office and we will be happy to provide you with a faraday bag, while stocks last!
PCSO's have been out and about looking for high priority targets and providing advice for target hardening their vehicles.
Two stolen vehicles were recently recovered from the area and NPT are working hard to stop vehicle crime.