Honiton's police station front desks will be open to the public from today (Monday, February 5).

From today, people will be able to report a crime in person or just ask for help at the newly opened office.

Members of the public will have access to the walk-in service where they can speak to trained staff who can help with crime reporting, crime prevention advice and help with accessing victim services.

The Police Enquiry Offices will be open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 3pm.

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Alison Hernandez, said: “Police Enquiry Offices are places of safety where the public can get help and advice and offer an alternative to the phone in terms of a method of contact.

“Working with local partners on this project has been one of the highlights of my career, and it has been hugely grateful to see the impact this investment has made in our communities, whose contribution via taxation has made it all possible.”

It will bring the total number of police station front desks open to the public across Devon and Cornwall to 27 by 2025.

Analysis by Devon and Cornwall Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner suggests most residents of Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly support more investment in this project and an accessible face-to-face policing service delivered through enquiry offices.  

The newest front desks come as part of Alison Hernandez’s project to create an additional 18 police enquiry offices (PEOs) around the force area.

The commissioner has also announced that the next four Police Enquiry Offices to open will be in Exeter city centre, Ivybridge, Liskeard and Tavistock.