Southampton Demonstrations: Statement from Southampton Police on Facebook – Friday 28 November 2025
Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 28, 2025 in News | 0 comments“Our local policing team have authorised a dispersal order which will be in operation this evening (November 28) and Sunday (November 30) in Portswood.
The orders are being used as part of our policing operation for protests in Highfield Lane, and allows officers to order anyone behaving in an anti-social or unlawful manner to leave the area.
We have utilised these orders for the past two Fridays, with one person ordered to leave the area last week after behaving in an intimidating manner towards another member of the public.
Tonight, the order will be in place from 4pm through to 9pm, while on Sunday it will operate between 2pm and 9pm.
It covers Highfield Lane, Shaftesbury Avenue, Portswood High Street, and down to Thomas Lewis Way.
Everyone has the right to freedom of speech and to engage in lawful protest, however if you do choose to behave anti-socially or outside the confines of the law, then we will take action.
Our priority when policing gatherings such as this is public safety, and we continue to liaise with organisers, along with the community and our local partner organisations.”
