A Portswood Community Mixer – Tuesday,16 December, 6pm to 7.30pm

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Dec 9, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Venue – October Books “Join your neighbours for an informal evening of community conversation” …………………. “A chance to speak directly to Council Officers, police representatives and other community partners”. See more in poster below courtesy of SCC
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Statement from Southampton Police on Facebook 7/12/25: Officers have charged a man with murder following the death of an 18-year-old man in Portswood

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Dec 8, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments ‘Officers have charged a man with murder following the death of an 18-year-old man in Portswood. Police were called around 11.30pm on Wednesday 3 December to reports of an altercation taking place in Belmont Road. When officers arrived at the scene, Henry Nowak, 18, was found with a puncture wound to his chest and two to his leg. He was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. Officers from our...
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Student stabbed to death was ‘kind and talented son’ – Appeal for information from the Police for murder of 18year old Southampton University student on 3/4 December 2025 in Belmont Road- see in post from BBC website below

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Dec 8, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Posted on BBC website – 7 December 2025: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y2lklgpl9o
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From Southampton Police on Facebook (4/12/25): Officers investigating the death of a man in Portswood last night (December 3) have arrested four people

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Dec 4, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments ‘Officers investigating the death of a man in Portswood last night (December 3) have arrested four people. A murder investigation is underway after we were called just before 11.30pm to reports of an altercation having occurred in Belmont Road. A murder investigation is underway after we were called just before 11.30pm to reports of an altercation having occurred in Belmont Road. It was...
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Accident 25/11/25 at the junction of Highfield Lane and Brookvale Road

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Dec 2, 2025 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments It involved a police vehicle responding to an emergency, and a member of the public. There were no injuries reported, only minor damage to the police vehicle and roadside furniture.
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Driver drove at speed the wrong way round a traffic calming point – Westwood Road

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 29, 2025 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Reported Saturday 29/11/25
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From BBC website 29/11/25: ‘Man charged with sexual assaults in Southampton’ (Upper Shaftesbury Ave, Westwood Rd)

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 29, 2025 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments   https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20gk7x6y54o https://news.sky.com/story/man-from-afghanistan-charged-with-three-sexual-assaults-in-southampton-13476874
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Accident – Church Lane

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 28, 2025 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Coming out of school time on Friday 28 November 2025. Two cars tried to get through the build out and one overtook another. Both accelerated and inevitable collision. Also, a driver (school parent) daily waits on double yellow lines and blocks access. This is adding to the problem. Many witnesses – lots of people with small children. The person who reported it to the WA Group was asked by...
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