Several police cars and an ambulance attending street attached people – camping in the former Blockbusters’ building forecourt

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on May 14, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Reported to Group 17:20 on Wednesday 14 May: One police officer walking away with a golf club!
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Suspicious activity – forecourt of former Blockbusters’ building plus update on Public Spaces Protection Order and Police use of Community Protection Warnings

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on May 14, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Reported to Community Safety and the Police on Wednesday 14 May 2025: On Monday 12 May 2025 at around 10/10.30am, there were about 10 street attached/street drinkers (some with open cans/bottles) gathered in the forecourt of the former Blockbusters’ Building in Portswood, with lots of belongings in trolleys. My report is twofold: 1. There were a couple of younger men among them who did not...
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Car ended up driving into the Avenue Campus ‘green area’

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on May 14, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments On Tuesday 13 May, a HRA member reported that on Sunday night – 11 May 2025, a car drove into Highfield Road and ended up driving into the University of Southampton Avenue Campus ‘green area’. The police were called.
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Burglary of house – Welbeck Avenue/Upper Shaftesbury Avenue

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on May 10, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments The burglary took place during the early hours of Saturday 10 May 2025, between 3 am to 7am. Laptop stolen and strimmer from car (unlocked). I reminder to lock all windows and doors and cars.
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Burglary of house – Church Lane

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on May 10, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Took place on Friday 9 May 2025. Reported to the Police. It is thought the burglary was interrupted by another neighbour. Student neighbours have seen prowlers too.
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Female feeling very uncomfortable – waiting at Bus Stop outside Waitrose near to former Blockbuster’s building

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on May 8, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Reported to the police a couple of weeks ago (late April 2025?).
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Lone female frightened by drunk male – Portswood Bus Stop, opposite Waitrose

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on May 7, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Took place on Wednesday 7th May: lone female at bus stop put in fear by a drunk male who ran up to the bus stop shouting unknown (slurred) words and thumping the bus stop. The female ran away.
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Anti-social behaviour – Portswood High Street

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on May 3, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Reported to Community Safety and the Police on Friday 2 May 2025: – 2 men with open cans of alcohol sitting on the steps next to October Books; – a group of men in the parking area of the former Blockbusters building with open cans of alcohol and lots of trolleys with bedding and other items; – at least one chair abandoned near to October Books which looked as though it had...
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