Rough sleepers have returned to outside the former Atlantic Cleaners / Farm Foods Shop – Portswood Ward Councillors’ Action

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 23, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Reported again on 23/3/26. This is the third report. Portswood Ward Councillors’ action: Ongoing vigilance needed at the moment.   Took place on am, 25/3/26 on Portswood Broadway: Cllr F reported more clearing of chairs, litter etc. PSPO info given out in English and Polish to people street drinking and street homeless team do know individuals sleeping rough and offer support, though...
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Damaged bus shelter outside Waitrose

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 23, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Reported on 23/3/26.
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Pop-up ‘VAWG’ Beat Surgery at The Common, Monday 23 March 2026 between 10am and 1pm

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 22, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments   From Southampton Police on Facebook, 20 March 2026: “Good afternoon Southampton, As part of our VAWG* action next week officers will be holding a pop-up Beat Surgery at The Common on Monday 23rd between 1000-1300. This is part of our efforts to prevent and deter exposure type activity in our open spaces. Please come down to see us! We are here to answer your questions and hear your...
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Update to Section 5 of the HRA Crime Information Sharing WhatsApp Group Terms of Use

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 22, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments   Please note that Section 5 ‘ Privacy and Data Protection’ of the Terms of Use for the HRA Crime Information Sharing WhatsApp Group has been updated. The updates are in the last two paragraphs of Section 5 shown in italics below, which now read as follows. There have been no other revisions:   “Members should not share the personal data of other members outside the...
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Small encampment with street furniture in the area of the former Flagship Coffee, plus cushions/seats left nearby

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 22, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Reported to Community Safety on Friday 20 March 2026.
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Homeless ‘camp’ outside what was Atlantic Cleaners – can be loud and intimidating

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 14, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Reported to 3 Portswood Ward Councillors. Response from Cllr S that the developers/owners will be approached to deal with it. Later received a response from Cllr F that she had contacted the Rough Sleepers unit.
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Small encampment outside previous Farm Foods shop, Portswood Shopping Centre

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 13, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments The small encampment outside the previous Farm Foods shop in the Portswood Shopping Centre has ‘furniture’ (crate or pallet plus one of the new brown bins). Community Safety were asked to remove this on Friday 13/3/26.
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Dog appeared to have been left in a car for a long time. Car now parked in Church Lane

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 12, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments The message below was sent to HRA from a member via Facebook Messenger on 12/3/26. The Group were asked if anyone had been aware of this and, if so, had it been resolved. A response from received from a member that they had been made aware of it around 5ish on 12/3/26 and they had checked the car and did not find any dog in it. Therefore, they concluded that it must have been taken out.
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