Incident in ATZ area – Abbotts Way

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Feb 13, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments At 11.10am on the morning of 13/02/25, the person reporting this incident was taking a very elderly person out, and was manoeuvring their car from their drive onto their neighbour’s drive. They were half way across the road when a large black car came speeding towards them from the Highfield Lane direction. This driver sounded his horn and then proceeded to overtake them. Totally careless...
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Anti-social behaviour incidents – around Khartoum Road, Highfield Hall and the Avenue Campus

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Feb 9, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments One of our members has written to various contacts at the University, the HRA and Councillors about persistent ASB incidents round Khartoum Rd, Highfield Hall and The Avenue Campus, which are becoming unbearable and keeping them awake at night. They start around 10pm ish and last sometimes until 2am. He suspects it might be students, although other people/youngsters are also in that area.  He...
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Traffic and speeding offences/serious safety incidents during Weeks 1 and 2 of Bus-gate trial: various areas of Highfield

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Feb 6, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Traffic/serious safety incidents in Brookvale Road/Highfield Lane during the Bus-gate trial due to increased volume of traffic, especially for children going to Highfield School or elderly people: incident with delivery motorbike on the Brookvale Road Several near misses for cyclists and pedestrians reported a car mounted a pavement in Highfield Lane that hit a buggy. No one was hurt cars...
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Appeal for witnesses: Teenage e-scooter rider (riding a black private e-scooter) hospitalised after crashing into a van on Portswood Road (between Bowden Lane and Brickfield Rd)

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Feb 6, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments   See further details in article courtesy of the Daily Echo below: https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24911995.e-scooter-rider-hospitalised-crashing-van/
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Accident with e-bike recently – on a pavement in Portswood

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 25, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Victim was accidentally hit from behind and had slight bruising to the leg. He did not hear the e-bike approach. He is okay now but did not report it. NCJ gave him all the reporting information, including the Voi details (for e-bike rentals), and informed him that her understanding is that incidents like this are treated as ASB.
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From HRA E-news December 2024 to HRA members (12/12/24): To report incidents of bikes on pavements or incidents with e-scooters or e-bikes

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 23, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments To report incidents of bikes on pavements or incidents with e-scooters or e-bikes The advice from the police is that members of the public should not intervene in case riders respond aggressively. All incidents should be reported to the police on 101 or online giving dates, times, locations and descriptions. Videos can be uploaded if reported online. We understand it is important that all...
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E-Scooter incident – possibly near Sainsbury’s Portswood

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 22, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Someone trying to take a photo of a pavement Voi e-scooterist had his phone knocked out of his hand and was sworn at by the e-scooter rider on the evening of Wednesday, 22 January 2025. They reported the incident to the police and to Voi. The person was fine. It might have been in the vicinity of Sainsbury’s Portswood where there is one working CCTV camera on the top of the building which...
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Portswood Neighbourhood Policing Team will be at Sainsbury’s Supermarket on Portswood Road this Saturday, 4th January, from 10am to 12pm for a beat surgery

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 3, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments From Southampton Police on Facebook, 3/1/25: “Join Us at Portswood Sainsbury’s This Saturday! Your Portswood Neighbourhood Policing Team will be at Sainsbury’s Supermarket on Portswood Road this Saturday, 4th January, from 10am to 12pm for a beat surgery. This is your opportunity to: Meet your local officers Share your thoughts or concerns about the area Discuss community safety...
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