From SCC: Environmental Enforcement (eg for reporting littering, fly-tipping, graffiti-related offences, etc)

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 23, 2026 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments https://www.southampton.gov.uk/environment/street-cleaning/environmental-enforcement-in-southampton/?utm_source=e-shot&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=City+News+23+October+2026 What the teams deal with The council’s Environmental Enforcement team and WISE share a remit covering the following offences: Littering Fly-tipping Household Duty of Care offences Waste presentation and receptacle...
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Crates, bedding and other discarded ‘street’ items in front of the former Flagship Coffee, Portswood

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 22, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Observed today, Thursday 22 October 2026 at approximately 12 midday. The former Flagship Coffee is currently an empty shop which is situated next door to My Dubai which is an active shop. Reported to Community Safety and M.S.
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Night of 21/22 October 2026: Criminal damage and theft incident at local business, 119 Portswood Road, Portswood

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 22, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Their large commercial cycling bin, kept away on their private property, was tipped over and all contents poured into Waitrose car park. Retrieved but the damage remains. Reported to the police. Crime no 44260518363.
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Around 4pm, Tuesday 19 October 2026 – incident at Waitrose involving two young men. Police in attendance

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 20, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Currently no further details.
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Further response from local Portswood police on use of Dispersal Order in Portswood and the PSPO (received 19/10/26)

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 20, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments (In the text below, PSPO is the Public Spaces Protection Order which controls street drinking, aggressive begging and drug taking in Portswood Broadway) In addition to asking about longer term solutions to using a Disposal Order (which can only be used for a maximum of 48 hours), the follow up email also queried how the Police use the PSPO, store the information and whether the number, type and...
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Street drinking in Portswood Broadway: outside My Dubai, next to Waitrose car park and outside the former Portswood Shopping Centre

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 19, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments September and October 2026 – 3 reports. All reported to the police.
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Question about the Dispersal Order raised in the HRA Crime Information Sharing WhatsApp Group. Response received from local Portswood police 17/10/26

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 19, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments A question was raised in the WhatsApp Group about whether there were any longer term solutions to using Dispersal Orders which only last up to 48 hours. Below is what I have received as a response from the local police. My question was not fully answered so I have asked further questions. I am awaiting a further response. Question: “I see that there is currently a Dispersal Order in place...
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Article in The Echo, 18 October 2026: Car crashes through Southampton fence leaving it teetering on railings

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 18, 2026 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Car crashes through Southampton fence leaving it teetering on railings Link to article https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/26647417.car-crashes-southampton-fence-leaving-teetering-railings/ In full below By George Ratcliffe Reporter A car crashed through railings and landed on top of them at a roundabout near Southampton Common. The incident happened at the junction of Burgess Road and Hill Lane,...
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