Man caught on CCTV coming down the driveway of a house and then 20 seconds later running out – Brookvale Road and also Portswood Residents’ Gardens

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 10, 2024 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments This took place on Saturday night, 9th November 2024. He looked suspicious and appeared to have his face covered. The person reporting the Brookvale Road incident was advised how to report such incidents to the police.
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Southampton Police on Facebook (6/11/24): Officers investigating the serious assault of a man in Portswood Road, Southampton in the early hours of Sunday morning (November 3) are now appealing to the public for information

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 6, 2024 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments All info below courtesy of Southampton Police on Facebook: 6 November 2024: “It was reported to us shortly after 5am that a man in his 20s had been located by two members of the public on Portswood Road with a suspected stab wound to his neck. He was taken to hospital for treatment and has since been discharged. Officers investigating this incident believe that there were a number of...
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Southampton Police on Facebook (6/11/24): Man charged after a staff member was assaulted at Sainsbury’s store on Portswood Road as he attempted to steal various drinks

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 6, 2024 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments All info from Southampton Police on Facebook: Wednesday 6 November 2024 “Good morning everyone, A man has been charged after a staff member was assaulted at a Southampton Sainsbury’s store yesterday morning (Tuesday 5 November). At 7.40am, it was reported to police that a man had entered the Sainsbury’s store on Portswood Road and attempted to steal various drinks. When challenged, he...
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Lost dog – Highfield Lane

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 4, 2024 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Dog wandering alone, taken to Mettricks’ garden! Later on in afternoon on same day, dog and owner reunited! Reported to WhatsApp Group – 4/11/24.
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Four men trying car door handles – all along Upper Shaftesbury Avenue

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 3, 2024 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments During night of 5 October 2024, a group of four men – two on each side of the road, were trying car door handles of all the cars in the road, even walking up sideways to try the handles of cars parked in sideways. Reported to the police.
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Shoplifting – charity shops, Portswood Road

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 2, 2024 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Reported to WhatsApp Group on Saturday 2 November 2024. Reports from lots of the charity shops on Portswood Road of a group of girls blatantly shoplifting and denying when challenged. Staff were communicating between the charity shops to warn eachother. One WhatsApp Group representative saw one girl arrested on Friday 1st November.
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Very difficult for pedestrians – parking on forecourt of the Victory Church, Portswood Broadway

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 29, 2024 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Reported in WhatsApp Group 29/10/24. Reported twice – to a Traffic Warden (in passing) and also to PC Adam O’Neill. Response: as far as cars are concerned, these are private property issues. Query whether street drinkers drinking openly on these premises is also a private property issue? NCJ to follow up!
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Anti-social behaviour – open drinking: on the steps of the Cancer Research Shop, Portswood Broadway

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 29, 2024 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Reported to WhatsApp Group on 29/10/24. Took place very recently. There were so many people that you couldn’t enter or exit the shop without going through or interacting with them. It was not reported as the person was driving through Portswood at the time. They also didn’t have specific details or description and could have taken it out  of context. It was hoped that the shop would have...
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