Councillor Lorna Fielker, Leader of Southampton City Council has issued the following statement in advance of potential demonstrations in the city this week

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Aug 6, 2024 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments This has been taken from a Southampton City Council Facebook post today: 06/08/2024 “Southampton has a long history of welcoming people from around the world and for being a city of Sanctuary. We reconfirmed that status last week. “While I support the right to peaceful protest, I am disappointed that there is an anti-immigration demonstration scheduled to happen in Southampton and we will work...
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From Hampshire Alert/Hampshire and IOW Constabulary: Man arrested following indecent exposure incident in Southampton Common

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Aug 3, 2024 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments 3 August 2024 “Police have arrested a man following a report of indecent exposure in Southampton Common. We received a call reporting that, at about 12pm on Thursday 29 July, a man exposed his genitals to two 15-year-old girls in The Common. Officers arrested a man today, a 48-year-old from Southampton, on suspicion of indecent exposure. He remains in custody. We know there have been...
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HRA Crime information sharing WhatsApp Group – background and crime incidents

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 25, 2024 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments The Group was set up in July 2020 to report and share crime and anti-social behavour information across the HRA boundary area.  It includes road and area representratives and Ward Councillors. Representatives share crime and anti-social behaviour incidents from their own road/area and report back to their own communities incidents that are shared in the Group from elsewhere in the HRA boundary....
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Reminder to use Faraday boxes/pouches, or the equivalent, to prevent car key fobs from being accessed remotely

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 23, 2024 in Crime Incidents, Crime Prevention Advice, News | 0 comments With recent car break-ins and thefts, this is just a reminder to store car key fobs in Faraday boxes/pouches, or the equivalent, and position the boxes/pouches well away from the door. We understand that these break the signal so that thieves cannot access car key fobs remotely to unlock car doors.
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Two cars stolen from the same property – Uplands Way

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 23, 2024 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Took place night of Monday 22 July 2024. Reported to the police.
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Here are two recent posts about Portswood from Southampton Police on Facebook (20/07/24) and (17/07/24):

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 21, 2024 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments 20/07/24 In a proactive effort to ensure our community’s safety, our officers from Portswood’s Neighbourhood Policing Team recently took possession of a machete. This article will be safely destroyed, eliminating any potential threat it posed. We greatly appreciate the ongoing support and vigilance of our community members. Together, we can continue to make Southampton a safer place...
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Garage broken into – Orchards Way (garage off Highfield Lane)

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 15, 2024 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Reported to Group: 15 July 2024. Nothing much taken.
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Threatening behaviour from a street drinker – Portswood Broadway

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 12, 2024 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Verbal threats and then sitting behind their parked car so the people cannot move. Reported to 999. No police attendance though, resolved by the victim. Happened on 12 July during the day.
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