20mph speed limit appears to be widely ignored – along Portswood Road as far as Lodge Road

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Aug 16, 2025 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments The 20mph speed limit along Portswood Road and as far as Lodge Road. The limit appears to be widely ignored – what checking is done? Additionally, most of the signs are very high up. The HRA member’s car does not pick them up and it could be true of some other cars. It would be good to have the speed limit painted on the road. Member to raise this at PACT on 8 September...
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The next Police and Communities Together Meeting (PACT): 6.30pm – 8pm, Monday 8 September 2025 at Highfield Church Centre. More below

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Aug 16, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments   … if there are any concerns or issues you wish to raise.    
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A message from HRA’s Honorary Secretary – Barbara Claridge

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Aug 13, 2025 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments     Dear HRA Crime Information Sharing WhatsApp Group member HRA Crime Information Sharing WhatsApp Group There have been some recent inappropriate postings within the group which may not have been an intentional breach of the Terms of Use.  However, HRA Officers have discussed and agreed that the HRA Crime Information Sharing Group will no longer be used as the platform for sharing...
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Southampton Demonstrations – KINS Community Contact update from Hampshire and IOW Constabulary – 7 August 2025

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Aug 7, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments “Last Friday, protestors once again gathered outside the Highfield House Hotel, which we policed to ensure all parties were doing so lawfully and to try and limit the broader impact on the local community.   Going forward, we do expect to see further protests there and we will continue to have officers with the right skills present at these, along with our local neighbourhood policing...
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Cat Skye, missing from Orchards Way. See below for photo/contact no of owner. Informed on 10/08/25 that Skye had sadly died.

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Aug 2, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments This is Skye who has gone missing from Orchards Way. His owner asks if you could please check any sheds or garages or with any contractors you had visiting on Friday in case he has climbed in a van! Please phone Jan on 07500 058362 if you have any information on him. Hopefully, he will be found soon. Informed on 10/08/25 that Skye had sadly died.
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Lost, unaccompanied dog with no collar, spotted at the junction of Brookvale Road and Westwood Road today – 2/8/25, at around 5pm

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Aug 2, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments The below photo has been sent to us by the person who spotted this unaccompanied dog at the junction of Brookvale Road and Westwood Road today (2/8/25), at around 5pm. The dog had no collar on and ran away when she went towards it. Hopefully, the dog is still in the area so that the owner and this poor doggie can be reunited.
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Drone flying above the traffic light junction outside Sainsburys on 1/8/25 at 6.45pm during the Anti-Immigrant protest

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Aug 2, 2025 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments A HRA member was leaving Sainsburys last night, Friday 1 August, at 6.45pm, and noticed a drone flying above the traffic light junction. She wasn’t sure whether to report it or not; she said it seemed a very odd thing to do. It was  suggested to her that she should report it to the police. She took two photos – see below. Also reported by NJ. Response received from the police and the...
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Reporting anti-social behaviour (ASB) : which authority to use (Community Safety, the police or both)

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Aug 1, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments It largely depends on the severity of the incident. Click on the link below to see which authority to report to: How to report anti-social behaviour (ASB) – which authority to use (July 2025)  
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