A woman had a very unpleasant experience – Brookvale Road

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 9, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments On Wednesday 9 April, she walked outside her house to see a man make a gesture with his hand to show he was watching her, raise his middle finger then spat on the floor and went into Highfield Church Hall. She followed him and took photos of him. He then left. She spoke with the vicar and the Church Office Manager as the man had been seen hanging around outside Highfield House Hotel and also...
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Near miss to cyclist – Brookvale Road

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 4, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments A car came towards the cyclist on Brookvale Road in spite of it being the cyclist’s right of way. The cyclist took a photo of the car registration number. Will be reported.
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Police in attendance / 3 police vehicles at one point for incident at crossroads in Portswood (near Sue Ryer)

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 31, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments No details of actual incident but it looks as though it might have involved some street people. It must have been serious to involve 3 police vehicles. Took place on Monday 31 March 2025.
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Street sleepers/drinkers have replaced the cream/leather armchair with a striped armchair – Portswood Broadway, October Books side

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 27, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Reported to FP at PACT meeting on Monday 24 March 2025. She said she would pass it on to the Senior Community Safety Officer and that I did not have to report it as that would suffice. Note: the striped armchair was picked up on morning of Thursday 27/3/25.
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Man walking up the road (not pavement) shouting and swearing – Portswood?

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 23, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments A few weeks ago ((? early March). A PCSO on the other side of the road did not pay him any attention but walked on by.
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Two incidents of anti-social behaviour – bus stop outside Waitrose, Portswood

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 23, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Two incidents took place on two different occasions recently (week beginning 17 March 2025) which prevented the victim from using the bus stop and s/he had to walk to the next stop in Portswood Broadway: Drunks in the bus stop shelter shouting to other drunks who were sitting outside the old Iceland shop; Three men high on something; lots of arm waving. Second incident reported to the police...
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No police presence at Bus-gate protest on 22/3/25 – in Portswood Broadway

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 22, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments There was no police presence as before at the Protest March. As a consequence, it made it very difficult for people to cross the road to and from Waitrose with a fairly large crowd of people, push chairs and dogs. The person reporting asked the person in charge why there were no police to assist them as before. Apparently, the police were informed  of the date and time of the march.
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A group of men with open cans/bottles – outside the old Iceland shop in Portswood Broadway

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 22, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Seen on 21/3/25. Reported to the police online. Very intimidating. They appear to have set up ‘home’ there and it is not the first time they have been seen there. They have been spotted on at least 10 occasions. The open cans/bottles are in violation of the Public Spaces Protection Order.        
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