A couple of recent incidents in our area (posted 23/4/26)

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 23, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments A couple of recent incidents in our area: Daily Echo 20/4/26: “Portswood Road a ‘fatality waiting to happen’ after car hits wall” (Echo 20/4/26) Southampton Police on Facebook 22.4.26: Southampton Police Facebook post: 22/4/26 – Stop and search on The...
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“Portswood Road a ‘fatality waiting to happen’ after car hits wall” (Echo 20/4/26)

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 23, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/26036991.portswood-road-fatality-waiting-happen-car-hits-wall/
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Southampton Police Facebook post: 22/4/26 – Stop and search on The Common

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 23, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments “With the weather getting ever warmer, our teams are carrying out regular patrols in the parks and open spaces across the city. These patrols have a focus on indecent exposure and offences of violence or of a sexual nature against women. But as officers, they are always keeping an eye out for any offences, and that’s what happened yesterday on the Common. After stopping a man for a...
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Four men on benches outside former FlagShip Coffee, Portswood Broadway – one open can of alcoholic drink

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 23, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Certainly one appeared to have an open can of alcoholic drink, in contravention of the PSPO in Portswood. Seen on 23 April 2026 at 10am. No longer there when walking back at 11.30am. Reported to Community Safety and the Police (online)  
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Four street drinkers in Portswood Broadway on 22/04/26

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 22, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Reported to Community Safety on 22/04/26. Four men drinking what looked like alcohol from open cans on Wednesday 22nd April at 3.15pm, as follows: two men outside the former Flagship Coffee; and two men opposite the Trago Lounge in the seating area in old St Denys road on the same side as the Police Station.  
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Street drinkers outside former Flagship Coffee / former Roebridge Farm Shop (Portswood Broadway) – morning of 21/4/26

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 21, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Reported to Community Safety by email, and also to the Police on 101 on 21 April 2026. Wait for 101 approximately 10 minutes. Crime no provided. Street drinkers (with cans of what looked like alcohol) with street furniture outside the former Flagship Coffee and former Roebridge Farm Shop on the morning of 21 April 2026 in Portswood Broadway, in violation of the Public Spaces Protection Order....
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Four men drinking alcohol from open cans outside the former Flagship Coffee

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 20, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Monday 20th April at 1.05pm. Reported to both Community Safety and also to Portswood Police Station. The latter said that they would send someone round.   
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Two reports of street drinkers in Portswood Broadway, reported to 101, Friday 17/4/26

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 17, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments On Friday 17/4, reported to 101 that 3-4 street drinkers with open cans of what looked like alcohol were outside the former Roebridge Farm Shop, next door to former Flagship Coffee, and there were also some ‘stray’ chairs, at around 10.30/11am. This was a violation of the Public Spaces Protection Order in Portswood Broadway and they should not be drinking in Portswood High Street....
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