Southampton Common police patrols – daily between April to late August 2026
A representative who attended the pop-up Beat Surgery on Monday 23 March 2026, informed that the police will have a daily presence on The Common to reassure the public and, hopefully, to deter offenders, between April and late August 2026 this...
read moreRough sleepers have returned to outside the former Atlantic Cleaners / Farm Foods Shop – Portswood Ward Councillors’ Action
Reported again on 23/3/26. This is the third report. Portswood Ward Councillors’ action: Ongoing vigilance needed at the moment. Took place on am, 25/3/26 on Portswood Broadway: Cllr F reported more clearing of chairs, litter etc. PSPO...
read morePop-up ‘VAWG’ Beat Surgery at The Common, Monday 23 March 2026 between 10am and 1pm
From Southampton Police on Facebook, 20 March 2026: “Good afternoon Southampton, As part of our VAWG* action next week officers will be holding a pop-up Beat Surgery at The Common on Monday 23rd between 1000-1300. This is part of our...
read moreUpdate to Section 5 of the HRA Crime Information Sharing WhatsApp Group Terms of Use
Please note that Section 5 ‘ Privacy and Data Protection’ of the Terms of Use for the HRA Crime Information Sharing WhatsApp Group has been updated. The updates are in the last two paragraphs of Section 5 shown in italics below,...
read moreSmall encampment with street furniture in the area of the former Flagship Coffee, plus cushions/seats left nearby
Reported to Community Safety on Friday 20 March 2026.
read moreHomeless ‘camp’ outside what was Atlantic Cleaners – can be loud and intimidating
Reported to 3 Portswood Ward Councillors. Response from Cllr S that the developers/owners will be approached to deal with it. Later received a response from Cllr F that she had contacted the Rough Sleepers unit.
read moreSmall encampment outside previous Farm Foods shop, Portswood Shopping Centre
The small encampment outside the previous Farm Foods shop in the Portswood Shopping Centre has ‘furniture’ (crate or pallet plus one of the new brown bins). Community Safety were asked to remove this on Friday 13/3/26.
read moreDog appeared to have been left in a car for a long time. Car now parked in Church Lane
The message below was sent to HRA from a member via Facebook Messenger on 12/3/26. The Group were asked if anyone had been aware of this and, if so, had it been resolved. A response from received from a member that they had been made aware of it...
read moreWe have received information that there will be no PACT meetings between 25 March and 7 May due to local elections
There do not currently appear to be any PACT meetings scheduled for Highfield/Portswood. The one for St Denys at Bellamy Court, Pettinger Gardens, is scheduled for Monday 20 April (6.30-8pm), so we presume that this will be cancelled.
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