Police in attendance / 3 police vehicles at one point for incident at crossroads in Portswood (near Sue Ryer)
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.
read moreStreet sleepers/drinkers have replaced the cream/leather armchair with a striped armchair – Portswood Broadway, October Books side
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...
read moreMan walking up the road (not pavement) shouting and swearing – Portswood?
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.
read moreTwo incidents of anti-social behaviour – bus stop outside Waitrose, Portswood
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...
read moreNo police presence at Bus-gate protest on 22/3/25 – in Portswood Broadway
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...
read moreA group of men with open cans/bottles – outside the old Iceland shop in Portswood Broadway
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...
read moreA very disturbing incident – on the corner of Portswood Broadway and Westridge Road
Around 3.45pm on Thursday 20 March 2025, there was a disturbing incident on the corner of Portswood Broadway and Westridge Road. A bare chested man was shouting at people, he was walking out into the road then throwing bricks into the road and...
read morePossible ‘zoned out’ drug users sitting on outside chairs belonging to Cha Sha, Portswood Broadway
Around 2pm on Thursday 20 March 2025, there was a group of what possibly could be ‘clearly zoned out’ drug users sitting on chairs belonging to Cha Sha.
read moreAnti-social Dispersal Order
Suggestion from LN: Portswood would benefit from a Dispersal Order. It comes under the Anti-Social Behaviour Act. Police Officers can direct people to leave an area and not return for usually 48 hours. Refusal is grounds for arrest etc. This...
read moreJust a reminder – the next quarterly Portswood Police and Community Together (PACT) meeting in our area is at the Highfield Church Centre, next Monday 24 March, 6.30-8pm, if you have any concerns or issues you wish to raise
Some members of the HRA Crime information sharing WhatsApp Group will be attending! In Hampshire Alert 17/3/25, the Portswood Neighbourhood Policing Team say: “These meetings serve as a vital platform for residents like you to engage directly...
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