Garage broken into and several reports of garage doors being tried – Oakmount Triangle
Garage broken into at 3am on 30 January 2024. Perpertrators returned at 3.40am. Nothing taken – things of value were chained up. Owners commented that the police were very helpful. Following the above, there were several reports of garage...
read morePerson prowling around estate, trying gates/cutting through gate chain with bolt cutters – Orchards Way
Night of 29/30 January 2024. No sign of any theft or damage but wandering around the estate with and using bolt cutters is alarming.
read moreWhy reporting crimes and anti-social behaviour incidents to the police is so important
One of our representatives, a former Police Officer, has given some advice to the WhatsApp Group on the importance of reporting: There is an offence of tampering with a motor vehicle. Just because nothing was worth stealing doesn’t...
read moreTwo people trying car doors and looking around drives – Welbeck Avenue
At 4am on Sunday 28 January 2024. Caught on camera. No report of anything stolen.
read moreAn increase in thefts from vehicles or vehicles broken into in our area (26/01/24)
We have recently had thefts from vehicles or vehicles broken into in our area, and most recently several in Highfield Lane. This appears to be a problem across Southampton. We understand that the police are targeting affected areas and they have...
read moreThree cars broken into – all on Highfield Lane
One car broken into at 3.30am on Thursday 25 January 2024. Smashed front window, nothing taken. Man walked up the path of their house with the car alarm going off but ran down Highfield Lane when all the lights went on. Man 6 foot, slim build. Two...
read moreSomeone trying to shoot at two dogs with a pellet gun – round the back of the tennis courts, Avenue Campus
The owner of the two dogs , a young woman with a toddler, was pretty traumatised. Took place on night of 23/24 January 2024. Reported to police.
read moreTwo new CCTV cameras for Portswood High Street
A successful bid for £1m of funding from the Government’s Safer Streets fund by Donna Jones, Hampshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, included two new CCTV cameras for Portswood High Street to combat anti-social behavour, thefts,...
read moreFrom Southampton Police on Facebook (13/01/24): Portswood’s Neighbourhood Policing Team recently conducted an operation on Portswood High Street targeting shoplifting and anti-social behaviour
Info below courtesy of Southampton Police: “A mixture of uniformed and plain-clothed officers worked tirelessly to ensure the safety and security of our local businesses and residents. The operation resulted in the acquirement of valuable...
read moreSouthampton Police on Facebook (12/01/24): Increase in reports of theft from vehicles recently
Info below – courtesy of Southampton Police on Facebook this afternoon, Friday 12 January 2024 “Hello everyone, We just wanted to remind you of some crime prevention advice following an increase in reports of thefts from vehicles...
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