Southampton City Council’s new Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) has been signed off by Cabinet members. It will cover Portswood and 4 other areas of the city
We understand that the PSPO will come into force once the signs have been installed. We understand that these must be in place prior to the powers going live. The full statement from the SCC Facebook page on Thursday 27 November 2025:...
read moreBBC Website 27/11/25 – Crime App targets pub and club troublemakers
Have followed up with PC AO’N. On BBC Website 27/11/25 Chris McHugh, in Portsmouth Published 27 November 2025, 06:30 GMT A crime-fighting app which has helped police tackle shoplifting is being expanded to cover anti-social behaviour...
read moreAnti-social behaviour – two charity shops in Portswood High Street plus The Muse
On Wednesday 26 November 2025, it was noticed that the bottom section of the door into the Cancer Research shop in Portswood High Street was being replaced. Glass was everywhere. It was confirmed that the shop had been broken into. £2 was taken...
read moreAnother ‘bed’ area – now near to the former Iceland supermarket/now Chinese supermarket and former Cromer Locksmith site
Reported 25/11/25.
read more‘Bed’ in Portswood High Street outside Farm Foods – reported to community safety (5/11/25)
The ‘bed’ attracted street drinkers. Community Safety arranged for it to be removed by the landlord of Portswood Shopping Centre (on 17/11/25) as it was not on Council land. Response received from Community Safety week beginning Monday...
read moreSuspicious man wandering down driveways – Brookvale Road
A man was captured on cctv at 0530 on Friday 14 November 2025 by a neighbour in Brookvale Road. The man wandered down their driveway (and some others). He claimed to be picking someone up but he also helped himself to something in the garden. It...
read moreRick’s MOT motor scooter rider went through an orange/red traffic light – outside Sainsbury’s main pedestrian entrance on St Denys Road
At about 09.45am, 5th November: a motor scooter (black machine) rider (learner driver) ignored the traffic lights and before them, turned left onto the pavement. The motor scooter had a black with bright design Rick MOT box on the back. There was...
read moreTwo reports from HRA Members week of Monday 27 October 2025: handbag stolen in town; and University student “moving parties”
There have been two crime/ASB incident reports during week beginning Monday 27 October 2025 from HRA Members: 1. A member had their handbag stolen in town with keys, cards, cash, driving licence and everything else taken. Reported to...
read morePerson nearly ridden into by a young man riding an illegal scooter on the pavement – outside 318 Portswood Road
When the startled victim said that scooters should not be ridden on the pavement, the “scooterist venomously threatened them with violence. Reporting to the police and hope there is a CCTV recording.
read moreCyclist speeding through Portswood Library pedestrian crossing on red (plus inability to navigate police website platform to report)
Cyclist going at “Olympic” speed through the Portswood Library pedestrian crossing on red. It very nearly hit one of the WhatsApp Group representatives. She had difficulty with reporting the incident online so phoned 101 in the end. NJ...
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