Road and area representatives are asked to encourage reporting of all incidents in their area, however small, using the established Police and Southampton City Council reporting procedures (see these below). This helps the Police to build up evidence of anti-social and criminal activity in Highfield and to see when, where and for how long to direct and/or increase their patrols. This also helps the Police to identify patterns of crime behaviour. This policy has been communicated to HRA by a Police Inspector for Southampton North. Reporting is, therefore, of great importance!
The Group is NOT a substitute for reporting crime and members are actively discouraged from taking the law into their own hands.
Established Police and Southampton City Council reporting procedures for crime and anti-social behaviour incidents, intelligence and suspicious incidents:
- Telephone 999 in an emergency, including whilst in the process of witnessing a person or property at immediate risk (property being anything from cars, phones, money, doors, etc.)
- For non emergency incidents or suspicious events, call 101 or submit a report via the Police online website form: https://www.hampshire.police.uk/ro/report or here https://www.hampshire.police.uk
- To report Anti-Social Behaviour incidents; whether to report these directly to the City Council’s Community Safety Group or to the Police: please consult the attached document to know which authority to select. In some cases it might be both. Note of which authority to report ASB incidents to (13/08/24)
- To report a suspicious incident/behaviour or one that can add intelligence on a potential crime; or to report intelligence: there is a section at the bottom of the front page of the Police online portal form https://www.hampshire.police.uk/ro/report entitled ‘Tell us about’. Select the option ‘Something you’ve seen or heard‘. In the additional online website form https://www.hampshire.police.uk/, ‘Tell us about’ is at the top of the first page. If these do not work satisfactorily, you can email PC Adam O’Neill (Community Engagement and Liaison Officer for Portswood, Swaythling and Bassett) and he will action such information. His email is: adam.oneill@hampshire.police.
uk . However, it is recommended that you always try the website first as PC Adam O’Neill might be off sick, away, or off duty and therefore the information might not get logged.
- To give information anonymously: Councillors can report criminal activity that happens in our community via a form that can be used in the same way as individual reporting for those who wish to report anonymously. Some victims of crime might, for example, want to stay anonymous from the Police; wish to report a neighbour; or have been a victim of intimidation. Contact Portswood Councillors via this link https://www.highfieldresidents.org.uk/politicians/ Alternatively, use Crimestoppers to make an anonymous report: phone Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or visit: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously
- To report a hate crime
- In an emergency dial 999
- In a non-emergency call 101 or report it to Hampshire Constabulary online
- To make an anonymous report online visit report-it or phone Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111
- Report to the Southampton and Hampshire Hate Crime Network using the ‘Love Don’t Hate’ reporting app. To download the app, visit Google Play or the Apple App Store and search for ‘Southampton Love Don’t Hate’
- If you realise you’ve been scammed and wish to report a fraud that has already happened, please report it to Action Fraud either phone 0300 123 2040 or online at: Action Fraud
- To report hazardous waste, including spillages, broken glass, sharps (including needles and glass) and other hazardous waste, or anything else that does not fall within the Police remit but has links to crime and anti-social behaviour: https://www.southampton.gov.uk/environmental-issues/street-cleaning/
- To report fly-tipping: http://www.southampton.gov.uk/environmental-issues/street-cleaning/fly-tipping.aspx
- To report dog attacks, behavioural and other problems: https://www.southampton.gov.uk/environmental-issues/animal-welfare-officers/
- To report dog fouling: telephone: 02380833008 (City Council}; or email: Parksandstreetcleaning@southampton.gov.uk or via online form:https://www.southampton.gov.uk/environmental-issues/street-cleaning/dog-fouling.aspx
- To submit a Police Complaint, use this link: https://www.hampshire.police.uk/fo/feedback/tc/thanks-and-complaints/
