UPDATED 19/08/2010
Sergeant David Spacey is responsible for the Safer Neighbourhoods team for the Park Gate area.
Officers on the team are:
- PC David Coleman
- PC Jacqueline Wild
- PC Lisa Edmundson
The PCSOs on the team are:
- PCSO Tammi Cairley
- PCSO Andrew Leeks
- PCSO Linda Coyle
- PCSO John Warford
PC David Coleman PC Lisa Edmundson
PC Jacqueline Wild PCSO Tammi Cairley
PCSO Andrew Leeks PCSO John Warford
PCSO Linda Coyle
Your local priorities
Locally, we work with your community to find out what matters most where you live. We will work with you and our partner agencies to agree the main priorities for the area and how we will work together to tackle them.
Park Gate West Safer Neighbourhoods top three priorities are:
- Anti-social behaviour and underage drinking in Priory Park, Locks Heath Skate Park, Holly Hill Woods and Strawberry fields Warsash. Particularly during the summer months between 6pm to Midnight on Friday and Saturday nights. Areas also considered for patrols are Whiteley ( nuisance youths in and around Whiteley on Friday and Saturday nights in the area of Gull Coppice).
- Speeding in Western Wards.
- Criminal Damage at all our local schools in the Western wards. SNT are also starting a new scheme established to combat criminal damage and keep our schools safe, it is called "School Watch". This is being launched by SNT Park Gate West and includes all the schools in the Western wards (including Brookfield). We have a school watch email school.watch@hampshire.pnn.police.uk
These are the priorities that people in your local area have agreed with the Safer Neighbourhoods team. You can influence these priorities by contacting your team, attending a meeting or speaking to members of the team when you see them out and about.
Action we have taken in relation to your priorities
Short, medium, and long term initiatives are being rolled out to tackle ongoing problems with anti social behaviour, criminal damage and underage drinking. This involves working closely with Fareham Borough Council's Community Safety Team and youth workers to achieve our goals.These initiatives have so far been successful, with four youths are now on anti social behaviour contracts due to consistent ongoing nuisance.
Local residents are a lot happier with their quality of life as the problem of youth nuisance and underage drinking has been massively reduced. In Warsash, three youths who were dealt with in relation to criminal damage are now attending a LIFE (Local Intervention Fire Education) programme. There is also a large joint agency meeting planned with parents and youths that have been involved in anti-social behaviour.
Vehicle crime in Park Gate has recently been on the increase, in particular areas such as Park Gate and Tichfield Common. Park Gate Safer Neighbourhood teams will be conducting local operations in and around these areas in an attempt to prevent any further crimes and to keep our streets safe.
Vehicle crime accounts for a fifth of all recorded crime, but a large number of such crimes could be reduced considerably by taking simple precautions as follows:
- Always secure your car- It sounds basic, but always secure your car even if you are only leaving the car for a short while.
- No need to pay, if you don 't display. Thefts from vehicles in this area have included laptops, iPod's and Sat Nav's. These items do not need to be left in your vehicles. Don't leave anything in your car, if its not there it can't be stolen.
- Think about parking. Don't just park you car wherever you can find a space, think about where you are and what you could do to make your car more secure.
- Take extra precautions. If you spend a little time and money now on buying an fitting extra security features, it could save you a lot of distress and inconvenience in the long term.
Operation Hammock
As part of the force’s ongoing commitment to reduce anti-social behaviour in our communities, officers from Park Gate West Safer Neighbourhoods team have set up a monthly operation to target incidents of ASB.
'Operation Hammock’ takes place on selected nights every month, and involves PCs, PCSOs and Special Constables working with ACSOs from the council around the Locks Heath area, targeting known hot spots for anti-social behaviour - such as Locks Heath Shopping Centre.
During the operation, some officers head out in plain clothes to spot trouble makers and anti-social incidents - reporting to officers in uniform, who then take the appropriate action against those causing problems. There is also an unmarked RPU team out and about to tackle any anti-social driving.
Operation Hammock has run for five nights so far and on Friday, June 11, one highlight was the seizure of a large quantity of alcohol (pictured) from a group of youths, which prevented potential drink-related ASB from taking place near one of the area’s schools.
Two of Hampshire Constabulary's aims are to increase public confidence and improve perceptions of the police. Feedback shows that Operation Hammock is being successful in both.
Schoolwatch
It was recognised by the local Safer Neighbourhood team that there was little provision to advise members of the public on how to go about reporting problems of person(s) on school premises outside of school hours and term times.
Quite often these people will be commiting offences under the Education Act 1996. Damage was being caused but going un reported until the schools returned to 'normal business'.
As a result School Watch has been introduced to cover this gap. Our aim for School Watch is to provide a formal association between schools and their immediate community which have proven effective in reducing local crime by:
- Providing a link with local Police beat officers and a means of sharing news of crime trends and crime prevention developments.
- Improving the safety of our school children and protecting them from the dangers likely to be encountered when travelling to and from school.
- Encouraging schools, parents and pupils to be more aware and alert to the dangers confronting our children.
- Reducing anti-social behaviour and criminal damage in and to our schools after school hours by working with neighbourhood watch and the local community.
- Reduce parking problems and speeding around our schools during starting and finishing times working with the council and local police.
Our main areas for School Watch are the school holidays where majority of the damage is caused to our local school's. We hope to work with the school's and the surrounding community to reduce the number of criminal damage's to our school's, as well as tackling the anti-social behaviour which occurs in school grounds after hours.
We have done a big leaflet drop to all households around our local school's encouraging them to report any suspicious activity in and around the local schools. We are also in the process of having school watch signs made for our local schools warning people that it is a school watch area.
If members of the public do see anything that is of concern to them they should either ring 101 or E mail school.watch@hampshire.pnn.police.uk
Beaver Group at Curbridge
PSCO Tammi Cairley and PCSO John Warford have been engaging with many different groups with in the Safer Neighbourhood Team's beat area.
One of these groups was the Beavers Group at Curbridge.
Education and fun games were joined together to get across serious messages and lessons about the importance of when and how to call 999 in an Emergency.
The youngsters learnt what to look out for, the number to call, who the call went through to and what information they needed to provide.
The result was that the group learnt an invaluable lesson on how to help in an emergency and had great fun.If you have any questions or would like a similar visit organised with a group you run or know please contact: park.gate.sector@hampshire.pnn.police.uk.
Lockswood's Litter Bugs
A day out helping their local Safer Neighbourhood PCSOs, the kids from Lockswood Nursery worked hard as they made their way around the Locks Heath Centre and skateboard park.
The kids whizzed around with their crocodile litterpickers competing to get the most litter collected before it was time to return to class for their lunch break.
Members of the public commented on how nice it was to see the 'little ones' out helping in their local communtiy with the local officers.
Summer of family events organised by police in Park Gate
PCSO's Linda Coyle and Tammi Cairley, have set up two weekly events for local children. The free schemes aim to support Hampshire Constabulary's anti-social behaviour campaign by finding constructive activities for children to take part in.
Every Wednesday between 11am and 3pm on the Meadowside playing fields, children between the ages of five and 15, can take part in traditional sports such as rounders and football - as well as fun based activities such as hula hooping and tug of war. The children are able to meet new friends and keep fit, while parents can choose to join in or watch As well as lots of fun for the children and parents, there is also the opportunity to engage with officers about local issues.
PCSO Linda Coyle said: "We have a great relationship with the Whiteley Community and these events hope to build on this. They offer children and their parents the chance to meet their local policing team and have some fun at the same time".
In addition, a youth club runs every Friday for eight to 15-year-olds between 7 and 9pm at Whiteley Community Centre in Gull Coppice. Children of this age can come along and hang out with their friends in a safe environment, with table tennis, Playstation, Xbox and arts and crafts to keep them entertained.
Future campaigns include:
- Press releases in relation to youth nuisance and alcohol seizures.
- Setting up and funding of a new youth club in area Increased funding/staffing for existing youth facilities.
- Liaison with council for the refurbishment of local youth shelters in consultation with the youths that utilise this.
- More interaction with the local secondary school seeking views and feedback on progress and local issues that are important to them.
A very good relationship is forming with our partners such as secondary schools, Fareham Borough Council's Community Safety Team, community and youth outreach workers, Accredited Community Support Officers, the fire service and other such departments. All members are working hard together to tackle issues important to the local community with the local community.
How you can take action
Come and tell us what is important to you in your neighbourhood, and play your part in setting local priorities.
Please come and meet your local Safer Neighbourhood teams at our beat surgeries held at Whiteley Gull Coppice shops, Warsash Co-op and Locks Heath Centre, at the following times and dates:
Locks Heath Centre (surgery will run from 10.30-12.30)
- 22/05/2010
- 17/07/2010
- 14/08/2010
- 11/09/2010
Whiteley Community Centre (Surgery will run from 14.00-15.00)
- 12/06/2010
- 11/07/2010
- 08/08/2010
- 05/09/2010
Warsash Co Op (Surgery will run from 14.00-15.00)
- 22/05/2010
- 19/06/2010
- 18/07/2010
- 15/08/2010
- 12/09/2010
Please acces the Community Action Team meetings page on the Fareham Borough Council Website. A member of your local Safer Neighbourhood team will be in attendance to answer your questions on your issues and concerns in your local area and agree Community Priorities that affect you. We look forward to seeing you.
You could also volunteer to help the teams working in your local area and make a real difference to your neighbourhood. Click here for more information about police support volunteers.
Crime mapping and local performance information
Hampshire Constabulary has joined with partner agencies in the two counties to provide you with local information about crime and disorder, using a system called CADDIE. On the bottom left hand side of this page, you can enter your postcode into CADDIE to view information about your local area.
You can also view details of how we are performing against certain key criteria in your local area. Click here to see your local performance information.
How to contact us
For more information and to contact the team responsible for your local area, call 101 and ask to speak to someone from your local Safer Neighbourhoods team. Alternatively please email park.gate.sector@hampshire.pnn.police.uk. If you are calling from outside Hampshire or the Isle of Wight dial 0845 045 45 45.
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