UPDATED 21/11/2011
Sergeant Matt Fancett is responsible for the Northgate Safer Neighbourhoods team.
The officers on the team are:
Click the officers and areas above to read the local priorities for each area.
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.
Community priorities for Abbotts Barton, Highcliffe and Winnall
- Tackling anti-social behaviour, particularly in the Hyde/Abbotts Barton and Winnall areas.
- Tackling criminal damage, particularly in the Winnall area
Community priorities for Weeke, Harestock and Littleton
- Tackling anti-social behaviour, particularly around Weeke, including alcohol abuse and related crime.
- Tackling anti-social behaviour, particularly around Harestock and Littleton Rec, including alcohol abuse and related crime.
- Tackling speeding in the Littleton area
Community priorities for Farley Mount, Sparsholt, Crawley and Headbourne Worthy
- Tackling speeding in the Sparsholt area
- Tackling anti-social behaviour, particularly in relation to vehicle nuisance
- Tackling poaching crimes
Community priorities for Kingsworthy
- Tackling anti-social behaviour
- Tackling drug abuse and related crimes
Community priorities for South Wonston, Sutton Scotney, Wonston, Stoke Charity and Micheldever
- Tackling anti-social behaviour, particularly in the South Wonston area
- Tackling speeding in the South Wonston area
- Tackling poaching crimes
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.
Neighbourhood Watch update
Update November 2011
Action we have taken in relation to your priorities
You wanted us to tackle anti-social behaviour and criminal damage
The Northgate Safer Neighbourhoods Team regularly work with their partner agencies, in order to tackle the issues that affect you and your community. Our close relationship with the City Council enables us to work alongside Accredited Community Support Officers and Neighbourhood Wardens in order to maximise the patrols in specific areas, and to deal with any issues before they escalate.. During the previous year, we have targeted a number of areas, where issues were raised, such as Garbett Road, Winnall Manor Park, South Wonston and also dealt with anti-social behaviour in the St Giles Hill area.
The play area at Orams Arbor attracted a significant amount of attention, but through combining our joint resources within the Winchester Community Safety Partnership, the issues have been identified and addressed, and the problems resolved.
In Weeke, the area around the Stoney Lane shops became a hot spot for anti-social behaviour. This problem was identified and tackled by targeting the young people involved. By closer working with their parents, making arrests and working alongside Winchester City Council's Acceptable Behaviour co-ordinator, there has been a significant decrease in relation to calls in this area for rowdy or inconsiderate behaviour. We also dealt with an offender who damaged a bus shelter in Sparsholt, who subsequently paid for the damage caused.
In relation to anti-social behaviour involving vehicles, a number of individuals in the area have been warned about the manner of their driving and in some cases have had their vehicles seized.
Your local team has worked with Winchester City Council and Housing Associations to deal with nuisance neighbours and families across the Northgate area. Quite often, early intervention is successful, and avoids the need for formal action to be taken. We would encourage the use of mediation, but on rare occasions, further action is required. Where the behaviour of residents is of a continual, and anti-social manner, then this causes distress to the other residents, and we will tackle this in order to ensure that our neighbourhoods remain a safe and pleasant place to live. Recently, working with the Housing Department, we were actively involved in the eviction of persons from Water Lane in Winchester, which has enabled a better quality of life to local residents.
We also play a key part in maintaining the running of open spaces within Northgate. We work with several partnership agencies to ensure that playing fields remain safe places for children to play and enjoy, without the fear of crime, litter, or congregations of intimidating groups. This is facilitated by regular patrolling by Police officers, Accredited community Support officers, Neighbourhood wardens and Specials, dealing with any issues that sometimes arise. We also welcome your comments and any further reports of such nuisance behaviour.
The team have a number of current plans to tackle ongoing issues, and these will be completed in the forthcoming months
You wanted us to tackle drug abuse
The team have been working closely with the community and increased our patrols. These increased patrols, and the execution of warrants in the area, have led to individuals being found in possession of illegal drugs, and the discovery of cannabis factories. We intend to continue working robustly with all drug crime, and will play an active part in the disruption of the drugs supply network and the investigation of all drugs-related offences. We always welcome any intelligence on drug dealing, suspicious persons or drug activity. Any information can be made anonymously by telephoning Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
We have also been involved in a number of smaller operations targeting drug use, such as at a local college, where a number of offenders were dealt with.
You wanted us to deal with traffic issues
Traffic issues, such as speeding, are a key priority within a lot of communities in the Northgate area. We are fortunate to have an ex-traffic officer, who is able to offer expert guidance on all such matters. We also regularly undertake random roadside traffic operations, targeting speeding motorists.
We intend to work closely with our colleagues in the Roads Policing Unit and continue to deliver such operations, thereby ensuring the continued safety of all residents within the community, as well as dealing firmly with those breaking the law.
You wanted us to increase the number of Neighbourhood Watch schemes
Work in this area continues and we have recently been successful in setting up Neighbourhood Watch schemes in South Wonston, (Waverley Drive, West Hill Road South, Blackthorn Crescent, Lower Road), Kings Worthy (Elan Close), Crawley, Dean and Headbourne Worthy , which was awarded the Green Neighbourhood watch sign from the National Neighbourhood Watch Association.
We are also trying to increase the number of streets signed up the No Cold Calling Zones. We have been working alongside Trading Standards, and have recently set up schemes in South Wonston (Downs Rd, Waverley Drive, Goldfinch Way, Gratton Close), Headbourne Worthy, Crawley, Kings Worthy (The Pastures and Harwood Place) and Rosewarne Court in Hyde.
The Neighbourhood Watch movement is the single largest voluntary organisation in England and Wales, with a presence of six million members. It aims to cut crime, the opportunities for crime and anti-social behaviour. It also provides reassurance to you, as local residents, whilst encouraging closer communities and good relations. The benefits of joining such a scheme are plentiful. Not only does it provide greater confidence and reassurance, but often means that home insurance companies often reduce the cost of policies. Should anyone be interested in setting up, or joining such a scheme, please contact us and we will be able to help.
You wanted us to deal with poaching and hare coursing
This is an ongoing issue in the rural area, particularly Micheldever, Sparsholt, Crawley and rural villages to the North of the City. We are working in partnership with local farmers, gamekeepers, water bailiffs and the Environment Agency. We are targeting specific locations at specific times, when these offences are being committed. There is a Force action plan in place if incidents are reported to the Police. Further action is planned for the forthcoming months.
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.
The officers of the Northgate Team are regularly patrolling and interacting with the community, listening to your needs and concerns. To assist this further, we are now running a number of regular beat surgeries across the area, from Sutton Scotney through to the Tesco at Winnal. These surgeries are now up and running on a regular basis and further surgeries will be advertised on this site as well as parish meetings and local papers.
Beat surgeries / parish meetings
Abbotts Barton and Winnall
Beat surgeries in Winnall will take place on the following dates at the community centre in Garbett
- Jan 22-outside the parade of shops along Garbett Road, Winnall between 1200 - 1300
- Feb 19
- March 18
- April 15
- May 13
- June 10
HIghcliffe and St Cross
Beat surgeries take on:
(Highcliffe at 1200 St Cross at 1245)
- Feb 5
- March 4
- April1
- April 29
- May 27
- June 24
Weeke, Harestock and Littleton
Beat surgeries take place on:
- Feb 11 and 12
- March 11 and 12
- April 7 and 8
- May 5 and 6
- June 2 and 3
- June 30 and July 16
Stanmore, Olivers Battery and Badger Farm :
- Feb 21
- March 16
- April 25
- May 19
- June 21
- July 10
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.
Contact your local Safer Neighbourhoods team using the details at the bottom of this page to find out about community meetings, beat surgeries or other events they may be planning.
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
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 snt.winchester.citygate@hampshire.pnn.police.uk If you are calling from outside Hampshire and the Isle of Wight dial 0845 045 45 45.
