UPDATED 31/08/2010
Sergeant John Stribley 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 Highcliffe and Winnall
- Tackling anti-social behaviour
- Tackling criminal damage
- Tackling drug abuse and related crime
Community priorities for Weeke, Harestock and Littleton
- Tackling anti-social behaviour, particularly around Stoney Lane, Dean Lane, Fromond Road and Orchard Walk
- Traffic Issues along Main Road, Littleton
- Tackling alcohol and drug related disorder
Community priorities for Farley Mount, Sparsholt, Crawley and Headbourne Worthy
- Tackling speeding
- Tackling vehicle nuisance
Community priorities for Kingsworthy
- Tackling anti-social behaviour
- Tackling vehicle nuisance
- Tackling criminal damage
Community priorities for South Wonston, Sutton Scotney, Wonston, Stoke Charity and Micheldever
- Anti-social behaviour
- Criminal damage
- Poaching
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.
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Action we have taken in relation to your priorities
You said...you wanted us to tackle anti-social behaviour and criminal damage
We did...the Northgate Safer Neighbourhoods Team worked
alongside Acredited Community Support Officers and Neighbourhood Wardens to increase patrols in affected areas, including Garbett Road and Winnall Manor Park. We also increased our patrols in the St Giles Hill area as a result of concerns raised by residents and Neighbourhood Watch members.
The areas around Stoney lane shops were hot spots for anti-social behaviour. Through tackling the young people involved, either by working with their parents, making arrests or working alongside Winchester City Council's Acceptable Behaviour Co-ordinator, there has been a noticable decrease in calls to this area related to rowdy or inconsiderate behaviour.
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. On occasions, getting involved at an early stage has been enough to improve things, but in some cases people have been evicted from their properties.
The team are running a number of operations including targeting criminal damage in the Kingsworthy area, speeding operations and a number of anti-social behaviour events across the area.
We have been running open spaces patrols on the Kings Playing fields, St Giles Hill to combat anti-social behaviour.
A motocross rider received a warning for riding his bike in an anti-social way, and no further reports of the bike have come in since the rider was issued with this warning.
The team are running a number of operations including targeting anti-social behaviour in the Winnall area, and speeding operations to raise speed awareness on residential roads.
You said...you wanted us to tackle drug abuse
We did...we 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 what we believe to be cannabis factories. We have been working reactively as well as proactively.
You said...you wanted us to deal with traffic issues
We did...the Northgate area has been monitored by our colleagues in the Roads Policing Unit, now based at Whitchurch. However, to enhance the service we give to our community, PC Don Hagger will be using his previous Roads Policing Unit experience to conduct checks in the areas brought to our attention by your parish councils and Neighbourhood Watch groups.
The team have also organised displays and talks at local schools and colleges about the issues of speeding, drink driving and drug driving.
You said...you wanted us to increase the number of Neighbourhood Watch schemes
We did...work in this area continues and we are trying to increase the number of streets signed up to the scheme as well as increasing the amount od No Cold Calling Zones alongside Trading Standards.
A No Cold Calling Zone has been set up in Headbourne Worthy and we have implemented further zones in Kingsworthy, South Wonston and Weeke.
A No Cold Calling Zone has also been set up in Abborts Barton, on the Courtenay Road.
A No Cold Calling Zone is also to be set up from 19th of June in Crawley Village.
PC Hagger and PCSO Croutear will be dropping letters in on the 6th of June and visiting premises on the 19th of June.
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 neighbourliness and closer communities. I’m sure you’ll agree that this only seeks to benefit the community; other benefits that are often included are that home insurance companies reduce the cost of policies if the owner is part of a Neighbourhood Watch scheme. Should anyone else need guidance on setting up a scheme,we will be only too happy to help.
You said...You wanted us to deal with poaching and hare coursing
We did...this is an ongoing issue in the area. We are working in partnership with local farmers, gamekeepers, water bailiffs and the Environment Agency. There is a local action plan in place if incidents are reported.
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:
- Saturday July 31, 13-14.00 hrs Sparsholt - Memorial Hall, 14-15.00 hrs Crawley - Gospel Hall, 15-16.00 hrs Headbourne Worthy - Good Life Garden Centre
- Saturday September 25: Headbourne Worthy - Good Life Garden Centre - 13.00 to 14.00 / Crawley - Gospel Hall - 14.00 to 15.00 / Sunday, July 25: 10.30am - 11.30am. South Wonston recreation Ground. 11.30am - 12.30pm. Sutton Scotney Fire Station. 12.30pm - 1.30pm. Micheldever Village (Kings's Country Stores) .
- Sunday October 3: 10.30am - 11.30am. South Wonston recreation Ground. 11.30am - 12.30pm. Sutton Scotney Fire Station. 12.30pm - 1.30pm. Micheldever Village (Kings's Country Stores).
- Saturday November 20, 12-13.00 hrs Sparsholt - Memorial Hall, 13-14.00 hrs Crawley - Gospel Hall, 14-15.00 hrs Headbourne Worthy - Good Life Garden Centre.
- Sunday December 12: 10.30am - 11.30am. South Wonston recreation Ground. 11.30am - 12.30pm. Sutton Scotney Fire Station. 12.30pm - 1.30pm. Micheldever Village (Kings's Country Stores).
- Saturday January 15, 12-13.00 hrs Sparsholt - Memorial Hall, 13-14.00 hrs Crawley - Gospel Hall, 14-15.00 hrs Headbourne Worthy - Good Life Garden Centre.
- Saturday March 12, 12-13.00 hrs Sparsholt - Memorial Hall, 13-14.00 hrs Crawley - Gospel Hall, 14-15.00 hrs Headbourne Worthy - Good Life Garden Centre.
All Parish meetings are attended on a regular basis, giving the police the opportunity to provide a report on local crime trends and similarly, the Parish Councillors to raise any issues or concerns they may have.
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 winchester.northgate.snt@hampshire.pnn.police.uk. If you are calling from outside Hampshire and the Isle of Wight dial 0845 045 45 45.
