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Chief Superintendent Mark Chatterton (left) is the Commander in charge of policing in North and East Hampshire. His deputy is Superintendent Colin Smith (right) .
The police in the North and East of Hampshire are committed to making this area the safest place to live and work in the county.
The North and East Operational Command Unit (OCU) covers an area of 500 square miles serving a population of approximately half a million residents across the four district council areas of Rushmoor, Hart, Basingstoke and East Hampshire.
We have very strong partnership arrangements across all districts through the Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships and Local Strategic Partnerships.
In addition, we have very positive activity with partners working on the Persistent and Priority Offender’s scheme and Public Protection Teams. The former team are focused on reducing the offending of the most active of criminals in the neighbourhood, whilst the latter proactively police the most dangerous of offenders, thereby protecting the most vulnerable people in our community.
We deliver response policing from four sites and deliver Safer Neighbourhoods policing through the 54 neighbourhoods across the OCU. These seek to deal with the local priorities of residents by working in partnership with local councillors and agencies.
The OCU has seen some sharp reductions in crime in the last couple of years with over 5,400 fewer victims of crime than in 2006/7. We have also seen specific reductions in criminal damage, vehicle crime, anti-social behaviour and violence.
We will continue with our efforts to keep our communities safer and support the force's objectives of:
- Providing an excellent service
- Catching criminals
- Being active in every neighbourhood
The OCU headquarters is based at:
Aldershot Police Station
Wellington Avenue
Aldershot
Hampshire
GU11 1NZ
Enquiry office open: 7.30am until 10pm
Along with Chief Superintendent Chatterton, the Senior Management Team (SMT) is made up of:
- Superintendent Colin Smith - Deputy OCU Commander
- Chief Inspector Duncan Weston - Rushmoor District
- Chief Inspector Andy Bottomley - Basingstoke & Deane District
- Chief Inspector Sarah Jackson - Hart District
- Chief Inspector Phil Kedge - East Hampshire District
- Detective Chief Inspector - David Annetts - CID
- Cherie Watson - Finance & Business Services Manager
- Julie Jones - Corporate Communications Manager
- Kerrie Steele - HR Manager
For minutes of the SMT meetings see the North and East OCU Minutes page.
The below websites also contain information that you may find useful:
The above websites are unconnected to the police, and we cannot be held responsible for any of their content.
Local Performance Information
You can also view details of how we are performing against certain key criteria in your local area. Click here to see the details for the North & East OCU.
