Last updated on: Monday, August 23
The Safer Neighbourhoods Team for Bramley, Silchester and Sherfield on Loddon is:
PC Mandy Jewell (left) and PCSO Geoff Fermor-Dunman (right).
We are based out of Tadley Police Station.
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.
The community priorities are:
- Tackle speeding in the villages by regular use of speed enforcement visits and working with the Roads Policing Unit and Community Reassurance Team
- Reducing anti-social behaviour in Bramley by working in partnership with the parish and borough councils and local retailers
- Prevent fly tipping and litter across the parishes
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.
We aim to achieve our priorities by carrying out regular high visibility patrols, providing education through home visits and presentations, parish magazines, community notice boards and these web pages.
Country Watch
Please click here for more information about the Country Watch scheme in this area.
Action we have taken in relation to your priorities
You said: Tackle speeding in the villages by regular use of speed enforcement visits and working with the Roads Policing Unit and Community Reassurance Team
We did:
We were in Pamber Road, Silchester this month, where we issued five fixed penalty notices for speed, three people were put on to the Driver Awareness Training course, and one driver was given a verbal warning.
You said: Reducing anti-social behaviour in Bramley by working in partnership with the parish and borough councils and local retailers
We did:
Recently we have had more calls regarding older youths in the play areas. Commitments permitting, the play areas are being patrolled when we are working on late duties. Please continue to report any incidents to 101.
You said: Prevent fly tipping and litter across the parishes
We did:
An article has been provided by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in relation to littering and fly tipping.
The litter warden for Bramley has been to the places about which complaints were received. To date there have been a couple of reports where callers have been advised to contact the council team responsible for this issue.
Please do report any incidents to 101 in order that all relevant agencies are aware of the issue and, if possible, offenders can be identified.
Other issues
In relation to crime in the area, burglary non-dwellings are still the main offence, with five incidents this month alone. Property stolen includes petrol driven tools and copper. Theft from vehicles this month has been fuel from horseboxes.
Please do not leave anything of value in your car, whether whilst at the pub or parked up whilst going for a walk.
Neighbourhood Watch schemes
We are in the process of setting up two more schemes, one in Sherfield and one in Bramley. If anyone is interested in setting up a scheme in their road / area please let us know.
Offenders brought to justice
The Roads Policing Unit is active in our area and have given seven verbal warnings to drivers speeding at The Street junction with Minchens Lane in Bramley. Two fixed penalty notices were also issued to drivers for speeding between 44mph and 48mph.
A teenager has been identified after reports of anti-social behaviour and criminal damage at the play area in Sherfield on Loddon. Enquiries are ongoing and we would ask people to contact us if they have information about similar incidents.
Crime Prevention Advice
The north east of Hampshire has recently seen a rise in the number of distraction burglaries being committed. There have also been incidents of burglaries where offenders have gained access via uPVC doors.
Please can you circulate the below advice and ask people to report any suspicious activity to us so we can reduce the number of incidents. If you have any concerns about a caller to your door, do not let them in and call the police immediately on 999.
Also, please keep an eye on any elderly and vulnerable neighbours and report any suspicious callers.
The following Safer Homes advice can help you avoid becoming a victim of this sort of crime:
Burglars can fool you into thinking they are genuine callers. Don't be the one who lets them in. If in doubt, keep them out!- Stop – are you expecting anyone to call on you?
- Do you know the person at the door? Don’t be misled by what appear to be genuine reasons for calling on you.
- Check – A genuine caller will carry identification and will be happy to wait outside while you check it. Remember to source your own number for the company they are claiming to be from, don’t accept a number from the caller.
- Chain – fit a door chain or spy hole so that you can speak to callers or check who they are without opening the door fully.
- If you turn anyone away from your home because they could not provide you with a genuine reason for being there, or you are suspicious of callers in your area, contact the police!
- UPVC doors can often be easily opened if they are not locked with the key from the inside. Simply lifting the handle does not completely secure the door.
- Offenders have been known to put their arm through a letterbox or cat flap and use a tool to push the handle down and gain entry to homes.
- It is important that people understand that these doors have to be double locked to be properly secure. Deadlock your doors with the key – don’t just lift up the handle.
- Make use of all door and window locks fitted in your home.
- Consider getting a letter box deflector.
- Keep house keys upstairs or store them near the door out of sight for easy access in an emergency.
- Keep your car keys away from the front door and store them somewhere safe.
- Keep handbags out of sight.
SmartWater
SmartWater has been offered to all schools across the area.
Poaching and hare coursing
Poaching and hare coursing is another issue in the area. Again we are working in partnership with gamekeepers, water bailiffs and the Environment Agency. There is a local action plan in place if incidents are reported.
How you can take action
Your Voice Counts - community priorities
Your Safer Neighbourhoods team wants to hear from you. Have your say on what the policing priorities should be for your area, by clicking here to download a copy of the form and send it back to your local team.
Beat surgeries
Come and tell us what is important to you in your neighbourhood, and play your part in setting local priorities. Please contact us for more dates.
Stratfield Saye
Beat surgeries willl be held from 9am until 11am on the following dates:
- Tuesday, September 7
- Tuesday, October 5
- Tuesday, November 2
- Tuesday, November 30
Bramley
Beat surgeries will be held from 9am until 11am on the following dates:
- Wednesday, September 8
- Wednesday, October 6
- Wednesday, November 3
- Wednesday, December 1
Sherfield on Loddon
Beat surgeries will be held from 9am until 11am on the following dates:
- Saturday, September 18
- Saturday, October 16
- Saturday, November 13
- Saturday, December 11
Volunteering
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
If you would like to speak to the officers responsible for your local area please call 101 or email PC Mandy Jewell and PCSO Geoff Fermor-Dunman
