Hampshire Constabulary

Last updated on: Wednesday, February 17

The Safer Neighbourhoods Team for Liphook and Greatham is:

PC Teresa Webster and PCSO Peter Tedder.

We are based out of Whitehill Police Station.

The policing pledge and your local priorities

Click here to read the national policing pledge, which sets out the service you can expect from your local police force.

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 for Liphook and Greatham are:

• Reduce underage drinking in Radford Park and Millennium Green
  
• Anti-social behaviour at Liphook Railway Station
  
• Stop drivers speeding through Greatham

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: Reduce underage drinking in Radford Park and Millennium Green

We did:

We have continued to work in the above areas and , partly due to the inclement weather over the last month or so, there have been no incidents to report. We have however been working closely with our licensing officers to carry out test purchasing operations at local off licences. This has resulted in one premises being issued a fixed penalty ticket for selling alcohol to someone under 18. Their licence to sell alcohol will now be reviewed.

Again it has been a very quiet period but we still patrol the area with our colleagues from British Transport Police as we do not wish to see these problems resurface.

 

Offenders brought to justice

We launched Operation Respect to tackle anti-social behaviour and this involved weekend patrols of problem areas. We had some brilliant results, with penalty notices for disorder being issued, alcohol seized, arrests for public order offences and warnings issued to drivers of vehicles being driven in an anti-social manner.

We have worked very closely with licensing to ensure that alcohol is not sold to people under 18. Several Test Purchase Operations have taken place, sadly three licensed premises in Liphook failed. The staff responsible for the sale of the alcohol were issued with fixed penalty notices. Work has since been done to educate the staff, encourage them to be more viligant and to ultimately help us and you by preventing problems associated with underage drinking.

A woman was arrested and charged by us for a public order offence at Liphook Railway Station and will appear in court. We continue to engage with schools in the area to educate young people and give out crime prevention advice.

How you can take action

Please take a few moments to read our advice to you:

• Don’t leave anything in your car – if it’s not there, then it can’t be stolen.
• Choose a stereo that can be removed and make sure you take it with you!
• You should also mark it with your registration number or postcode, in case it is stolen.Thieves aren’t picky, so don’t leave even low-value items.
• Often thieves will smash and grab first and look later to see if what they’ve stolen is valuable.
• Don’t hide it – if you hide items under the seat or in the glove box, chances are someone will have watched you.
• If you cannot avoid leaving something in your car, put it in your boot before you begin your journey.  
• Don’t leave valuables in your car even for a minute – it only takes a thief a few seconds to smash a window and get what they want, so don’t take the chance.
• Your car isn’t safe on your driveway – nearly half of all incidents where items are stolen from cars happen when they are parked overnight, close to the owner’s home.
• Don’t leave your house keys or anything with your address on it in your vehicle - someone could steal your keys and then let themselves into your home.
  

Designated Public Place Order tackles street drinking

Police officers from the Safer Neighbourhoods team will be carrying out a series of operations across the area to back up the Designated Public Place Order (DPPO) in the borough.

The operations ran throughout the summer and will now continue on to cover Halloween and Bonfire Night. This is to enforce the DPPO which provides officers with additional powers to deal with people in possession of alcohol in public places.

If, within the area of a Designated Public Place, an officer reasonably believes that a person:

• Is consuming alcohol
• Has been consuming alcohol
• Intends to consume alcohol

The officer may require that person:

• Not to consume anything which is, or which the officer reasonably believes to be, alcohol
• To surrender anything in his possession which is, or which the officer reasonably believes to be, alcohol or a container for alcohol

If a person fails to comply with any of the above requirements, they commit an offence.

ShopWatch

The Whitehill Safer Neighbourhoods Team has launched a new scheme in Bordon to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in the town.

ShopWatch operates in Bordon and the aim of the scheme is to improve communication between retailers and police. It has been set up by police in partnership with East Hampshire District Council. Shops taking part are linked by radio to each other and to police so that any anti-social behaviour or crime in the area can be reported and dealt with quickly.

A total of 18 shops at the Forest Centre and in the surrounding area are involved in the scheme currently.

This scheme will be vital to retailers in Bordon and will help us to combat crime and anti-social behaviour. We want to work closely with everyone in our communities and the ShopWatch scheme will ensure that the Forest Centre is a safe place to visit for everyone.

Street Watch

Street Watch is now in place in the area with 11 members and we are looking to increase numbers over the coming months. You can visit the Street Watch website by clicking on this link.

We would like residents to join the scheme, so if you are interested please get in contact with PC Webster or PCSO Tedder for more information or an application form.

No Cold Calling Zone

Greatham is the latest addition to have a No Cold Calling Zone implemented within the neighbourhood. Bakers Field was selected by Trading Standards and the police to be consulted on the scheme which empowers people to say 'no' to people going door to door.

The No Cold Calling Zone does not make it illegal to cold call but by educating residents about cold callers and it gives them the confidence to say 'no'.

Whitehill Safer Neighbourhoods Team with Trading Standards spoke with local residents to get their opinion on the scheme which was welcomed fully.

Each resident was given an information pack with details of how to check people who do come to their door (such as the gas board, police, council) and each house has a No Cold Calling Zone sticker advising that they do not buy goods or services from their door.

This has been re-enforced by large notices on lamp posts at the entrance and along the street. Trading Standards are currently looking at other areas in the Longmoor district to be approached about the scheme.

Beat surgeries

Come and tell us what is important to you in your neighbourhood, and play your part in setting local priorities. 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.

If you wish to speak to a local officer to discuss any matter, please come along and have a chat. If we don't know your problems we aren't always able to help you with it. 

We will be at Sainsbury's in Liphook from 10am to 11am on the following Sundays:

• March 21
• April 18
• May 16
• June 13 

Do you have a bike? - How well could you describe your bike?

It only takes a few seconds to steal one, so keep a record of your cycle details, and keep it secure to deter thieves.

Mark your bike with your postcode and house number Keep a note of the bicycle frame number. This will add identification should the cycle be recovered by the police.

Take a photo of your bike on your mobile or with a camera and store it in a safe place. This will help us return your bike if and when it is recovered.

Bike Safe Form - Please click on this link and complete your details.

Do you have an event you would like us to attend?

If you have any events such as school fetes, church or village fetes, nursery or school events, please let us know as we will be happy to attend, whether it be to talk to local residents or to speak  to students. All you need to do is contact us on the below details and speak to your local Safer Neighbourhoods team.

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.

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

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How to contact us

If you would like to speak to any of the officers responsible for policing your local area, please call 101 or you can
 email the Liphook and Greatham Safer Neighbourhoods Team.