Hampshire Constabulary

Last updated on: Monday, June 13

The Safer Neighbourhoods Team for Fleet Town Centre is:

PC Paul Franks (left) and PCSO Dan Eaves (right).

We are based out of Fleet 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.

We are still yet to set all the new community priorities -
We are urging residents to speak to us to suggest any community concerns, so if you have any please do contact us.

Community Priorities:

• Cycling on pavements - in particular Fleet Road and Fleet town centre area
  
  
• Tackle anti-social behaviour at Oakley Park
  
  
• Tackle litter in Fleet Town Centre

Do you have a community concern?

The beat team would like our local community to express any concerns or ongoing issues they have. This is in order to potentially raise a community priority. If you would like to make contact with any member of your Safer Neighbourhoods Team, you can do so using the details provided.

These are the priorities that people in your local area previously 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. 

Action we have taken in relation to your priorities

You said: Cycling offences, in particular cycling on pavements

We did:

PC Lehec will provide an in depth report in relation to our findings over this. There has been a constant decline in the number of offenders since making this a priority. Once the data has been collated, a decision will be made whether or not to close this and move on to other beat priorities.

We will continue to conduct operations at key locations monitoring the number of cyclists and stopping any individuals observed commiting offences.

If you have concerns about cyclists on pavements that have an impact on you, please contact the beat team and provide road names and any relevant times when these offences are taking place.

You said: Tackle anti-social behaviour at Oakley Park

We did:

The local Safer Neighbourhoods team and community safety patrol officers are currently conducting regular high visibility patrols, especially over the summer months to combat anti-social behaviour and underage drinking.
 

Crime reduction

Officers are available to work with you to produce a free crime reduction strategy for your premises and surrounding environment. Areas we will review include lighting, environmental features, criminal activity, building and staff security using a specific checklist. Please contact us if you would like to arrange a visit. We want to stop offenders committing offences in the first instance and bring those who are committing crime to justice. 

Fleet Business Watch

The Safer Neighbourhoods Team of Fleet and Church Crookham have been offering free assistance to business premises throughout our area in order to further reduce the crime rate.

Attention has further been given to aspects of anti-social behaviour and damage to the environment. Premises have been visited and advice has been given, ranging from shops, office complexes, care home and industrial units. The feedback from these conducted visits has been very positive. We already enjoy a low crime rate but why not seek our free advice on security for the premises, your staff and local environment? 

You can contact us by phone or e-mail as per the contact details below. A few minutes spent now could save you a lot of time and expense in the future. Businesses are encouraged to visit the following link.

For many years Hampshire Constabulary has provided a service to business and domestic residents by recording keyholder details relating to audible alarms. We are now in the process of developing a new and improved process and are inviting new or existing record holders to register their details.

Crime review:

This area enjoys a low crime rate but this could be further reduced. Business premises still suffer fraudulent use of credit cards and ATMs, breakage of shop window glass frontages, shop lifting and drive offs from petrol filling stations without payment. Some of these can be reduced by adopting a crime reduction strategy in which we can help. Simple precautions can include the re-positioning of attractive stock away from easy escape routes or under areas manned as counters.

The main losses for licensed premises are bottles of spirits and cider so consider positioning of such items. Retail sellers of vehicle fuel probably have the highest overall losses which require considerable investigation time as often details are required from other forces due to the possible location of the vehicle owner's registered address.

Electronic surveillance devices are available to reduce this type of crime so those that have them installed cause the crime to move to those without such security measures.

We can offer more specific advice from our experience so why not put us to the test?

Fleet Pond

All of Fleet Pond is an alcohol free zone and signs have been put up around the pond to warn people of this. It has been brought to the attention of the beat team that people have been lighting fires and irresponsibly causing damage to the pond area and equipment.

Naturally, we would like to see everyone enjoying the location but discourage large groups drinking and acting in a irresponsible manner.

Please be advised that this will not be tolerated and those that are identified will find themselves part of a criminal investigation. Please report anyone who is seen acting suspiciously in the pond area - our contact details are located at regular intervals on the notice boards around the pond footpaths.

Parents/guardians - please be suspicious if your children come home smelling strongly of smoke and challenge them about this.

There have been several incidents recently of parked vehicles being broken into and items stolen. As you may have seen, numerous brightly coloured signs have been placed around the parking areas giving advice to properly secure or remove items of value in vehicles.

Please ensure that your vehicle is locked and either take items of value with you, or remove them from the sight of any potential offender. Also remove evidence of valuable items by wiping the sucker marks off your windscreen, and also place power leads in the glove box.

Even a small collection of coins in the centre console could entice an offender into forcing entry into your car.

Patrols of Fleet Pond with countryside rangers and wardens regularly take place and the joint approach to checking this area has proven successful, with the ability to learn from each other and discuss some of the problems and issues that are of most concern.

Issues for the countryside rangers should be addressed to Steve Lyons or Jo Lawrence. For more information on the Countryside Services that are provided, please visit Hart District Council's website and follow the links to Fleet Pond.

No Cold Calling

We conducted a rogue trader’s presentation in the Hart shopping centre. This was a popular event which resulted in several roads being nominated for the No Cold Calling Scheme. Some 59 residents in the Fleet and Church Crookham area provided their contact details to be forwarded onto Hampshire Trading Standards who will initiate the process by contacting the interested parties within the next few months to see if they wish to proceed. If this is the case expect to see several new zones in the Fleet and Church Crookham area in 2011.

 
The Fleet Safer Neighborhoods Team is working together with Trading Standards and Hampshire County Council to raise awareness of the No Cold Calling Zone scheme.

This is an established concept that aims to deter bogus callers and make residents feel safer and more confident in their own homes. For further information follow the link below or for advice on how to have this set up in your area contact PC Lehec at Fleet Police Station.

Please click on this link for more information

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Op Shutout

Operation Shutout is the name given to the police response to a dwelling burglary in the area and includes a presentation which offers crime prevention advice and tips to prevent you becoming a victim of crime.

These presentations normally last between one to one-and-a-half hours - anyone who wishes to have the team provide an Op Shutout presentation should contact us on the details below.

We are pleased to announce that the beat area has been visited by officers on foot and all the residential properties have been issued with a team letter along with Home Office crime prevention advice.

These packs have been issued by the Neighbourhood beat team to residents over the past 14 months and give residents advice and support regarding burglary and vehicle crime prevention. If you are a new resident to the beat area, have not received a pack or if you have misplaced it, please contact the beat team and we will provide you with one.

How you can take action

Beat surgeries

You can come and see the local team at one of our beat surgeries. However feel free to contact us at any time on the details at the bottom of the page. 

• Wednesday, July 6 from 3pm until 4pm - Hart Shopping Centre
  
• Wednesday, August 10 from 12pm until 1pm - Fleet Library
  
• Wednesday, September 7 from 1pm until 2pm - Hart Shopping Centre
  
• Thursday, October 6 from 2pm until 3pm -  All Saints Community Centre
  
• Wednesday, November 2 from 1pm until 2pm - Hart Shopping Centre
  
• Tuesday, December 6 from 2pm until 3pm - Fleet Library

Your Voice Counts

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

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 email the team.