Last updated on: Thursday, June 9
The Safer Neighbourhoods Team responsible for Hartley Wintney is:
PC Mark Hoban and PCSO Dan Bright
PCSO Bright is based at the Hart Neighbourhood Centre in Hook.
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.
Our community priorities are:
- To tackle speeding traffic through the village, especially on the A30 and Bracknells Lane heading towards Reading
- To reduce non-dwelling burglaries
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.
Action we have taken in relation to your previous priorities
You said: Tackle speeding traffic through the village, especially on the A30 and Bracknell Lane heading towards Reading
We did:
There was a heavy police presence for a week on the A30 junction of Bracknell Lane to assist children crossing the road during rush hour for National Walk to School Week. The effect was two-fold as the traffic was significantly calmed also. The issue has been further discussed at the monthly parish council meeting where the councillors approved of the current tiering system in place and the current demands placed upon the Roads Policing Unit (RPU). The Speed Indication Devices owned by the parish will again be installed on the A30 and Fleet Road and the data will be made available to officers.
You said: Reduce non-dwelling burglaries
We did:
High visibility patrols are being conducted in areas well known for burglary and acquisitive crime. We have also seen a significant increase in the theft of lead from churches, halls and business properties throughout the village. In response to this we have been working with the victims to help them find lead alternatives and where planning regulations are prohibitive, use products like SmartWater and SelectaDNA to deter future thefts.
A high profile theft on the High Street is currently under investigation and caused considerable concern among local residents. Reassurance patrols are ongoing and operations have been planned to tackle this specific problem.
Farm Watch
This continues to slowly grow with new members joining.
In the past months the rural beat officers have caught three lots of poachers in various areas including Hartley Wintney. Crime prevention stencils and posters have been distributed to advertise the presence of a Watch scheme in the area. If you know of any person or business who could benefit from the Farmwatch scheme please get them to e mail the farmwatch address.
Farm Watch aims to connect farms, livery yards and rural businesses to enable them to share information on suspicious incidents, people or vehicles which may be used in all manner of rural crimes from poaching to the theft of farm machinery. This information is collated by the police and then distributed via email and Short Messaging Services (SMS) to people who need it. This enables them to take necessary action to protect their property and livelihoods.
It is hoped this will greatly increase the flow of intelligence which we rely on to protect rural businesses and increase the confidence of the rural community in the police and our ability to prevent, deter and detect rural crimes.
If you are part of a rural business and would like to become a member of the Farm Watch scheme please contact the team by clicking on this link.
Neighbourhood Watch
Please continue to support this worthwhile sceme to look after your local residents and communities. Although we have a massive area of Hartley Wintney covered we still have roads not in a scheme. It's not a difficult task to run a Neighbourhood Watch.
How you can take action
Beat surgeries
The following beat surgeries take place on Saturdays from 10am until 12pm at the Chapter Terrace car park
- September 10
- October 8
- November 12
- December 10
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
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 the Hartley Wintney Safer Neighbourhoods team
