Page updated March 5, 2010
Sergeant Guy Farmer has responsibility for the Safer Neighbourhoods Team covering the Drayton and Farlington areas of Portsmouth.
Drayton and Farlington's officers are:
- PC Tony Percival
- PC Phillipa Jennings
- PC Matthew Gorman
- PCSO Lisa Elliott
- PCSO Charlotte Galyer
- PCSO Kris Richards
- SC Gary Ede
- SC Fieldhouse
Quick links:
Action we have taken in your area
Justice Seen, Justice Done
Where can you meet the team?
Contact us
Click here for the January 2010 community newsletter
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.
Drayton and Farlington Safer Neighbourhoods Team have four priority areas. They are:
- To provide greater visible policing in the neighbourhood
- To reduce anti-social behaviour and under age drinking
- To reduce burglaries in Drayton and Farlington
- To tackle the anti- social behaviour problems occurring at Station Road
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 priorities
You said: You wanted us to provide a greater visible policing in the neighbourhood
We did: Along with increased patrols around Drayon and Farlington, we have extended out beat surgery hours and held street briefings, in order to increase our interaction with local residents.
You said: You wanted us to reduce anti-social behaviour and under age drinking
We did: We have been concentrating our efforts on Havant Road, where many reports of this kind of behaviour have come from. Anti-social and rowdy behaviour is often alcohol related. We have been speaking to young people who are out and about in the evenings and we confiscate any alcohol found, as well as taking details of those drinking underage to monitor any future problems. Lindisfarne Close became a hotspot for ASB reports, and by gathering information from residents and working with Portsmouth City Council we obtained a dispersal order, enabling us to remove anyone from the area who is causing a nuisance. The dispersal order for Lindisfarne Close has been extended until January 24-this means anyone committing anti-social behaviour in this area before this date can be directed to leave the area.
You said: You wanted us to reduce burglaries in Drayton and Farlington
We did: Operation Nemesis was launched last year as a force wide focus on burglaries. We continued this work in Drayton and Farlington, increasing patrols in areas where burglaries had taken place, speaking to residents and gathering intelligence to target offenders. We have been working to ensure people are aware of how crime prevention methods such as timer switches for lights and locking all doors and windows can protect their home, and worked with Neighbourhood Watch groups to spread these messages.
You said: You wanted us to reduce the levels of anti- social behaviour at Station Road
We did: There have been reports of youths gaining access to the property and causing anti social behaviour. There have been thefts of copper piping from the property and a homeless man was moved on from the property. Demolition is due to begin on 21 March 2010. In the meantime Wardens and Police are patrolling and wardens are working with the managing agents and landlord to secure the property.
Justice Seen Justice Done
We have a small number of people in the area who persistently cause ASB, and these have entered into Acceptable Behaviour Contracts, which means they agree to address their actions and behave more appropriately. We meet regularly with Portsmouth City Council and Housing Associations to help monitor the behaviour of these people and help them reform their ways.
As a result of the dispersal order we obtained for Lindisfarne Close, we have been able to disperse a number of youths from the area, and reports of nuisance have dropped considerably, improving quality of life for local residents.
We continue to carry out test purchase operations at off license premises, and where a sale is made to an underage person the seller receives an on-the-spot fine of £80. These operations assist in reducing the reports of underage drinking in the area.
Following complaints about a local pub, we found they were breaching their licensing conditions. They were served with a closure notice and were not able to re-open until the regulations were properly met. We want people to be able to go out and enjoy themselves, but the regulations are there for a reason and must be adhered to by licensees for the benefit of their customers and others locally.
News
Copsey Grove project runner up in award
The Copsey Grove project was nominated for The Portsmouth News' annual We Can Do It! awards. At a ceremony the project was named runner up! See below for more details on the project.
Copsey Grove project
opens
The Copsey Grove project has been ongoing for many months now, and has been officially reopened with an article in The News after a very special makeover!
Following some community work it was established that the Copsey Grove underpass was in serious need of some work. With overgrown foliage, rubbish, graffiti's walls amd lights the walkway was dark and uninviting. PCSO Lisa Elliott worked with Jo Derham from the Community Involvement Partnership and local youths to get funding and support from local businesses and the council to carry out a revamp.
The Cosham Baptist Church cleared all the overgrown foliage 
away, along with all the litter, opening the path up. From then the Probation Service have helped getting people on community orders to help painting the underpass, and Jo and many volunteers bedgan painting scenery all along the underpass. It's a green scene with birds in the sky and animals and flowers all along the grass.
Portsmouth City Council are replacing the damaged light coverings so the underpass will be brighter, and are also hoping to put in mirrors at each end of the walkway, so that people can see around the corners.
Local schools and businesses also painted some impressive murals, including one of the Safer Neighbourhoods Team, that are all proudly displayed along the underpass, which is now much brighter and well used.
Team win 'Best Community Project' Award
Drayton and Farlington Safer Neighbourhoods Team were given thanks in the form of an award, when their ‘Youth Café’ was announced as the winner at a recent awards ceremony by the Portsmouth News. The team scooped the award for ‘Best Community Project’ for their pioneering ‘Youth Café’, which was the brainchild of PCSO Lisa Elliot and CIPS Coordinator Jo Derham. With youths in the area having nothing to do, Lisa and Jo wanted to provide a place for them to go in the evenings and holidays. With part funding from Cosham PRIME, the Café was an instant hit. Eight months down the line, the Café sees between 60 and 100 youngsters visit every Friday night, along with officers from the Drayton and Farlington Team.
About the Team
Drayton and Farlington neighbourhood is covered by a team of both police officers and the extended police family, who will be patrolling the streets and available to the community to voice their opinions and concerns.
Regular visits are made to the schools in the area with events such as bicycle security coding and crime prevention advice/security marking featuring highly. Pupils and parents are encouraged to approach us with their concerns and ideas for community improvement. We have already conducted many speed enforcement campaigns in the vicinity of Springfield School in response to complaints from residents and school teachers; and have several more planned for other hot spot areas.
We are acutely aware of the problems in the area associated with under-age drinking and youth nuisance in and around convenience stores and parks, and have several operations planned to target these issues. Any suggestions would be welcome.
How you can take action
We hold regular Beat Surgeries at Drayton & Farlington Information Centre, Havant Road, (next to Drayton Methodist Church). Come and tell us what is important to you in your neighbourhood, and play your part in setting local priorities. Dates for upcoming Beat Surgeries are as follows:
Monday, March 9
Monday, March 23
Monday, April 6
Monday, April 20
Tuesday, May 5
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.
We would like to become more accessible to you, our community. To this end we are trialling a new voicemail system for every Neighbourhood Police Officer for non urgent enquiries, and would like to set up opportunities for our community to approach us in more informal surroundings. We’d be happy to attend your neighbourhood watch, residents association or other local meeting to talk about crime and anti-social behaviour. Just drop a line on email or give us a call using the contact details below.
Please be aware that times may change at short notice due to policing commitments. For further information, please contact us using the details at the foot of the page.
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
To speak to the officers responsible for policing your local area, please call 0845 045 4545 or email: draytonandfarlingtonbeats@hampshire.pnn.police.uk
