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 Andy Montague
- PCSO Lisa Elliott
- PCSO Alex Greenwood
- PCSO Kris Richards
- PCSO Anne Foster
- SC Ann McCoy
- SC Paul Jones
- SC Mick Reynolds
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Action we have taken in your area
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Local priorities in your area
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 three priority areas. They are:
- To provide greater visible policing in the neighbourhood
- To reduce the anti-social use of motor vehicles including speeding
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: In February we attended a public neighbourhood forum and introduced ourselves to the members of the community. At this forum we discussed how we can be there for you, and issued attendees with 'Your Voice Counts' forms that can give anonymous opinions and suggestions of what issues are occurring in Drayton and Farlington.
Along with increased patrols around Drayton and Farlington, we have extended our beat surgery hours and held street briefings in order to increase our interaction with local residents.
We encourage our residents to help us improve your area by telling us about any issues you feel are important. Email us on the address at the bottom of the page, or call us on 101 with your views.
You said: You wanted us to reduce the anti-social use of motor vehicles, including speeding
We did: We have been receiving reports of vehicles being used in an anti-social manner and with excessive speed in the Drayton and Farlington area.
In response to this, we are planning to execute operations with the Roads Policing Unit which will control and deter drivers who speeding. We have also been working with the Roads Policing unit (RPU) and the DVLA to run operations in the area to catch out uninsured, untaxed vehicles and unlicenced drivers.
We have now trained a number of our officers to use speed guns with the Roads Policing unit in hotspot speeding areas, and will be running several operations to catch out inconsiderate drivers.
We have also received help from members of the public who will be working in teams to monitor their local roads that have speed limits of under 30mph. Any people they see breaking this limit will have their details passed on to us, and we will take further action.
You said: You wanted us to reduce anti-social behaviour in Lindesfarne Close
We did: We have increased our patrols of the area and have been speaking to youths about the consequences of their actions. We have issued two anti-social behaviour contracts (ABCs) and if necessary will issue anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs.) We will continue to take a tough stance in and around the area, and will keep you posted of the progress we make.
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
Come and meet your local team, and play your part in setting our community priorities.
Make a difference
Did you know that you could become a police support volunteer? Police support volunteers help their local Safer Neighbourhood teams working in the local area, and can make a real difference to their neighbourhood.
Click here for more information about police support volunteers.
We would like to attend your neighbourhood watch, residents association or other local meeting to talk about crime and anti-social behaviour. Just drop us a line on email or give us a call using the contact details below.
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 101 or email: draytonandfarlingtonbeats@hampshire.pnn.police.uk
