Page updated March 5, 2010
Meet the Team
Sergeant Guy Farmer is responsible for the Safer Neighbourhoods team covering Cosham. Cosham's officers are:
- PC Daniel Darwin
- PC Sharon Lewry
- PC Stephen Ellis
- PCSO Mike Ferguson
- PCSO Robert Lammiman
- PCSO Dave Lines
- SC Paul Cullen
- SC Matthew Williams
- SC Kevin Ward
- SC Sally Cook
- SC Neil Tucker
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.
The community priorities for Cosham are:
- To reduce cycling in the precinct
- To tackle vehicle crime
- Reducing burglary within Cosham
Action taken in relation to your priorities
You said: You wanted us to reduce cycling in the precinct
We did: Proactive action is being taken by the team to stop people cycling in the pedestrian area of Cosham High Street. Offenders will expect to receive a fixed penalty notice of £30 if they are seen riding their bicycles in this area, as well as those who are riding on the pavements in other areas of Cosham. A zero tolerance approach is being taken by the team to combat this problem and a number of tickets have been issued.
You said: You wanted us to tackle vehicle crime
We did: We have carried out high visibility and plain clothes patrols to address this issue in areas where the problems of vehicle crime are more prevalent. In areas where this is a continuing problem the vehicle squad has deployed officers covertly to catch suspects who are committing this type of crime.
You said: You wanted us to reduce burglary
We did: We have conducted high visibility patrols, gathering intelligence from members of the public and actively targeting suspected offenders. The team are very flexible in their approach and will work on operations to tackle this at times where it is needed most.
Justice Seen, Justice Done
Following a spate of around 23 offences, an individual was caught on CCTV removing windscreen wipers. The individual has now been charged and is being monitored by agencies. As a result of this action windscreen wiper thefts have now totally ceased.
Community tensions were building in Cosham due to local businesses being harrased by groups of youths, with the harrassment often being of a racial nature. The youths have now been identified and repremanded, and have been referred to the Preventing Youth Offending Project who have issued warnings. The problem appears to have now ceased and local businesses are no longer having any issues.
Positive action is being taken with regards to licensing. Recently, the Railway Public House in Cosham High Street was issued with a closure notice due to breaching licensing conditions. The pub has now reopened after addressing these breaches.
We work closely with Trading Standards and carry out test purchase operations. Tesco in Cosham High Street and Clement Atlee Way have both recently been fined for selling alcohol to under 18 year olds. Random tests are carried out throughout the year to ensure licensing conditions are being met.
Drug warrants have recently been executed in residential homes in the Cosham area and four 5ft cannabis plants were seized. We continually act on intelligence gathered to disrupt this sort of activity.
News!
Youth Cafe - A Youth Café is now up and running on Wednesday evenings at the Highbury Community Centre. So far it has been well received and attendances are steadily rising. Please come along, you will be most welcome.
About the Team
Cosham neighbourhood is covered by a team of both police officers and the extended police family, who are patrolling the streets and available to you, the community, to voice opinions and concerns.
The team wants to find out what matters to people in your area and 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.
Sgt Farmer says: ”My team and I are dedicated to making Cosham a safe and pleasant place to live, visit and work. We welcome any suggestions you may have.”
How you can take action
The Cosham team are keen to speak to the local community regarding any issues they have in the local area and will be holding a number of community days where the public will be able to meet members of the Safer Neighbourhoods team, trading standards and community wardens. We will also be available for security marking cycles and giving general crime prevention advice.
We have a limited number of UV marking pens that will be handed out to the those attending in order to mark your valuable property with your name and post code. This writing is invisible but can be seen using a UV light and makes your porperty traceable should it ever be lost or stolen and recovered by police. Computer systems, DVDs, TVs etc can be marked with a UV pen offering extra security for your property.
The police Community Bus will be in Cosham High Street on the following days from 1000hrs - 1400hrs - we look forward to seeing you there!
- Wednesday March 24, 2010
- Wednesday April 21, 2010
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.
Contact us
To speak to the officers responsible for policing your local area, please call 101 or email: coshambeats@hampshire.pnn.police.uk
