Policing in Southampton OCU is led by Chief Superintendent Dave Thomas.
Local policing areas:
» Bitterne
» Central
» Shirley
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Chief Superintendent Dave Thomas (pictured) is the Commander in charge of policing in Southampton.
Chief Superintendent Thomas took command of Southampton OCU in April, 2011.
There is a local Safer Neighbourhoods policing team in every part of the city and if you don’t know who your team is for the area where you live or work, or you want to find out what they are doing for you, please find out more about them through the links on this web site or by clicking on the area where you live on the map above. Their work is set by your priorities so if you want to have a say in that, then please contact them. They will be pleased to hear from you. You can contact us about any policing issue by using 'Your Voice Counts' on this site.
For other services within Southampton, please see the Southampton City Council website.
The OCU headquarters is based at:
Southampton Central Police Station
Southern Road
Southampton
Hampshire
SO15 1AN
Enquiry office open: 24 hours
Southampton OCU has 475 police officers and 137 police staff serving a population of more than 223,000. The OCU covers an area of more than 21 square miles.
Along with Chief Superintendent Thomas, the Senior Management Team (SMT) is made up of:
- Superintendent Steve France-Sargeant- Southampton District Commander
- Superintendent Scott Chilton - Crime & Operations
- Chief Inspector Stuart Murray - Shirley District
- Chief Inspector Stuart Murray- Central Southampton District
- Chief Inspector Kelly Whiting - Bitterne District
- Detective Chief Inspector Kath Barnes - CID
- Geoff Ward - Finance and Business Manager
- Alan Smith- Corporate Communications Manager (Temporary)
For minutes of the SMT meetings see the Southampton OCU Minutes page.
Local Performance Information
You can also view details of how we are performing against certain key criteria in your local area. Click here to see the details for the Southampton OCU.
Vidcasts
We have made some web videos about our work in Southampton. They are hosted on the Hampshire Constabulary You-Tube channel. One is about a new type of way of helping to cut cycle crime in the city: Watch 'Bike Wraps - The Movie' by clicking here.
Southampton's new police station - vidcast
You can also watch a short video about the topping out ceremony for the new Southampton police HQ which is being built to replace our current Southampton Central Police Station. It is due to open in the Spring of 2011 and is in Southern Road not far from the Novotel and West Quay Retail Park/Ikea. You may well have seen it going up if you drive through the city. You can watch the web video about it here.
Victim Support and Advice Directory
Our officers have compiled a victim support / advice directory for those who may have been a victim of crime. It gives details of all sorts of agencies serving Southampton and their contact details. We hope this may prove of use to anyone who has suffered a crime and/or feels they need some extra support or help.
Click here to view the Victim Support and Advice Directory (PDF).
