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Sergeant Mark Freeman (pictured right) is responsible for the New Forest North Safer Neighbourhoods team which covers Fordingbridge and Lyndhurst towns, Cadnam and Ashurst and the outlying rural areas including Ibsley, Gorley and Breamore.
The officers and staff on the team are:
- PC Dee Faulkner: Winsor: Ower, Netley Marsh, Minstead, Cadnam, Copythorne and Bramshaw
- PC Andy White: Lyndhurst and Ashurst
- PCSO Lisa Quinn: Lyndhurst and Ashurst and all villages
- PC Josh Deniz: Fordingbridge Town
- PCSO Jim Hordle: Fordingbridge Town and all rural villages
- PC Alex Willson: Sandleheath, Damerham, Martin, Whitsbury, Rockbourne, Breamore, Hale, Woodgreen and Godshill
- PC Russ Skinner: Hyde, Ibsley, Harbridge, Rockford and Somerley.
- PCSO Danni Clarke: Fordingbridge Town and all rural villages
- SC Wendy Clifton-Griffiths: Fordingbridge Town
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 main priorities are:
- Reducing youth nuisance and anti-social behaviour at Roundhills Car Park and in Fordingbridge town
- Reducing the number of thefts from vehicles parked at New Forest beauty spots and in Fordingbridge
- Reducing youth nuisance at Fordingbridge recreation park in the evenings
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.
Actions we have taken in relation to your priorities
The team continue to support the local Pub Watch and Shop Watch schemes and have directed targeted patrols to known hot-spots for anti-social behaviour and disorder. The ‘Pub Watch’ scheme has resulted in the banning of known offenders from any pub in Fordingbridge while ‘Shop Watch’ has helped to reduce numbers of shoplifting incidents.
Targeting speeding motorists is an ongoing priority for the teams across the Lyndhurst and New Forest North areas. Regular speed enfocement operations are conducted in conjunction with our Roads Policing Unit. Drivers caught exceeding the speed limit have been dealt with through issuing fixed penalty notices, referring them for driver awareness training and giving the advice about the dangers of speeding and also the dangers of hitting a roaming animal at high speed.
Community engagement with councils, schools and other partner agencies across all beat areas are a regular part of the team's weekly schedule and we continue to develop excellent working relationships.
The aims of my team through the Safer Neighbourhoods framework are:
- To reduce the fear of crime within their community.
- Reduce levels of criminal damage, anti-social behaviour and calls to the police regarding anti-social conduct.
- Improve our communication with all members of the community
- Work towards a partnership approach to address issues and priorities identified by the community
Beat Reports
There is a beat report created on a bi-monthly basis for each of the beats within the New Forest North team area. These are distributed within the community to update you on what the priorities are for your local officers, and how they are working to tackle them, as well as giving crime prevention advice and details of upcoming meetings. To read the latest edition click on the relevant link for your neighbourhood below:
Winsor, Ower, Netley Marsh, Minstead, Cadnam, Copythorne and Bramshaw - Dec 2011 newsletter
Lyndhurst and Ashurst - Dec 2011 newsletter
Fordingbridge rurals (Sandleheath, Damerham, Martin, Whitsbury, Rockbourne, Breamore, Hale, Woodgreen and Godshill, Hyde, Ibsley, Harbridge, Rockford and Somerley) - Jan 2012 newsletter
How you can take action
Beat Surgeries
Come along and tell us what is important to you in your neighbourhood and play your part in setting local policing priorities.
Hyde Garden Shop
Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month at 10am
Ashurst - The Welcome Store
Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month between 1pm and 2pm
Lyndhurst - Budgens on Lyndhurst High St
Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month between 11am and 12pm
Minstead Village Shop - Minstead
Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month between 10.30am and 11.30am
Bartley Stores - Bartley
Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month between 12pm and 1pm
Bramshaw Stores
Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month between 2pm and 3pm
Damerham Village Hall
Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month between 2.30pm and 3.30pm
Godshill Village Hall
Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month between 10.30am and 11.30am
Woodgreen (opposite Village shop and pub)
Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month between 12 noon and 1pm
Street Meets
PC Russ Skinner will be available to speak to at his Street Meets at the New Road Cattle Grid, adjacent to the mobile library, in Ibsley on:
- The third Tuesday of the month from 3.15pm
Please note that the mobile police office service has been suspended and is currently under review.
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 someone about policing in your local area, please call 101 or email fordingbridge.snt@hampshire.pnn.police.uk
