Sergeant Ian Smith is responsible for the Safer Neighbourhoods team covering 
Totton and surrounding areas. The officers and staff on the team are:
- PC Tony Witney - Totton Town Centre
- PCSO Richard Williams - Testwood
- PC Tristan Pugh and PCSO Scott Walker - Calmore
- PC Chris Jordan and PCSO Amy Kitson - Eling and Hounsdown
- PCSO Lisa Palmer - West Totton
The team are supported across the neighbourhood by colleagues from the Special Constabulary:
- SO Mark Kershaw
- SC Sam Fleat.
- SC Gareth Ainsworth
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.
Community priorities for the Totton and surrounding areas include:
- To target and reduce anti-social behaviour in Rumbridge Street, around Totton Football Club, on Cheam Way recreation ground and in the Rushington Lane area.
- To target and reduce noise nuisance and anti-social behaviour in the Hawkers Close area, including the play park, and in the Mansergh Walk area.
- To reduce handbag thefts in the town centre.
The team look forward to meeting residents when they are out and about within the community. Our primary roles are to help reduce anti-social behaviour, criminal damage and violent crime to improve the quality of life for local residents. We actively engage with local communities and partner agencies to develop long term sustainable solutions to problems.
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.
Team News and Actions we have taken in relation to your priorities
We are losing PC Sally Ogden for the time being as she is going on maternity leave. We wish her well and look forward to her return in a few months time. Also PC Steve Phillips is leaving the team to take up a position at Lyndhurst. A replacement for Steve will be arriving soon but for the interim period the enquiries on the Testwood Beat are being dealt with by PCSO Williams and the rest of the team. There will also be a replacement for PC Sally Ogden on the West Totton beat and enquiries are currently being dealt with by PCSO Lisa Palmer and the rest of the team. Finally SC Collette Baker is moving on to work at Eastleigh station.
You said: Criminal damage was being caused to motor vehicles and people's clothing in the Eling Area. This was being caused by individuals who were driving around squirting cars and people with tomato ketchup and other sauces.
We did: Local enquiries were made as a result of information received. The individuals responsible for these incidents were identified and interviewed. Two men have been dealt with by way of fixed penalty notices. We are pleased to report that there have been no further reported incidents.
You said: Anti-social use of mini moto type cycles in the Sutton Road area of Totton was a problem.
We did: Two individuals using mini motos in an anti-social manner were located and dealt with by way of Section 59 notices. These means that if they are caught using their vehicles in an anti-social manner again police can seize their vechiles.The area has quietened down considerably since.
You said: Anti-social behaviour and noise nuisance was a problem in Flowerdown Close, Calmore.
We did: A lot of work has taken place in conjunction with the Safer Streets team, the neighbourhood police team and the management of Stonham housing to address these issues. This direct action has led to the eviction of two residents and anti-social behaviour injunctions being served on some non residents who were causing problems in the area. The number of calls to police about this type of behaviour has reduced and order is returning to the area. In addition, two individuals have been given anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) with conditions that they must stay away from the premises concerned. Work is still ongoing.
You said: You wanted us to reduce the number of thefts of pedal cycles from Hounsdown School.
We did: Following enquiries a man was arrested and charged with thefts of cycles from the school premises.
No Cold Calling Zones Update
Following consultation with HCC trading standards and local residents, we now have active 'no cold calling' zones in the following areas:
- Barnsfield Crescent
- Fritham Close
- Malwood Gardens
- Rushington Lane
- Downs Park Crescent
- Downs Park Road
- Culford Avenue
- Kinross Road
- Kilnyard Close
- Milverton Close
- Rothbury Close
- Charnwood Close
Junior PCSO Scheme 
Totton's second Junior PCSO scheme has now been successfully completed. The 12 children involved took part in a wide range of activities organised for them by PCSO Richard Walker and PCSO Lisa Palmer. The youngsters involved were from three local schools and were all aged between eight and ten years old. Highlights of the 12 week scheme included a chance to meet one of our police dogs, a visit to Beaulieu Estate with our Country Watch Sergeant, Louise Hubble, and a BBQ at Abbotswood School. Certificates were presented to all the children who took part.
The main drive behind the scheme is to promote good citizenship and to give the young people involved a chance to meet with the police and interact with us in a positive way. Our next scheme is currently being planned and should commence early in the autumn.
Totton Town Council kindly helped out with the funding for the scheme.
This year's Junior PCSOs are pictured above with (from left to right) Councillor Dave Hibbert from Totton Town Council, PCSO Lisa Palmer, Sgt Ian Smith and PCSO Richard Williams.
Anti-social behaviour campaign
Summer is nearly here and Hampshire Constabulary will be embarking on a drive against anti-social behaviour throughout the school holiday period again this year. Prior to this Totton Safer Neighbourhoods team will be patrolling the area as per usual and focusing on reducing street drinking and rowdy and nuisance behaviour. I would ask any of you who are parents or guardians to please speak to your children about responsible behaviour while they are out and about with their friends. Totton is a good place to live and work and we would like to keep it this way. Alcohol undoubtedly has a part to play in most of the anti-social behaviour that we deal with and so we are looking for your help in reducing underage drinking. Do you know whether your children are drinking alcohol? If so, where are they getting the alcohol from and more importantly why do they feel the need to drink? We ask for your support in this matter and urge you to speak to your children about alcohol and underage drinking.
Beat Reports
Our beat report newsletters will now be produced on a bi-monthly basis for each of the beats within the Totton 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:
Calmore Beat Report July - August 2010.pdf
Eling, Hounsdown and Rushington Beat Report July - August 2010.pdf
Testwood Beat Report June - July 2010.pdf
West Totton Beat Report July - August 2010.pdf
Calmore Beat Report May - June 2010.pdf
Eling, Hounsdown and Rushington Beat Report May - June 2010.pdf
Testwood Beat Report May - June 2010.pdf
Totton Town Centre Beat Report May - June 2010.pdf
West Totton Beat Report May - June 2010.pdf
How you can take action
Come and tell us what is important to you in your neighbourhood, and play your part in setting local priorities. Our team are keen to arrange meetings with residents, especially if there is an issue that may need addressing. Please feel free to contact us at Totton police station so that we can make arrangements to talk and discuss these with you, to how we might be able to provide assistance or support.
The team have arranged beat surgeries every month at the ASDA store in Totton and the West Totton Centre as detailed below::
Asda, Totton:
- Monday, September 6, 2-3pm
- Friday, October 1, 8.30-9.30am
West Totton Community Centre:
- Monday, September 20, 5.30-6.30pm
- Tuesday, October 19, 9-10am
'Street Meets' are organised in locations where new issues are identified by residents or police. These enable discussions to take place to help resolve these issues or concerns and to find long-term sustainable solutions. We have organised the following street corner meetings:
Totton Town Centre:
Rumbridge Court between 10am and 11am on:
- Wednesday, October 6
- Wednesday, November 10
- Wednesday, December 8
Calmore:
More dates coming soon!
Eling and Hounsdown:
More dates coming soon!
Testwood:
Itchin Close - Monday, September 6, 5.30pm - 6.30pm
Hawkers Close - Wednesday, September 8, 5.30pm - 6.30pm
Stanington Crescent - Friday, September 10, 6pm – 7pm
West Totton:
Buckthorn Close - Friday, September 3 at 10am
Ethelred Gardens - Monday, September 6 at 11am
Dickens Dell - Thursday, September 16 at 12 noon
We are also looking to arrange more local beat surgeries and Street Meets, if you would like a meeting in your area, please contact us.
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 you can email them on: totton.snt@hampshire.pnn.police.uk
Page last reviewed on September 1
