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» Totton Safer Neighbourhoods Team
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This page was last reviewed on January 10.
Welcome to the New Forest North district Webpage.
Inspector Simon Tribe, left, is responsible for the New Forest North area, while Inspector Alex Reading is responsible for Totton and surrounding areas.
Inspector Tribe says: "I am the Sector Inspector responsible for the management and performance of the police teams that cover Fordingbridge, Burley, Ashurst and Woodgreen, Ibsley and Ringwood.
I am delighted to report that we have just had a most successful year in relation to reducing crime in the North of the New Forest, ensuring that it still remains a low crime area and one of the safest places to live.
There were 360 fewer victims of crime this last year, which represents a 12% reduction in all crime types. In addition, we reduced the total number of reported anti-social behaviour incidents, and continue to work with schools and youth organisations to continue these reductions with a variety of initiatives.
Unfortunately due to the economic climate we have seen a slight increase in offending in the early summer months, and most of this is down to 'opportunist' thefts. Principally this has been when thieves have stolen valuables from unattended vehicles, and so I would urge everyone to remove all items of value from vehicles, whether they are on show or not. It is not sufficient to hide items in the boot or glove compartment or under the seats as some thieves will sit and watch vehicle owners when they park up- perhaps to go shopping or to walk the dog.
Please call, email or stop an officer in the street if there are any local concerns or issues you would like us to be aware of as we certainly can't address what we don't know about.
Finally, you should see many more police officers out and about as we have been issued with mobile data facilities (handheld computers) which will mean that officers can now complete much of their computer based reports away from police stations.I look forward to meeting you while out and about in our beautiful corner of the world."
Inspector Simon Tribe, New Forest North
E-mail: simon.tribe@hampshire.pnn.police.uk
Contact your Safer Neighbourhoods teams directly by calling 101 or emailing:
Ringwood: ringwood.snt@hampshire.pnn.police.uk Fordingbridge: fordingbridge.snt@hampshire.pnn.police.uk
Inspector Alex Reading is responsible for overseeing the policing of Totton and the surrounding areas. We aim to provide a high level of service delivery to all residents and visitors to the area. We are continuously looking to reduce crime, reduce the fear and perception of crime and tackle anti-social behaviour.
Police in Totton are keen to promote partnership working to deal with issues that directly affect all members of the community. The police are involved in a number of partnerships involving the town council, youth groups and outreach workers.
Tactical cycle patrols, primarily conducted by Safer Neighbourhoods officers, have been used to good effect in the area to provide highly visible policing and mobile response. Public meetings in the form of 'Street Meets' and 'Beat Surgeries' are also regularly held in the area to allow members of the community to meet their local officer and to discuss any local issues or concerns with them in person. Please see the Safer Neighbourhoods team's webpage for futher details about these.
Initiatives have been carried out at car parks in the New Forest which have been subject to car crime. These have produced a reduction in vehicle crime offences and these initiatives will continue throughout the year.
Neighbourhood Watch is a great scheme that gets people working together to make their communities safer. If you are interested in finding out about existing schemes running in your area or would like to find out about how to set up a new scheme then please visit the Neighbourhood Watch website or contact your Safer Neighbourhoods team. Are you a landlord in this area? Are you aware of your responsibilities in relation to drug use in your properties?
New Forest North sector is comprises two Safer Neighbourhoods teams, covering the following areas:
If you would like to speak to the people responsible for policing in your local area, please call 101.
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 New Forest North sector.
