Officers secure partial closure order at Basingstoke property

Officers have secured a partial closure order following reports of drug-related activity and anti-social behaviour at an address in Basingstoke.

On Friday 19 June, Basingstoke Magistrates Court was presented with evidence of safety concerns and drug activity at the property on Shelley Close in Popley.

The court heard that the behaviour of people attending the address is “likely to result in serious nuisance to members of the public”.

The partial closure order was granted, and it now means that no-one other than the people authorised will be allowed to enter or remain at the addresses for the next three months.

If they do, they will be committing a criminal offence and can be arrested.

It comes after two men and a woman were arrested when police found approximately 100 wraps of suspected Class A drugs in the garden of the property on Wednesday 10 June.

Basingstoke Inspector Tracey Purcell said: “We recently received reports of safety concerns and drug-related activity at the address. We took swift action, made arrests and gathered evidence to put before the courts.

“I’m pleased with the result at court today and I hope this proves that we listen to your concerns and do all we can to help reduce anti-social behaviour and drug-related activity in the town.”