POLICE DETAILS
Hampshire Constabulary - Charles Dickens and Nelson Neighbourhood

Hello,

I am PC Chris, working on the Charles Dickens Neighbourhood Team.

I have been working in Portsmouth for around 8 years, and have been on the Charles Dickens Neighbourhood Team for around 2 years now. I am now the Designated Neighbourhood Officer (DNO) for Buckland and patrol this area as well as the city centre.

My main role is developing intelligence provided by the community, visiting vulnerable addresses, carrying out proactive patrols in hot spot areas and targeting offenders and working with partner agencies to help solve local issues.

Are you aware of Hampshire alerts? This is an easy way to keep track of what’s going on in your area. We regularly update this with upcoming events such as beat surgeries and community engagements. You can find the link to Hampshire Alerts here, and this gives my direct contact details as well as the contact details for the DNO’s for other areas of Portsmouth and Hampshire.

I am looking forward to meeting those who I have not met on my patrols yet, and for those that I have already met , I look forward to continue working with you.

Police Constable with Hampshire Constabulary for 6 years and a PCSO for 4 years before this. Serving in a number of beats within Portsmouth during this time.

Hello,

My name’s Mark, I currently work on the Charles Dickens team as the newly appointed Dedicated Neighbourhood Officer (DNO) for Landport. I have been working on Charles Dickens team for over three years covering Buckland, Landport and Portsea, and now putting more focus on Landport as your DNO.

My role under the new DNO initiative is to increase police presence and provide the community with a point of contact that you can contact about ongoing issues that need resolving. Working closely with residents and partner agencies in order to develop intelligence on priority issues, such as drug dealing and anti-social behaviour, with the aim of taking action and coming to a resolution. I also carry out regular patrols of hotspot areas, visit and monitor risk of vulnerable addresses, as well as being deployed to incidents by the control room.

You can also use Hampshire Alerts at https://www.hampshirealert.co.uk/ in order to view the latest updates on what is going on in your area and local issues that may be relevant to you. As well as viewing contact details for myself and finding who the DNO is for your area along with how to contact them. Please do not report a crime this way, use 101 or in an emergency 999.

Hello, I am PCSO Chloe, working on the Charles Dickens Neighbourhood Team.

I have been working on the team here in Portsmouth for around 4 years now, and primarily can be found in the areas of Buckland, Portsea, Landport and the City Centre.

I regularly arrange beat surgeries within our area, carry out school visits as well as foot patrols and tasks such as reassurance visits.

Are you aware of Hampshire Alerts? This is an easy way to keep track of what’s going on in your area. We regularly update this with upcoming events such as beat surgeries, here is the link: Home Page - Hampshire Alert

I am looking forward to meeting those who I have not met on my patrols yet, and for those who are familiar with me, I am looking forward to continue working with you.

Hello,

My Name is Natalie, I am a Police Community Support Officer for the beat ‘Charles Dickens, Portsmouth’. I work and patrol in the areas of Portsea, Buckland, and Landport, will be assisting and supporting the local Designated Neighbourhood Officers (DNO’s). I have been employed with Hampshire and Isle Of Wight Constabulary since February 2022 and have only covered the Portsmouth area in this time so far.

My day to day role includes foot/cycling patrols covering the local beat areas as well as deployments from the control room that require an immediate response. I am also tasked via my line manager to attend reports that are made via 101 and online.

At present Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) is generally an incident that I attend to most. It can be that it has been reported via 101/online channels and this has been assigned to me or I am patrolling to ensure it is not ongoing, or is happening in real time. I work closely with partner agencies such as Portsmouth City Council to deter, intervene and problem solve.

I also along with my fellow PCSO officers and DNO’s hold beat surgeries, these are held at various locations across the beat area to listen to your concerns and praises. You may have seen us in local supermarkets and community centres holding these. It’s really lovely to see you all and get to know neighbourhood community in our local areas. It can be a struggle to ensure the public are aware of these events/meetings, these are generally communicated via posters at the place we will hold the event and on our social media Facebook pages. (Portsmouth Police.) You can also get updates on Hampshire Alert https://www.hampshirealert.co.uk/ This is a messaging service which enables you to be informed of issues relevant to your area.

I also attend the local schools once a term or more if we can. We aim to educate pupils assisted by teaching staff about crime or give general advice. Recently, I have been into schools at break and lunchtimes in the outside areas of the school to engage with students, this I hope promotes a friendly approach and gives the students chance to chat and get to know us.

I look forward to seeing you all out and about in the community, please give me a wave or come and chat with me!