Alton — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
The thriving market town of Alton offers a delightful mix of historic buildings and modern shops and arcades. It is well known for its regular Tuesday market day as well as other markets and fairs.
Contact the team
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
101 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (118): ▼ 17 (14%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences44 · 44%
- Public order16 · 16%
- Anti-social behaviour10 · 10%
- Vehicle crime7 · 7%
- Shoplifting6 · 6%
- Criminal damage and arson5 · 5%
- Other theft5 · 5%
- Burglary2 · 2%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
73 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Unable to prosecute suspect35 · 48%
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified30 · 41%
- Local resolution4 · 5%
- Action to be taken by another organisation1 · 1%
- Formal action is not in the public interest1 · 1%
- Awaiting court outcome1 · 1%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
ASB
ASB in and around The Forest Centre and a wider issue focusing on a specific group of nominal carrying out low level crime
Set: 2026-05-01
Shoplifting
Focus on retail crime and ASB in order to reduce criminality and build confidence of our business community, those working and visitors
Set: 2026-05-01
Speeding / ASB use of vehicles district wide
Tracking activity across all of our sectors to deal with speeding in rural villages and anti-social use of vehicles.
Set: 2026-05-01
Team locations
- Alton (station)Mill Lane Alton, GU34 2SX
Nearby teams in Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary
All Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary.