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Bargate — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

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Bargate Neighbourhood Team covers Southampton city centre and the surrounding areas, including The Polygon, Holyrood, St Mary’s and Ocean Village. The city centre is home to West Quay shopping centre and sees a huge influx of people who travel to Southampton for business or leisure, this only increases when the university students are in residence and on the arrival of the numerous cruise ships. The Polygon is a residential area popular with student lets and B&B’s with the nearby night time economy area of Bedford Place and the surrounding streets. Holyrood, famously where singer Craig David grew up, is a thriving local community well situated on the edge of the city centre, soon to benefit from the redevelopment of the old Bargate shopping centre, which is being transformed into a brand new residential and business district. St Mary’s is a highly multi-cultural area consisting of both residential and business properties. The area gives its name to Southampton’s football stadium. Ocean Village set on the marina consists of luxury property’s, high end hotels and bars and has been home to round the world yacht races such as the Ocean Globe Race.

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

716 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (700): ▲ 16 (2%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

  • Violence and sexual offences231 · 32%
  • Shoplifting161 · 22%
  • Anti-social behaviour68 · 9%
  • Public order60 · 8%
  • Other theft47 · 7%
  • Drugs38 · 5%
  • Criminal damage and arson24 · 3%
  • Vehicle crime24 · 3%

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

580 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

  • Investigation complete; no suspect identified234 · 40%
  • Unable to prosecute suspect173 · 30%
  • Awaiting court outcome83 · 14%
  • Local resolution64 · 11%
  • Offender given a caution12 · 2%
  • Formal action is not in the public interest7 · 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

Business Crime & ASB

Operation Predict – We will continue to focus on Business Crime and ASB affecting retailers and visitors to our City Centre and other urban areas.

Set: 2026-05-01

Drugs

Operation Crowden – We will continue to focus on Drugs Related Harm and ASB City Wide but with a focus on the harm and exploitation in St.Marys. This has in recent months escalated into serious violence.

Set: 2026-05-01

Youth

Operation Venda – We will focus on youth related Violence, tension and ASB city wide. In the West of Southampton our focus will be on reducing serious violence and ongoing tension.

Set: 2026-05-01

Public events & surgeries

PACT meeting

2026-07-16 · Ironside Lounge, Ironside Court, Hamtun Street

PACT (Police and Communities Together) meetings are regular opportunities for local residents, community partners, and neighbourhood policing teams to come together and discuss issues affecting their area. These meetings help identify local priorities—such as antisocial behaviour, crime concerns, or environmental problems—and allow officers and community members to work collaboratively on practical solutions. By giving residents a voice and strengthening trust, PACT meetings play an important role in keeping neighbourhoods safe and building strong community relationships.

PACT meeting

2026-09-17 · James Street Church, James Street

PACT (Police and Communities Together) meetings are regular opportunities for local residents, community partners, and neighbourhood policing teams to come together and discuss issues affecting their area. These meetings help identify local priorities—such as antisocial behaviour, crime concerns, or environmental problems—and allow officers and community members to work collaboratively on practical solutions. By giving residents a voice and strengthening trust, PACT meetings play an important role in keeping neighbourhoods safe and building strong community relationships.

PACT meeting

2026-10-22 · Challis Court, Kings Street,

PACT (Police and Communities Together) meetings are regular opportunities for local residents, community partners, and neighbourhood policing teams to come together and discuss issues affecting their area. These meetings help identify local priorities—such as antisocial behaviour, crime concerns, or environmental problems—and allow officers and community members to work collaboratively on practical solutions. By giving residents a voice and strengthening trust, PACT meetings play an important role in keeping neighbourhoods safe and building strong community relationships.

Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.

Team locations

  • Southampton Central (station)Civic Centre Commercial Road Southampton, SO14 7LY
Official Bargate team page on Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary's site

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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.