Four Marks and Ropley — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Four Marks is a large village with an approx population of 4,000 residents on the western side of Alton and is surrounded by beautiful rural countryside and large areas of agricultural land. There are several light industrial estates providing a large proportion of employment within the beat area. The majority of housing is owner occupied with a small proportion of social housing. Currently there are no residents classed as prolific persistent offenders and none with anti social behaviour orders. The neighbourhood has a very low crime rate with the highest proportion of crime being generally minor criminal damage, theft and non- dwelling burglaries (from sheds, out buildings, barns etc). Violent crime is low, the majority being minor offences against the person (assaults). Incidents of low level public disorder and nuisance, including rowdy and inconsiderate behaviour, are recorded in small numbers.
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
28 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (23): ▲ 5 (22%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences11 · 39%
- Public order5 · 18%
- Anti-social behaviour4 · 14%
- Drugs2 · 7%
- Other theft2 · 7%
- Shoplifting2 · 7%
- Burglary1 · 4%
- Criminal damage and arson1 · 4%
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
17 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified7 · 41%
- Unable to prosecute suspect4 · 24%
- Action to be taken by another organisation2 · 12%
- Local resolution2 · 12%
- Offender given a caution1 · 6%
- Formal action is not in the public interest1 · 6%
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
Retail
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
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)Police Office 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.