Poole South

Your Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) is a group of local police officers dedicated to serving your community. The team is made up of inspectors, sergeants, police officers and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) based in your area, supported by additional officers from the wider area.

NPTs provide a visible and accessible policing presence, building strong relationships with residents, businesses and partner agencies. They work to identify and tackle local priorities such as anti-social behaviour, crime prevention and community safety concerns. By listening to the community and acting on what matters most, they help create safer, more connected neighbourhoods.

We work closely with local authorities, community leaders and residents to decide our policing priorities for the area. This helps us to find useful, long-term solutions to local problems, while maintaining our wider focus on reducing crime across Dorset.

Please find contact details for your Neighbourhood Policing Team provided below.

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Poole Neighbourhood Policing Team

5129 Mike Batho

Police Community Support Officer

1277 Sophie Bleazard

Police Constable

0512 Matthew Brown

Police Constable

2450 Wayne Collins

Sergeant

5120 Kristine Craciun

Police Community Support Officer

0471 Jordan Down

Police Constable

0587 Harry Heawood

Police Constable

5517 Samantha Holmes

Police Community Support Officer

0225 Ashley Jacobs

Police Constable

0095 Lawrence Mason

Police Constable

Chris Meade

Inspector

7890 Jason Oram

Police Community Support Officer

0942 Poppy Turle

Police Constable

2839 John Upsher

Police Constable

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Shoplifting Location: Poole High Street Issue: We know a specific individual is shoplifting in town. We have heard the impact he has had on businesses and there are others who appear to be working with him. Planned action to tackle this issue: - Locate the individual and ensure actions are taken to seek a custodial sentence. - Look for a longer term solution to prevent the behaviour. - Work with stores to investigate any offences. - Targeted patrols to reassure the community. Issued 01 October 2026	October update: - This is a newly refreshed priority for the area and updates will follow Actioned 01 January 2027
Anti-social Behaviour (ASB) Location: Poole Bus Station Issue: We have seen a slight increase in calls for service and feedback from the community of ASB in the area. Planned action to tackle this issue: - Increase our patrols, which will be recorded on our Patrol App. - Use the Community Consequence Scheme with BCP ASB Team to tackle behaviour. - Utilise our dispersal powers to remove key offenders. - Conduct our patrols with the ASB Team, CSAS and linking in with Dolphin Security. Issued 01 October 2026	October update: - This is a newly refreshed priority for the area and updates will follow Actioned 01 January 2027

Priority

Action taken

Shoplifting

Location:
Poole High Street

Issue:
We know a specific individual is shoplifting in town. We have heard the impact he has had on businesses and there are others who appear to be working with him.

Planned action to tackle this issue:
- Locate the individual and ensure actions are taken to seek a custodial sentence.
- Look for a longer term solution to prevent the behaviour.
- Work with stores to investigate any offences.
- Targeted patrols to reassure the community.

Issued 01 October 2026

October update:
- This is a newly refreshed priority for the area and updates will follow

Actioned 01 January 2027

Anti-social Behaviour (ASB)

Location:
Poole Bus Station

Issue:
We have seen a slight increase in calls for service and feedback from the community of ASB in the area.

Planned action to tackle this issue:
- Increase our patrols, which will be recorded on our Patrol App.
- Use the Community Consequence Scheme with BCP ASB Team to tackle behaviour.
- Utilise our dispersal powers to remove key offenders.
- Conduct our patrols with the ASB Team, CSAS and linking in with Dolphin Security.

Issued 01 October 2026

October update:
- This is a newly refreshed priority for the area and updates will follow

Actioned 01 January 2027