Community Safety Patrol Officers (CSPOs)

The focus of our officers is to reduce anti-social behaviour affecting people and places to help improve the wellbeing of local residents and make people feel safer.

We aim to do this by:

• Carrying out highly visible patrols in uniform to tackle and deter antisocial behaviour, crime and disorder as well as providing reassurance to local communities
• Working closely with local communities and partner agencies, such as local residents and businesses, community groups, housing associations, the police and other partners to tackle anti-social behaviour in partnership
• Taking a robust approach when dealing with those committing environmental crimes, such as dog fouling, litter and fly-tipping
• Encouraging and empowering residents to take ownership of their communities and report environmental and anti-social behaviour issues to the relevant agencies
• Organising various campaigns to address issues of antisocial behaviour affecting local communities

Find out what else our CSPOs do by watching the short video below:

CSPOs are accredited under the Hampshire Constabulary Community Safety Accreditation Scheme and are authorised to use the following powers:

1. To require name and address.
2. To require name and address for anti-social behaviour.
3. To require persons aged under 18 to surrender alcohol.
4. To seize tobacco from a person under 16.
5. To remove abandoned vehicles.
6. To stop cycles.
7. To issue fixed penalty notice for cycling on a footpath.
8. To issue fixed penalty notice for fly-posting.
9. To issue fixed penalty notice for littering.
10. To issue PND for throwing fireworks.
11. To require name and address for road traffic offences.
12. To control traffic for purposes other than escorting a load of exceptional dimensions