Bitterne

Your Local Bobby is the neighbourhood policing officer dedicated to your area.

They will identify threat, harm and risk to tackle local issues and protect the community. They will investigate local crimes and collect intelligence, working closely with partner agencies to identify the best problem solving approach.

They are supported by Neighbourhood Policing Teams, Neighbourhood Enforcement Teams, District Police Teams (response officers), Missing Locate Teams, Priority Crime Teams, local investigation teams and specialist functions investigating serious violence, child abuse and organised crime.

Expect your Local Bobby to be highly visible in the community, listening to your concerns and addressing root causes of crime.

While your Local Bobby is your local community contact, should you need an immediate police response or wish to report a crime always contact us either online (www.hampshire.police.uk), via 101 or 999 if an emergency.

Josh Metcalfe (Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, PC - Thornhill, Bitterne)

Josh Metcalfe

PC - Thornhill

07811519545

Luke Peskett (Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, PC - Bitterne, Bitterne North)

Luke Peskett

PC - Bitterne

07929868159

Steve Ponder (Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, PC - Sholing, Sholing)

Steve Ponder

PC - Sholing

07974050121

Local Priority Issues

We regularly speak to local residents to establish what issues they may be experiencing in the area. The word cloud below represents the issues that residents of Bitterne have highlighted as priorities for the area recently (including some that say “I have no issues”).

Word clouds are graphical representations of word frequency that give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently. The larger the word in the visual below the more common the word was in the local survey.

We seek to tackle the issues raised in line with our Local Policing Community Charter.

To 'Have your say' on local issues, please click on the button below to complete a short survey.

What members in Bitterne are saying are the issues in the area:

Latest Alerts

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Hampshire Police & Crime Commissioner
06/10/2025 10:51:32

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CCTV images released as part of Bursledon assault investigation

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Hampshire Constabulary
05/10/2025 13:30:04

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CCTV images released as part of Southampton criminal damage investigation

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Hampshire Constabulary
03/10/2025 15:53:12

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Fully funded cyber security awareness training sessions.

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Hampshire Constabulary
02/10/2025 14:36:22

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Appeal following car theft in Southampton

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Hampshire Constabulary
24/09/2025 15:59:51

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Good Afternoon,COPS (Commissioner’s Oversight of Policing Services) sees the PCC with the Chief Con...

Hampshire Police & Crime Commissioner
22/09/2025 14:55:52

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CCTV images released as part of Hedge End shoplifting investigation

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Hampshire Constabulary
19/09/2025 16:01:43

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Online Shopping – Stay Safe #Stop!ThinkFraud

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19/09/2025 13:17:03

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