More police on the beat, and safer streets

The Chief Constable for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, Scott Chilton, has announced significant changes on how our police force will operate.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary are now attending every home burglary, after a pledge to roll out the policy nationally was announced by the National Police Chiefs' Council.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary intensified it’s campaign to tackle knife crime and serious violence last week, as part of national action in Operation Sceptre.

Police have hit their target of recruiting an extra 20,000 officers. Figures out today show an uplift of 20,951, to make a total of 149,572 officers in England and Wales.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary has become the first police force in the country to drop the compulsory police entry degree requirement.

Perpetrators of anti-social behaviour will face swift and visible justice, increased fines and enhanced drug testing as part of a new crack down launched by the Government.

Newly released figures show that 481 police officers have been recruited in Hampshire as part of the Government’s pledge to put 20,000 more officers on the streets by March 2023.

Aldershot MP Leo Docherty welcomed today's announcement that, as part of the first stage of an unprecedented drive to increase numbers by 20,000 across the country, local police force Hampshire Constabulary will be able to recruit 156 new police officers next year