Andover & Six Acres Enhance Partnership Response Outcomes

In response to an increased number of reports about crime , rough sleeping and anti-social behaviour ,on Andover & Six Acres estate, we have been carrying out additional work in this area to tackle these problems. We are working with the Police, Estate Services , Street Population Teams, and Park-guard to reduce anti-social behaviour and crime.

Keeping Our Estates Safe
Andover and Six Acres was not identified as a hotspot during the first three weeks of January 2026. The reduction in incidents is attributed to the coordinated actions taken by Police and Park-guard, outlined below.

Over the past two months, Park-guard teams have been out across Andover and Six Acres Estate , delivering over 200 patrols to help maintain a safe and welcoming environment.

Park guard patrols Completed

• Andover Estate: 80 patrols
• Six Acres Estate: 133 patrols
• Total: 213+ patrols across both estates

What Park-guard Have Been Doing

• Most patrols found everything in order, showing a calmer period across both estates.
• Regular reassurance patrols in key areas, especially during evenings.
• Frequent resident engagement — officers spoke with many of you to hear concerns or receive feedback.
• Welfare checks for vulnerable residents and rough sleepers, with support and referrals offered.
• Weapon sweeps completed with no weapons found during this period.
• Daily checks of stairwells, bin rooms, and communal areas to keep hotspots safe and tidy.
• Maintenance issues spotted early lighting, doors, fly‑tipping and reported for estate service to action.
• Strong partnership work with concierge and estate teams to resolve issues quickly.

What have Police Safer Neighbourhood been doing

• Executed two Section 23 Misuse of Drugs Act warrants on the Andover estate, contributing to a reduction in reports to police.
• Issued a Community Protection Notice (CPN) against a prolific offender active across the Andover and Six Acres estates.
• Submitted a joint police–council application for a Closure Order on a property linked to persistent antisocial behaviour (ASB) and criminality on the Andover estate.
• Regularly removed individuals engaged in ASB, drug use, or trespassing within the area.
• Issued ASB warnings to individuals persistently involved in ASB-related issues and criminal activity across both the Andover and Six Acres estates.
• Made three separate arrests for Possession With Intent to Supply (Class A).
• Recovered at least 450 wraps of cocaine and heroin across both estates during EPR activity.
• Arrested one individual for a theft-related offence on the Six Acres estate.

We are pleased with the outcomes of this initiative but recognise there is more to do, and we will continue to work with you to address your ASB concerns on both estates.