Your Neighbourhood Policing Team
Inspector Tina Osborn leads the Salisbury Neighbourhood Policing Team, overseeing all local policing across the city and surrounding areas. With a strong focus on community engagement, problem-solving and partnership working, Tina is committed to ensuring Salisbury remains a safe and welcoming place for all who live, work, and visit.
Tina works closely with local residents, businesses, councillors, schools and partner agencies to build trust, deliver long-term solutions and respond to the issues that matter most to the community.
Sergeant Lisa Lovatt joined Wiltshire Police in January 1998 and has proudly spent her entire policing career serving the Salisbury community.
Over the past 27 years, she has taken on a wide range of roles including working on the Forensic Conversion Team, Burglary Team, Crime Squad, Drugs Squads and Local Tasking Teams. Despite this variety, her passion has always remained with local and response policing - the role she dreamed of as a child.
Lisa became the Neighbourhood Policing Team Sergeant for Salisbury in December 2019, a position she finds incredibly rewarding. She is committed to completing her 30-year policing career in this role, working alongside a dedicated team of colleagues and partner agencies, all striving toward a shared goal: to support communities and deliver an outstanding service to victims.
Sergeant Matt Boon has worked for Wiltshire Police since 2018 and has been involved in both response and neighbourhood policing.
Sergeant Susan Malkinson has served with Wiltshire Police for over a decade, beginning her policing journey as a Special Constable before becoming a full-time Police Constable in 2016.
Much of Susan’s career has been spent as a Response Officer in the south of the county, gaining a wealth of frontline experience. In 2022, she joined the Salisbury Neighbourhood Policing Team as a Police Constable and was promoted in post to Sergeant the following year.
Passionate about problem solving and making a tangible difference in local communities, Susan describes her current role as the most rewarding of her career. She considers herself fortunate to be doing the job she always aspired to—serving the public in a beautiful part of the world, alongside a dedicated and supportive team.
PC Josh Pankhurst began his policing journey in 2014 as a Special Constable with Wiltshire Police. He later transitioned into a police staff role as an escort officer in 2018, before achieving his ambition of becoming a full-time Police Constable in 2021. After three years on the Salisbury response team, Josh moved into neighbourhood policing in May 2024.
His passion for public service was sparked during his time in the Air Cadets, where he spent ten years developing a strong sense of community and discipline. Drawn to the variety, challenge, and meaningful impact that policing offers, Josh has always viewed the police as the right fit for his skills and values.
Josh is committed to proactive community engagement and problem-solving, often seen out on patrol with PCSO Quinn, tackling local issues and listening to residents’ concerns. Friendly and approachable, he encourages anyone who sees him out and about to stop for a chat.
PCSO Barnett is the latest addition to the Salisbury Neighbourhood Policing Team, covering the City Centre and surrounding areas.
PCSO Valerie Brown has been serving with Wiltshire Police since 2015. After five years working in Salisbury City Centre, PCSO Quinn moved into the Bemerton Heath area and now cover a broad patch including St Peter’s Place, Wilton Road, Devizes Road, and Churchfields.
Driven by a strong passion for helping others, PCSO Quinn is dedicated to making a meaningful difference in the community. A key part of their role involves youth engagement, including active involvement in the Mini Police programme. Through school visits and fun, educational sessions, PCSO Quinn helps build trust between young people and the police—something made even more special by the pride children feel when they wear their Mini Police uniforms.
On a daily basis, PCSO Quinn can be found out in the community—speaking with residents, visiting schools, supporting victims, problem-solving, and working with partner agencies. Whether offering guidance to a young person or simply being someone people can talk to, PCSO Quinn is a familiar and approachable presence and encourages anyone who sees her out and about to say hello.
Crimes and priorities
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Business Crime
Action taken:
High Visibility Patrols, alongside partnership working between Wiltshire Police, Wiltshire Council, Salisbury BID, and other partner agencies. These days of action will help tackle business crime and anti-social behaviour, which are having a significant impact on individual businesses as well as for the wider community. The Salisbury Business Crime Reduction Partnership (BCRP) is a collaborative initiative between the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, Salisbury BID, Wiltshire Police, and local authorities.
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PSPO Street Drinkers /ASB in the city centre
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The continued implementation of the PSPO in the City Centre regarding ASB associated with drinking alcohol. Increased high visibility patrols are being conducted during key times of the day to deter and reduce such incidents. Partnership work is ongoing with Wiltshire Council to embed longer term preventative measures regarding prolific offenders.
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Rural burglaries
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Proactive patrols are taking place in rural locations across Whiteparish and Wilton following several reports of non-dwelling burglaries in some of these areas. Predominately outbuilding have been targeted, tools and bikes have been reported stolen. Local officers are liaising with colleagues in Hampshire and sharing intelligence and information regarding these offences.
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ASB related to off road motor bikes – Old Sarum and Longhedge
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We have recently seen an increase in reported incidents of ASB in the Longhedge and Old Sarum area. These incidents have been related to use of off-road motor bikes being driven in a dangerous manner around residential areas.
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Community Speed Watch
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The teams continue to support, where capacity allows, the positive work the Community Speed Watch teams do across the area.
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Vulnerable checks
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Officers conduct regular visits to our identified vulnerable people to both reassure them following reported concerns and to deter visits by criminals who wish to exploit them. We have been working closely with Wiltshire Council Housing on evidence to support several injunctions which we have now got in place. These premises are visited regularly by the teams to provide support to those who are most vulnerable.
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ASB and Violence linked to Nighttime economy
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Dedicated patrols will increase during NTE (Nighttime economy) in the city centre as we are approaching the summer months and especially during the World Cup fixtures. We will continue to work closely with our licence premises and door staff to prevent and deter any ASB or violent incidents from happening.