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.
PC Thompson is the latest addition to the Salisbury neighbourhood policing team, covering the Bishopdown Down /Laverstock/Longhenge areas.
PC Marc Evans brings a strong rural background to his role, having been raised and educated in Dartmoor. Before joining Wiltshire Police, he served for 23 years in the military, an experience that deeply informs his practical and hands-on approach to policing.
Marc now works closely with local working farms and the wider community, drawing on both his Dartmoor roots and military service. He is a committed supporter of the Armed Forces Covenant and takes pride in serving his rural patch with dedication and care.
PCSO Geanina Tablet joined Wiltshire Police in 2019, driven by a genuine passion for helping others and making a meaningful difference in people’s lives.
Since then, she has developed strong connections within the community by promoting visibility, building trust, and engaging with residents. Geanina works alongside a dedicated team of colleagues, whose collaboration and commitment are key to delivering effective neighbourhood policing.
Her role involves working closely with partner agencies to address local concerns, enhance community safety, and offer reassurance to those in need. For Geanina, policing is more than a job - it’s about being present, approachable, and dedicated to the wellbeing of the communities she serves.
Jenny Moss is the Police Community Support Officer for Laverstock, Ford, Old Sarum, and Longhedge Village. She joined Wiltshire Police in 2007 and has previously served in both Salisbury City Centre and Wilton.
Jenny enjoys the variety that neighbourhood policing offers - whether it’s assisting with local enquiries, working alongside partner agencies to help solve community issues, or engaging with local schools and groups. Her focus is on being a visible, approachable presence and helping residents feel connected and supported.
PCSO John Taylor covers the rural communities of Alderbury, East and West Grimstead, Farley and Pitton, Firsdown, Landford, West Dean, Whiteparish, and Winterslow.
John joined Wiltshire Police as a Police Community Support Officer in 2018 after serving 22 years as a dog handler with the Ministry of Defence. Now working across East Salisbury’s rural areas, he is passionate about understanding and supporting the unique challenges these communities face. He takes pride in being a visible and approachable presence, dedicated to building strong local relationships and helping people feel safe where they live.
PCSO Matt Murray has served with Wiltshire Police for over seven years. Prior to joining the force, he worked in the private sector as a plainclothes store detective, gaining valuable experience in crime prevention and investigation.
Matt began his policing career as part of the Community Policing Team and now works within the Neighbourhood Policing Team. He collaborates closely with partner agencies and neighbouring forces through the Joint Tactical Area Group (JTAG) partnership with Dorset and Hampshire Police.
He brings a range of specialist skills to his role, including:
South Area Wildlife Crime Officer
NPCC-accredited in Vehicle Crime and Burglary Prevention
Heritage Crime Officer
Matt is passionate about protecting both people and places, working proactively to prevent crime and support the communities he serves.
Crimes and priorities
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Business Crime
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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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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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Burglaries related to businesses
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There has been an increase in nighttime burglaries mainly in the City Centre, but also along the main roads coming into the city, such as Castle Road. These are believed to be linked. The teams are continuing to conduct targeted patrols in hot spot 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 related to illegal ebikes/motorised scooters
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We have recently seen an increase in reported incidents of ASB and dangerous driving involving the use of illegal ebikes and scooters. This has predominately been in the City Centre, but this has been an issue across many areas in the Salisbury area.