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 Hannah Cranham has been with Wiltshire Police for six years, initially serving as a Police Community Support Officer before qualifying as a Police Constable. She currently covers the Harnham and Southampton Road area of Salisbury.
In 2023, Hannah successfully completed the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship, which reinforced the value of collaborative, multi-agency working. She brings this approach to her neighbourhood policing role, actively engaging with partner organisations to develop effective, long-term solutions for the local community.
Dedicated, professional, and community-focused, Hannah is committed to building strong relationships and delivering a responsive service to those she serves.
PC Pallas is the latest addition to the Salisbury Neighbourhood Policing Team.
PC Pallas covers the areas of Harnham and Wilton.
PCSO Charlotte King has been serving with Wiltshire Police for two years. She began her policing career in the City Centre before taking on her current role, covering the communities of Harnham, Wilton, and Wilton Rural.
With a strong background in education, Charlotte spent 16 years supporting children and young people. This experience inspired her to pursue a role where she could make a broader impact, using her skills and knowledge to support individuals across all walks of life.
Charlotte is known for her calm, thoughtful approach to problem-solving and is committed to finding long-term, sustainable solutions for the communities she serves. Her passion for helping others and dedication to community engagement make her a valued and approachable presence in her policing areas.
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
Action taken:
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.