Police respond to welfare incident in London Road resulting in man receiving professional care
By Sophie Lewis
Published 23rd Oct 2025, 11:21 BST
Updated 23rd Oct 2025, 11:22 BST
Multiple police officers were spotted responding to an incident in a busy North End street yesterday.
A stretch of London Road, North End, saw a considerable police presence yesterday evening (October 22) as officers responded to a welfare incident.
A spokesperson for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said: “We were called by our colleagues at South Central Ambulance Service shortly after 5.20pm yesterday (Wednesday 22 October) regarding a concern for welfare incident.”
Two police cars and a van were at the scene, between Mayfield Road and North End Avenue, with multiple officers assisting a man on the ground.
As a result of the incident, the man was detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act and handed into the care of health professionals.