Around eight metropolitan Adelaide police stations are set to close under Police Commissioner Gary Burns’ visible policing strategy.

Burns, under fire recently from Tea Tree Gully residents over the future of their shopfront police station, confirmed today he was reviewing the future of seven similar stations.

“We’ve been looking at our satellite locations, such as the one at Tea Tree Gully, to see if they represent value for the public,” he told 891 ABC radio today.

“We send a patrol car out there and the officers do their work for the day from the station; they see maybe three people a day; it’s not good value.

“We now offer online vehicle collision reporting and online crime reporting; so do we need it?

“There’s about eight satellite stations around the city.”

Burns said he preferred that officers who would otherwise be staffing the satellite stations be on the road.

“We want high visibility policing; officers out there in patrol cars on the road, on bikes etc.”

Last week SAPOL launched an updated website that included fine payment, crash reporting, lost property reporting and the capacity to report suspicious activity.

“It’s our belief that SAPOL services should be functional and accessible anywhere, at any time,” Burns said.

“The new site represents a terrific step forward in ensuring that we provide a visible, responsive service to all South Australians, not just on the beat but also online.”