Your Safer Neighbourhoods Team
Your Safer Neighbourhoods Team is a group of Met police officers dedicated to serving your community. The team is made up of officers based in your area (or 'ward'), supported by additional officers from the wider area.
We work closely with local authorities, community leaders and residents to decide our policing priorities for the area. This helps us to find useful, long-term solutions to local problems, while maintaining our wider focus on reducing crime across London.
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Crimes and priorities
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Ward Panel 04/06/2026- Robbery in Mayesbrook Park; Panel members are concerned about Robbery and Knife Crime in Mayesbrook Park and Academy way. This was also highlighted in the recent TTCG and PCF meetings.
Action taken:
Our team aim to carry out high visibility patrols and the use of appropriate stop and search powers to deter offenders. 4 week Operation Ormi has started from June to combat rise in Robbery offences - Mixture of plain clothes, uniform and cycle patrols around school times and hot spot areas around the park.
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Ward Panel 04/06/2026 -Panel Member want to see more ward patrol to combat vehicle related offences. Data shows 27 incidents of vehicle crime reported since last ward panel.
Action taken:
Actions: High visibility patrols in areas identified as hot spot for this type of crime. We will give out motor vehicle crime prevention advice at our contact sessions. More patrols around Rugby road, Porters Avenue, Academy Way, Waterside Close and Lodge Avenue.
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Ward Panel 04/06/2026 -VAWG related offences - Data shows 36 incidents reported since last ward panel, which has caused concern to the residents - Recently they have also been two incidents of sexual assault in Mayesbrook park with two young females, suspects using moped or electric scooters to make their escape.
Action taken:
Team will be conducting 4 week operation in Mayesbrook park and surrounding roads to provide visible presence around school times and Road traffic operation to seizure illegal moped and electric scooters.