Belvedere

Growing concern with drug use/dealing within the lower Belvedere area, mainly around Picardy Street and the surrounds. There is also a concern around shoplifting offences.

The team are out daily conducting proactive patrols and high vis proactive operations with knife arches and drugs dogs have been conducted around the local BR stations.

Disruption to dealers in Lower Belvedere. Utilising stop and search has also led to nuisance drug users being dealt with. Acting on intel and focusing on building relationships with local community so information can be shared with police and acted upon.

Crime prevention stalls around the local shops and supermarkets to provide reassurance and visible presence. Liaising with licencing and trading standards and conducting regular operations to ensure shops are complying with their roles and responsibilities.

There has been growing concerns about vehicles, a number of concerns about the vehicles being stolen, vehicles being used in crime and driving offences including speeding. There is also a concern around burglaries in the area.

Crime prevention information stalls. Reassurance to victims for M/V crime, working with other agencies to deal with other vehicle issues.
Search warrants conducted on offenders where the intel is available. Speed gun operations to be conducted to tackle speeding offences in Belvedere. There are regular plain clothes patrols in the area in order to prevent and detect theft offences including burglary and theft of motor vehicle offences.

General violence on the streets of Belvedere. London wide priority.

Action taken:
Working with the VAWG team from Bexleyheath Council. Hi-Visibility patrols to disrupt this as much as possible. Patrol areas based on intelligence gathered.