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Your Safer Neighbourhoods Team
Dedicated Ward Officer
Crimes and priorities
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Priority:
Action taken:
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Priority:
Drug dealing and use around The Thamesmead East Estate, tower blocks. ASB in and around Yarnton Way, and the surrounding streets.
Action taken:
Several warrants have been conducted on the ward over the past year. Several arrests made and quantities of drugs seized. Proactive patrols are conducted regularly and we utilise our stop and search powers to target those committing drug offences. We work closely with the council and housing associations to tackle ASB in the area so that we will can issue ASB warnings, community protection notices and closure orders where necessary.
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Priority:
General violence on the streets of Thamesmead. London wide priority.
Action taken:
Regular patrols of the estates and surrounds. Stop and search powers exercised, weapons seized and arrests made with offenders being put before the courts. Regular operations are conducted targeting violent crime / Robbery and reducing other crime rates at train stations and hotspot areas. Regular engagements at the local schools are vital so that the police can promote a sense of trust with the children and steer them away from violent crime.
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Priority:
Theft of/from Motor vehicles including tow aways and cat convertor thefts.
Action taken:
The team have identified several suspects and arrests have been made. Our aim is to target those who are prolific in committing theft of and theft from motor vehicle offences to reduce crime rates.