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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Priority:
Action taken:
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E bike / Scooter enforcement for pedestrian safety
Action taken:
Op Veyvah was developed and pioneered by Fairfield SNT targeting the use of E-Scooters and E-bikes following complaints from residents and the ward panel. It has run on several dates and involves fixed and mobile enforcement of traffic legislation to seize these vehicles where their use is illegal.
The aim is to improve pedestrian safety and ensure vehicles are used in a responsible way with education.E bikes are legal if limited to 15.5 mph and pedal assisted to reach this speed. E scooters are only legal if used on private land as they cannot be insured unless hired through a scheme which is not local to Croydon.
The team have seized many of these vehicles and will continue enforcement and improving awareness of the current legal situation.
We have worked with HM Immigration to speak to food delivery workers and target the use of illegal bike and working without a visa.The government is currently reviewing and bringing forward legislation around the use of these vehicles.
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Priority:
Anti-social behaviour across the ward and enforcing the Public Spaces Protection order in the town centre
Action taken:
There has been continual enforcement of the PSPO to address anti-social behaviour across the ward. This has led to multiple CPNW's and CPN's being issued to repeat offenders within the area. Working with Croydon council ASB team to address reports of residents causing ASB and long term problem solving.
Joint patrols with Park Guard (Council) and BID rangers to support hi visibility in hot spots.
There will be patrols in the area to address ASB across Fairfield ward and reports of poor behaviour outside schools at drop off and pick up times.
ASB Surgeries held at local cafes as an opportunity for residents to meet the team and address concerns. -
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Violence against Women and Girls. Offences that target and have a disproportionate effect on female victims
Action taken:
Local police are assisting with the deployment of fixed Live Facial Recognition cameras within the town centre footprints. As part of these deployments officers are arresting wanted offenders for violence offences and checking Sexual Offence Prevention Orders are being complied with.
VAWG walk and talk event scheduled for March to discuss resident concerns.
Officers conduct patrols of transport hubs and enforce the PSPO where appropriate.
Op Veyvah - a hi visibility pedestrian safety operation targeting the use of illegal e-bikes and e-scooters is conducted on a regular basis.