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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To tackle violence & VAWG in our ward, which is the most prevalent offence taking place. We have increased our foot patrols across Norbury Park, specifically in the hot spot areas of Green Lane, Norbury Park, & Virginia Road. Offences related to violence has been reported which include domestic assault, Domestic abuse and violence on the street. These numbers including violence involved injury and non-injury. Continued patrols in these areas, with reassurance visits to the most affects residents helps these situations
Action taken:
VAWG Patrols with Local councillors and SN VAWG lead.
In process of facilitating a self defence class.
Reviewing lighting and egress and access.
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We have been conducting patrols to gather intelligence related to Speeding. Currently we have speeding operations, aiming towards specific roads that have been known for speeding in the past or that still cause an issue now. We are aware that there are some spots that we prioritize more due to more issues & safety elements, such as Green Lane, Norbury Avenue London road, Beulah Hill to name a few.
Action taken:
Community Speed watch booked in.
Processing speeding motorists and varying said location.
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One of our priorities remains to tackle Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) in our ward. During this time we will increase our foot patrols more high visibility across Norbury Park, specifically in the hot spot areas of Green Lane, Norbury Park, Kensington Avenue, Virginia Road, Covington Gardens, London Road, Acacia Road, Granville Gardens car park, & Norwood Grove Recreation Ground especially in the evening times this is the most concerning time for residents.
Especially more recently the dangerous driving by apparent moped drivers cutting through Norbury Park. Patrolling in known hot spot areas that are cause for concern on our Ward is the first priority of local patrolling team. ASB is tackled by ASB Warning, worlds of advice, & possible arrest to name a few.Action taken:
Also conducting patrols to gather intelligence related to drug use, as well as targeting the supply of drugs. Aiming towards the effective use of warrants, targeting the most prevalent criminals in relation to drug supply with the objective of using warrants as our main tool to catch these criminals involved in PWITS. Hot Spots we focus on, Norbury Park Granville Gardens, London road by Lidl and Norbury park railway station, Marston Way, Brickfield Road, Biggin Way to name a few.