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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Priority:
Street drinking (Oldfield recreation ground and vicinity): Small groups drinking in public leading to Anti Social Behaviour and at times violence.
Action taken:
S - specifically to reduce street drinking and associated problems
M - Measured by the Ward teams ability to enforce the PSPO, work in partnership with the council to deter and prevent street drinking. Conduct regular high visibility patrols to reduce levels of street drinking. Arrest and bring to justice prolific offenders
A - Achievable as part of ward team patrols and with partnership approach
R - relevant as requested by ward panel
T - Timely as patrol plans for the ward team can incorporate this priority******updates****
HI VIS patrols continue in this area, this time of year there is a reduction in street drinking but when seen it is being dealt with by moving persons on and issuing various disposals to more persistent offenders. Contact has been made with licensed premise reminding them of laws re selling of alcohol (extra strong restrictions / single cans etc)
20/07/2026 ward panel confirmed remains priority, patrols continue to deter and prevent offences
Patrols continue in area, enforcement action taken against repeat offenders
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Priority:
Drug dealing in the area of the tube station along with other targeted areas as mentioned in the Ward Panel Meeting.
Action taken:
S - Specifically to reduce drug dealing in and around the tube station along with other targeted areas as mentioned in the Ward Panel Meeting.
M- Measurable by the ward team conducting high visibility patrols of the area, conduct intelligence led stop and search. Arrest and bring to justice prolific offenders.
A - Achievable as part of the ward teams patrol plans and in conjunction with neighbouring ward teams and partners
R - relevant as requested by ward panel members
T - Timely as can be incorporated into daily ward patrols****updates***
HI VIS patrols in the area, stop and searches conducted and a number of disposals for drugs offences.
Violent offences in the area have been and remain low.
Will increase patrols as Summer months continue as ASB drugs in this area increases as the year progresses
Patrols continue, enforcement action taken on repeat suspects20/07/2026 ward panel confirmed remains priority, patrols continue to deter and prevent offences
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Priority:
Anti social behaviour in the area of the tube station, Oldfield Circus, Greenford Station, Olympic Way Greenford along with other targeted areas as mentioned in the Ward Panel Meeting.
Action taken:
S - Specifically to tackle increased ASB and crime at the Greenford Tube station, Oldfield Circus, Olympic Way Greenford.
M - measurable as ward team will conduct high visibility patrols, work with the businesses, lighting etc to reduce crime. Arrest and bring to justice prolific offenders targeting the area.
A - Achievable as long term intervention will be assisted by daily ward patrols of the location and partnership work
R - relevant as ward panel members requested it
T - Timely as can be achieved over time, will be a long term issue that benefits from daily presence*****updates****
HI VIS patrols continue in the area. There have been no car meets in this area for some time.20/07/2026 ward panel confirmed remains priority, patrols continue to deter and prevent offences
ASB patrols continue in this location, enforcement action taken as appropriate