Your Safer Neighbourhoods Team
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Crimes and priorities
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Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls is a key aspect of the Mayors Policing Plan and a New Met for London.
Action taken:
We use data to identify specific problem areas in Colliers Wood. We work with Merton Council to make areas safer. We work with specialist departments to relentlessly pursue perpetrators of VAWG.
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Colliers Wood has a large retail footprint and is often targeted by shoplifters. Concerns have been raised by a number of residents due to the increase in shoplifting that they have noticed on the ward.
Action taken:
Local officers have participated in a number of operations targeting the shoplifting hotspots resulting in a number of arrests. Officers will continue to target shoplifters and seek to manage the most prolific offenders with long standing solutions, such as Community Behavioural Orders.
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Colliers Wood has seen an increase in Anti-Social Behaviour caused by Street drinkers, such as drug taking and rowdy and inconsiderate behaviour. With particular hotspots being outside the tube station, on the High-street and its surrounding area.
Action taken:
Officers have patrolled the ward with Merton Safer Streets and are assisting in the implementation of the borough wide public space protection order (PSPO) on anti-social street drinking. Officers have also set up their own proactive management plan to focus efforts on reducing the amount of anti-social behaviour caused by street drinkers.