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.
You can stay informed by signing up to MetEngage, a free messaging service that keeps you connected to what’s happening in your area. Whether its crime updates, safety advice, or news from your local policing team, you’ll get the information that matters to you when it matters most.
Join thousands of others who are already receiving trusted updates from their local police.
Crimes and priorities
-
Priority:
Action taken:
-
Priority:
Violence Against Women & Girls (VAWG) MET priority - To reduce crime and the fear of crime on Mayfield Ward and to increase public confidence. The public have requested presence for VAWG related police activity around South Park, Green Lane and Goodmayes Lane.
Action taken:
Mayfield SNT conduct regular Street Briefings which are an opportunity for local residents to raise concerns directly with their local neighbourhood officers. High Visibility Patrols have been increased across Mayfield Ward, especially in open spaces and crime hotspot areas. Walk & Talks with local officers will be advertised soon. These are an opportunity for women and girls to walk with local officers on Mayfield Ward and highlight any areas/roads where they feel unsafe and discuss solutions.
StreetSafe is a service for anyone to anonymously tell us about public places where you have felt or feel unsafe –
https://www.met.police.uk/notices/street-safe/street-safe/ -
Priority:
Patrols of South Park and the surrounding roads to tackle increased issues of drug activities and ASB.
Action taken:
High Visibility patrols of South park including advertised VAWG Walk and talk events and joint patrols with partner agencies.
-
Priority:
Motor Vehicle Crime – Theft of/from motor vehicles is one of the most common crimes across Mayfield Ward. Issues regarding speeding have also been raised to local officers, particularly around South Park Drive, Morrab Gardens, Dawlish Drive and Eton Road.
Action taken:
Mayfield SNT conduct high visibility patrols in hotspot motor vehicle crime areas. Local officers will continue to offer crime prevention advice to victims of crime and the public. Mayfield SNT will be holding Speed Gun and Traffic operations due to issues regarding vehicle speeding. Faraday Pouches have been provided to victims of crime and will continue to be handed out where possible. Local officers are regularly conducting checks on vehicles whilst on patrol resulting in stolen vehicles being recovered.