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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Action taken:
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Violent Crime - Violent crime was confirmed as remaining a ward priority at the September PLG meeting. Residents expressed concerns around violent crime in specific areas of Mortlake. Priority remains unchanged.
Action taken:
Patrols of areas within the ward that residents have highlighted as areas of concern. Joint engagement with local housing partnerships and council to identify areas affected by ASB, working together to tackle issues raised by residents.
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Burglary - At the January PLG meeting it was agreed that burglary would remain one of the ward priorities. Residents were concerned that the winter months and longer evenings would result in an increase in burglary offences.
Action taken:
Local officer will continue to conduct patrols in burglary hotspot areas. Reassurance visits conducted by local officers to victims of burglary and cocooning carried out in immediate area of burglary offences to raise awareness and offer crime prevention advice.
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Motor Vehicle Crime - Local residents agreed at January PLG meeting that vehicle crime would remain a ward priority. Both theft from motor vehicle and theft of motor vehicle offences continue to be an issue within the ward. Ward priority remains unchanged.
Action taken:
Research of intelligence system to identify locations for patrols and potential offenders. High visibility patrols and promoting of crime prevention through social media and engagement with owners of vehicles at highest risk. Local officers engaging with Crime Prevention Officer and signage has been installed in areas of high activity to raise awareness with vehicle owners around vehicle security.