Your Safer Neighbourhoods Team
My role is Dedicated Ward Metropolitan Police officer attached to the Dulwich Village Ward. My primary role is front line and high visibility policing presence that works in co-operation with residents, community leaders and local Southwark Council authority to identify and solve local problems. Targeted patrols are also conducted in areas with specific issues such as increased vehicle crime or dealing with anti-social behaviour and offer face- to- face crime prevention advice.
In my Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) role, is to serve as a visible, accessible, and approachable presence in the community, offering reassurance, problem-solving, and defusing situations that threaten conflict. PCSOs are expected to act with professional discretion, using their designated legal powers to support the resolution, prevention, and deterrence of local crime.
PCSOs play a crucial role in fostering good community relations, supporting ongoing police operations, and developing effective relationships with individuals across the community, including the vulnerable and at risk to prevent crime and build trust in policing.
As a PCSO one of the areas I am always keen to improve on how to communicate to local communities and explain the work I do to keep them safe. With that in mind I would like to highlight a new service we are launching called Met Engage. The Met Engage platform will allow members of the public to subscribe to receive updates about what we are doing on the streets. These emails will be a mixture of updates on how we are tackling issues in the area, crime prevention advice and invitations to engagement events. People who sign up to the platform will be encouraged to let us know what matters the most to them. Not only will this help us identify and address the crimes that matter most to residents, but will also influence the messages that users receive, so that they receive the most relevant information.
Crimes and priorities
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Priority:
Action taken:
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Priority:
Dealing with crimes related to motor vehicles - including theft of motor vehicle, theft from a motor vehicle and vehicle interference.
Action taken:
Patrolling targeted areas, highlighting vulnerable vehicles and offering advice for target hardening. Leaflets and reassurance crime advice. Varying shift patterns to allow patrols later in the evenings and nights.
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Priority:
Our latest community survey highlighted an increased concern regarding Violence against Women and Girls within Dulwich Village, including areas within the ward which are particularly dark and leave members of the community feeling vulnerable
Action taken:
Enhanced high visibility patrols will be completed, working with partner agencies to reduce darker areas of the ward and using data lead policing to reduce crime by bringing offenders to justice
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Robbery and Theft - Dealing with robberies and theft snatch throughout the ward, predominantly aimed at school students.
Action taken:
Increased high visibility patrols at school run times around the ward. Educating students and residents by handing out crime prevention advice leaflets.