Your Safer Neighbourhoods Team
Your Safer Neighbourhoods Team (SNT) 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.
Crimes and priorities
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Priority:
Action taken:
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Priority:
Robbery - focus on Rye Lane and surrounding areas on the ward where robberies have been reported.
Action taken:
Patrols have been increased in Rye Lane and we work closely with specialist units to identify perpetrators and take requisite action. recent operations have seen a reduction in offences.
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Priority:
Drug dealing - taking action on reports of drug dealing across the ward and also proactively tackling the issue
Action taken:
Rye Lane is a priority ward and has seen an uplift of police officers present on the streets. Officers work with community partner organisations to engage with and identifying habitual drug users and guide them towards supporting services, alongside investigating the supply of drugs. An aim of this is a reduction in thefts, begging and anti-social behaviour.
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Priority:
Anti-social behaviour (ASB) - reduce all forms of ASB, including graffiti
Action taken:
Patrols have increased across the ward and officers work in partnership with Southwark Council to tackle the issue. Engagement with local residents and business owners is ongoing.