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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Residents have called for action to tackle drug dealing from cars on Mountague Place, Newby Place and Bazely Street. There have been reports of violence in the nearby area, which may or may not be linked. Poplar SNT will conduct plain clothes and high visibility patrols to target drug dealers and provide addiction support for drug users.
Action taken:
The team have responded to this problem by stopping vehicles suspected of being involved in anti-social behavior. This has included a range of interventions from posting warning letters to registered keepers, to seizing vehicles for having no insurance which has a huge impact on those involved. We have seen an improvement in the area.
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Residents have reported anti-social behaviour taking place on Woodstock Terrace, with vehicles and groups congregating and causing a nuisance. Poplar SNT will patrol Woodstock Terrace and the adjoining park regularly. We will use our road traffic powers to discourage inconsiderate and illegal use of this street.
Action taken:
The team has responded by stopping persons and vehicles and searching those suspected of having any drugs in their possession. Interventions have included issuing warning notices, fines and charging people for possession of drugs where they will now have to attend court as a result. We have also been notifying the DVLA of any driving related offences.
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Residents have informed us of drug-dealing around Thornfield House, as well as vehicles dealing around the park in Pennyfields. Poplar SNT will pay close attention to this area on our patrols and use stop and search powers to disrupt drug dealing and anti-social behaviour in the street.
Action taken:
The team have regulalry been patrolling this estate, and have been sending out letters to residents, encouraging them to report any future incidents to police. We have stopped and disrupted several groups suspected of comitting anti-social behaviour. We have seen an improvement in the area as a result.