Dalston

Welcome to Met Engage,

We're transforming the Met to become a service that truly delivers for you.

Through our new platform Met Engage you can get to know your local officers, help shape how we police your local area and have direct access to key information and advice.

This isn't just a platform for us to tell you what we're doing in your area, it's an opportunity for you to tell us what's concerning you most so we can take action on the things that truly matter to you.

Dalston 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.

To contact to your team about local policing issues, email us at Dalston@contact.metengage.co.uk or pick an officer to email below. (Please do not use this contact method to report crime, in an emergency always call 999 or you can report crime online at www.met.police.uk or dial 101).

Suliman Ahmadi

PCSO

Gabriel Campbell

Police Constable

Michael Douglas

PCSO

Hilary Franco Fernandez

PCSO

Aislinn George

Sergeant

David Lamb

Inspector

Aaron Patten

Police Constable

Daniel Pledger

Police Constable

Billy Thurston

Police Constable

Giovanni Tozzi

PCSO

Local Priority Issues

We are committed to tackling the issues that matter most to local communities. Based on our conversations with residents, and the issues they have raised with us, our main priorities are:

Priority	Action taken
Gillet Square - Class A drug use, supply offences, as well as isolated incidences of violence associated with the consumption and supply of Class A drugs. Previous serious violence in the area has been fuelled by drug related crime. Issued 21 November 2025	Robust enforcement of drug related offences in residential areas. High visibility patrols to deter criminality and communication with local residents groups to identify offenders. Actioned 31 January 2026
ASB and Street Drinking around Gillet Square Liaise Youth Clubs to divert youth ASB and safeguard vulnerable young people Issued 21 November 2025	High Visibility Patrols in the area working with local authority enforcement officers. Work with local youth services to set up semi-regular engagement events. Directed engagement Actioned 31 January 2026
VAWG Incidences of severe ASB and acquisitive crime related to Class A drug users on residential roads in the north of the ward as well as VAWG offences. Local businesses are experiencing adverse effects due to the high concentration of Class A users and others that are intimidated by the presence of those believed to be supplying Class A drugs. Issued 21 November 2025	High-visibility patrols in the area, in addition to issuing ASB/CPW/CPN to individuals found engaging in VAWG and ASB on the footprint. Liaising with local council in roll-out of Neighbourhood Watch programme in the area. Actioned 31 January 2026

Priority

Action taken

Gillet Square - Class A drug use, supply offences, as well as isolated incidences of violence associated with the consumption and supply of Class A drugs. Previous serious violence in the area has been fuelled by drug related crime.

Issued 21 November 2025

Robust enforcement of drug related offences in residential areas. High visibility patrols to deter criminality and communication with local residents groups to identify offenders.

Actioned 31 January 2026

ASB and Street Drinking around Gillet Square

Liaise Youth Clubs to divert youth ASB and safeguard vulnerable young people

Issued 21 November 2025

High Visibility Patrols in the area working with local authority enforcement officers.

Work with local youth services to set up semi-regular engagement events. Directed engagement

Actioned 31 January 2026

VAWG
Incidences of severe ASB and acquisitive crime related to Class A drug users on residential roads in the north of the ward as well as VAWG offences. Local businesses are experiencing adverse effects due to the high concentration of Class A users and others that are intimidated by the presence of those believed to be supplying Class A drugs.

Issued 21 November 2025

High-visibility patrols in the area, in addition to issuing ASB/CPW/CPN to individuals found engaging in VAWG and ASB on the footprint. Liaising with local council in roll-out of Neighbourhood Watch programme in the area.

Actioned 31 January 2026

The word cloud below represents the issues raised by residents through their Local Matters survey. We take this into consideration along with discussions with stakeholders, ward panel meetings and conversations with the public when setting our key priorities

What members in Dalston are saying are the issues in the area:

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