Hackney Downs

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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.

Hackney Downs 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 HackneyDowns@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).

Daniella Aikhomun

PCSO

Nadia Asghar

Police Constable

James Bishop

Sergeant

Callum Easton

Police Constable

David Lamb

Inspector

Samira Sadia

Police Community Support Officer

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
Working to achieve a reduction of violence on the Ward: Gang related and Violence against another person, in particular in relation to women and girls following reports of suspicious males and incidents of sexual harassment in the vicinity of DOWNS PARK. Reports of gang ride-outs into rival territory leading to violent incidents. Issued 28 July 2025	High visibility patrols to show presence and deter crime. Targeted stop and search based on intel from the community to remove those with drugs and weapons from the streets. Actioned 28 July 2025
Focusing on high volume of antisocial behaviour being reported by residents who live on the roads surrounding DOWNS PARK fuelled by street-drinking and drug dealing in the local area. Issued 28 July 2025	Partnership working and increased patrols in areas affected to reduce numbers of those engaging in ASB and its impact on the community. Actioned 28 July 2025
Focusing on theft from vehicles after various reports of vehicles having been broken into and belongings taken. Issued 28 July 2025	Social media campaigns offering crime prevention advice along with door-to-door knocks, leaflet drops and patrols. Actioned 28 July 2025

Priority

Action taken

Working to achieve a reduction of violence on the Ward: Gang related and Violence against another person, in particular in relation to women and girls following reports of suspicious males and incidents of sexual harassment in the vicinity of DOWNS PARK. Reports of gang ride-outs into rival territory leading to violent incidents.

Issued 28 July 2025

High visibility patrols to show presence and deter crime. Targeted stop and search based on intel from the community to remove those with drugs and weapons from the streets.

Actioned 28 July 2025

Focusing on high volume of antisocial behaviour being reported by residents who live on the roads surrounding DOWNS PARK fuelled by street-drinking and drug dealing in the local area.

Issued 28 July 2025

Partnership working and increased patrols in areas affected to reduce numbers of those engaging in ASB and its impact on the community.

Actioned 28 July 2025

Focusing on theft from vehicles after various reports of vehicles having been broken into and belongings taken.

Issued 28 July 2025

Social media campaigns offering crime prevention advice along with door-to-door knocks, leaflet drops and patrols.

Actioned 28 July 2025

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 Hackney Downs are saying are the issues in the area:

Agree or not? Have your say now, click here to do the survey