Bow East

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.

Bow East 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 BowEast@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).

J. Chambers

Sergeant

Adil Christopher

PCSO

Sonjoy Das

PCSO

Marco D'imperio

PCSO

Adrien Guelfi

Police Constable

Nimra Iftkhar

PCSO

Lina Jarasiute

Dedicated Ward 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
Drug Dealing and ASB in and around Lefevre Walk. Vehicles and pedestrians engaging in drug dealing and committing ASB around car parks and play areas between Lefevre Walk and Legion Terrace. Issued 17 July 2026	Increased high visibility patrols in areas to deter and apprehend offenders with plain clothes patrols to apprehend offenders Actioned 17 October 2026
Increase in theft offences around Fish Island Increase in pedal bike enabled mobile phone theft offences, in and around Fish Island. Issued 17 July 2026	Increased high visibility patrols and plain clothes patrols to apprehend offenders and educate mobile phone users. Actioned 17 October 2026
Drug Dealing and ASB around Matilda Gardens. Vehicles and pedestrians engaging in drug dealing and committing ASB around car parks and communal areas in Matilda Gardens Issued 17 July 2026	Increased high visibility patrols in areas to deter and apprehend offenders Actioned 17 October 2026

Priority

Action taken

Drug Dealing and ASB in and around Lefevre Walk.

Vehicles and pedestrians engaging in drug dealing and committing ASB around car parks and play areas between Lefevre Walk and Legion Terrace.

Issued 17 July 2026

Increased high visibility patrols in areas to deter and apprehend offenders with plain clothes patrols to apprehend offenders

Actioned 17 October 2026

Increase in theft offences around Fish Island

Increase in pedal bike enabled mobile phone theft offences, in and around Fish Island.

Issued 17 July 2026

Increased high visibility patrols and plain clothes patrols to apprehend offenders and educate mobile phone users.

Actioned 17 October 2026

Drug Dealing and ASB around Matilda Gardens.

Vehicles and pedestrians engaging in drug dealing and committing ASB around car parks and communal areas in Matilda Gardens

Issued 17 July 2026

Increased high visibility patrols in areas to deter and apprehend offenders

Actioned 17 October 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 Bow East are saying are the issues in the area:

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