Island Gardens

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Island Gardens 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 IslandGardens@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).

Ilma Afrose (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, ISLAND GARDEN)

Ilma Afrose

PCSO

Jack Fletcher (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Island Gardens)

Jack Fletcher

Police Constable

Michael Hills (Metropolitan Police, Sergeant, SNT)

Michael Hills

Sergeant

Anna Kelly (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, Island Garden ward , Tower Hamlet   Central East)

Anna Kelly

PCSO

Keith O'Brien (Metropolitan Police, Sergeant, Blackwall and Cubitt Town and the Isle of Dogs)

Keith O'brien

Sergeant

William Thompson (Police - Island Gardens neighbourhoods officer, Police Constable, Island Gardens Ward Officer)

William Thompson

Police Constable

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

Youth Related Violence around
Douglas Path/Millwall Park, E14 - Youths congregate, particularly after school kick out, with reports of some robberies in the park.

Issued 04 September 2026

The SNT have been doing regular high visibility patrols and operations with the local authority.

Actioned 16 December 2026

Phoenix Court and surrounding areas - reports of theft snatch/robberies.

Issued 04 September 2026

The SNT have been doing regular hi-vis patrols and plain clothes patrols, as well as operations with the local authority.

Actioned 16 December 2026

Issues of Drug Dealing in Phoenix Court.

Issued 04 September 2026

The SNT have been doing regular hi-vis patrols, and operations with the local authority.

Actioned 16 December 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 Island Gardens are saying are the issues in the area:

Latest Alerts

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Join Us for free Bike Marking Event Outside Island Gardens DLR Station : Tue 10 Nov 11:00

Hi Residents,

Metropolitan Police
10/11/2026 07:47:36

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Mobile Phone Theft Prevention

Criminals often use bikes and mopeds to snatch mobile phones from people, particularly at busy locat...

Metropolitan Police
08/11/2026 09:40:26

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VAWG : Sat 28 Nov 12:00

Dear Residents, Your local Safer Neighbourhood Team would like to invite you to a Walk & Talk an...

Metropolitan Police
05/11/2026 09:25:42

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What matters to you?

Hello Resident, Residents across your area have identified anti-social behaviour as a key local co...

Metropolitan Police
03/11/2026 14:17:25

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Autumn Policing Update

As the recent weather has very much indicated, we are now well into Autumn, and Winter will soon be ...

Metropolitan Police
21/10/2026 15:20:45

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Join Us for free Bike Marking Event Outside Island Gardens DLR Station : Tue 10 Nov 11:00

Dear Residents, We are pleased to invite you to a free Bike Marking Event taking place in front of I...

Metropolitan Police
21/10/2026 12:10:13

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Local Mobile phone theft and illegal e-bikes operation

Dear Resident, Here’s the latest on mobile phone theft in your area. Mobile phone theft and snatch o...

Metropolitan Police
16/10/2026 15:12:01

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Local Drug dealing / Drug use Update

Dear Resident, Here’s a quick update on drugs crime in your area, please be reassured that we’re ta...

Metropolitan Police
12/10/2026 08:14:01

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