Whitechapel

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.

Whitechapel 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 Whitechapel@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).

Sheraz Ahmed

Police Constable

Stefania Fuerea

PCSO

Richard Gauci

Police Constable

Muhammed Hamid

Sergeant

Mohammad-Khizer Hayat

Police Constable

Hedayatul Islam

PCSO

Arif Kassam

PCSO

Ronan O'connor

Police Constable

Stephen Reed

Police Constable

Josh Welley

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
Burglary/ Robbery in Whitechapel and surrounding area. Issued 10 October 2025	Officers are regularly patrolling the crime hotspots with a mixture of high visibility foot patrols and in plain clothes. Actioned 10 January 2026
Business Crime in local businesses Issued 10 October 2025	Working with local businesses and council partners to tackle shoplifting and business related offences. Actioned 10 January 2026
Tackling ASB Issued 10 October 2025	Targeted approach to tackling ASB in Damien Street, London Hospital Tavern (outside area), Mulberry Street, Gowers Walk, Fieldgate and Myrdle Street Actioned 10 January 2026

Priority

Action taken

Burglary/ Robbery in Whitechapel and surrounding area.

Issued 10 October 2025

Officers are regularly patrolling the crime hotspots with a mixture of high visibility foot patrols and in plain clothes.

Actioned 10 January 2026

Business Crime in local businesses

Issued 10 October 2025

Working with local businesses and council partners to tackle shoplifting and business related offences.

Actioned 10 January 2026

Tackling ASB

Issued 10 October 2025

Targeted approach to tackling ASB in Damien Street, London Hospital Tavern (outside area), Mulberry Street, Gowers Walk, Fieldgate and Myrdle Street

Actioned 10 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 Whitechapel are saying are the issues in the area:

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