Lancaster Gate

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.

Lancaster Gate 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 LancasterGate@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).

Miraj Ali

PCSO

Antony Beasley

Inspector

Pc Bridgewater

Police Constable

Daniel Burr

PCSO

Elena-Camelia Buzatu

Police Contable

Stephen Chaplin

Police Constable

Mahmood Khushi

PCSO

Naomi Palmer

Sergeant

Naphtali Parvaiz-Masih

Police Constable

Jonathan Sawyer

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
S - Reduce shoplifting offences, in particular those that involve violence, in the Lancaster Gate area, in particular, Queensway. M - Measured by a reduction in reports of shoplifting within Lancaster Gate footprint. Issued 16 April 2026	A - Achieved by building an intelligence picture of the top prolific offenders for shoplifting and high visibility patrols in hotspot areas, utilising stop and search. Working in partnership with affected businesses and building strong working relationships. R - This issue is relevant to the borough of Westminster, shoplifting offences involving threats or violence effect people who work in the community and is flagged as a concern. T - This priority will be measured over a 3 month period and at the next Ward Panel meeting. Actioned 16 July 2026
S – Reduce residential burglary in the Lancaster Gate area M – Measured by a reduction in reports of burglary within the Lancaster Gate footprint. Issued 16 April 2026	A – Achieved by building an intelligence picture of prolific burglars in the area, working with the Burglary team to target arresting suspects and CBO from the area. High visibility foot patrols in hotspot areas by PCs and PCSOs. Providing crime prevention material and getting the community signed up to Met Engage. R – This issue to is relevant, burglary is a priority crime for the borough of Westminster and this crime greatly affects the victims. T - This priority will be measured over a 3 month period and at the next Ward Panel meeting. Actioned 16 July 2026
ASB. S – Target areas causing ASB in the community. M – Measured by a reduction in reports of ASB Issued 16 April 2026	A – Achieved by patrols in hotspot areas for ASB, utilising stop and search for drug offences that impact ASB, letting the community know what local police have been doing to keep everyone updated with actions taken. R – ASB is linked to drug use and public order offences which are reported consistently by Lancaster Gate residents. T - This priority will be measured over a 3 month period and at the next Ward Panel meeting. Actioned 16 July 2026

Priority

Action taken

S - Reduce shoplifting offences, in particular those that involve violence, in the Lancaster Gate area, in particular, Queensway.
M - Measured by a reduction in reports of shoplifting within Lancaster Gate footprint.

Issued 16 April 2026

A - Achieved by building an intelligence picture of the top prolific offenders for shoplifting and high visibility patrols in hotspot areas, utilising stop and search.
Working in partnership with affected businesses and building strong working relationships.
R - This issue is relevant to the borough of Westminster, shoplifting offences involving threats or violence effect people who work in the community and is flagged as a concern.
T - This priority will be measured over a 3 month period and at the next Ward Panel meeting.

Actioned 16 July 2026

S – Reduce residential burglary in the Lancaster Gate area
M – Measured by a reduction in reports of burglary within the Lancaster Gate footprint.

Issued 16 April 2026

A – Achieved by building an intelligence picture of prolific burglars in the area, working with the Burglary team to target arresting suspects and CBO from the area. High visibility foot patrols in hotspot areas by PCs and PCSOs. Providing crime prevention material and getting the community signed up to Met Engage.
R – This issue to is relevant, burglary is a priority crime for the borough of Westminster and this crime greatly affects the victims.
T - This priority will be measured over a 3 month period and at the next Ward Panel meeting.

Actioned 16 July 2026

ASB.
S – Target areas causing ASB in the community.
M – Measured by a reduction in reports of ASB

Issued 16 April 2026

A – Achieved by patrols in hotspot areas for ASB, utilising stop and search for drug offences that impact ASB, letting the community know what local police have been doing to keep everyone updated with actions taken.
R – ASB is linked to drug use and public order offences which are reported consistently by Lancaster Gate residents.
T - This priority will be measured over a 3 month period and at the next Ward Panel meeting.

Actioned 16 July 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 Lancaster Gate are saying are the issues in the area:

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