Eastbury
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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.
Eastbury 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 Eastbury@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).

Jemma Bertie
Sergeant

Kacper Brzezinski
PCSO

Steven Burkey
Police Constable

Joseph Pocknell
PCSO
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 |
|---|---|
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Violence against women and girls. Issued 03 November 2025 |
Working in partnership with local authority and community to reduce, prevent, detect and deter incidents and impact of VAWG on women and girls in Eastbury . Actioned 03 November 2025 |
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Anti Social Behavior linked to Drugs Dealing and offending in John Burns Drive Issued 03 November 2025 |
Working in partnership with local authority and community to reduce, prevent, detect and deter incidents and impact of ASB in Eastbury . Team will be conducting a range of deployments and activities, including engagements and events to reduce and prevent incidents linked to ASB. A intelligence led and problem solving approach to those committing offences will see continued partnership and joint working with local authority and key agencies, and third sector to design out and target high harm offenders including utilizing closure orders, criminal behavior orders and community protection toolkit as and where proportionate and necessary to do so. Further referrals into managing offenders committing ASB will continue into the Community MARAC multi agency pathways. Actioned 03 November 2025 |
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Increased levels of Robbery at Gale Street Issued 03 November 2025 |
To utilize a range of engagement and enforcement tactics including partnership working and proactivity in managing and targeting those offenders known or intent on committing offences. To utilize community protection toolkit in duality where proportionate and reasonable to do so with offenders. To continue to work with design out crime officer and utilizing funding streams to improve and enhance patrols and visibility in key hot spots of note. To work in partnership in problem solving incidents of robbery in Gale street . Actioned 03 November 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 Eastbury are saying are the issues in the area:
Latest Alerts
Robbery Suspect arrested Friday, 14th November 2025 in Barking Town Centre
PCSO Miller was on patrol in Barking Town Centre when he came across a robbery in progress. Quick t...
VAWG prevention patrols at Upney station steps, near Lambourne Gardens
Dear Eastbury residents. Officers from your Eastbury Safer Neighbourhood Team continue to patrol i...
Out buildings and Garden sheds
Met Police Advice for Securing Sheds / Outbuildings https://www.met.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/pr...
Drugs Seized
Dear Residents GASCOIGNE and EASTBURY SNT officers were out on patrol at Abbey Road. Officers come...
Motor vehicle thefts
Dear Resident, I would like to make you aware that there has been a slight increase in thefts of m...
Barking Town Centre – Plain Clothes Patrol - Retail Crime
On Wednesday, 5 November Barking Town Centre Team officers spent the shift operating in plain clothe...
VAWG patrols on Lambourne Gardens steps with Upney Lane
Dear Residents, We hope you are well. Officers from Eastbury Safer Neighbourhood Team were out c...
Local Priorities Shoplifting Message
Dear Resident, I wanted to provide you with an update regarding Shoplifting, which people around you...
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