Gascoigne

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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.

Gascoigne 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 Gascoigne@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).

Malvina Carvalho (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, Gascoigne Ward)

Malvina Carvalho

PCSO

Christopher Dwyer (Metropolitan Police, Sergeant, SNT)

Christopher Dwyer

Sergeant

Christopher Pearce (Metropolitan Police, Inspector, Barking and Dagenham Neighbourhood Policing Team, Town Centre and West Cluster)

Christopher Pearce

Inspector

Josh Pearce (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Gascoigne )

Josh Pearce

Police Constable

Syl Yumiko Titiboco Ribera (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Gascoigne ward)

Syl Yumiko Titiboco Ribera

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

Priority 2: ASB - Begging and Drug dealing - Ice House, Ripple Road, Wheelers Cross and Movers Lane

Issued 17 March 2026

Action taken:
Patrols and work around Criminal Behaviour Orders and Community Protection process ongoing.

Actioned 17 March 2026

Priority 1: Theft - Parcel thefts have been on the rise, especially in the run up to the Holiday seasons. Thieves often target unattended packages left in communal areas or on doorsteps

Issued 17 March 2026

Action taken:
•Increasing patrols in known hotspot areas.
•Engaging with delivery companies to promote secure delivery practices.
•Advising residents to request parcels be delivered to secure locations or collected in person when possible.
If you notice suspicious activity or are a victim of parcel theft, please report it promptly. Your information helps us take action and prevent further incidents.

Actioned 17 March 2026

VAWG - Protecting women and girls from violence is a top priority. Everyone has the right to feel safe, whether at home, work, or out in the community.

Issued 17 March 2026

Action taken:
Working in partnership with local authority and community to reduce, prevent, detect and deter incidents and impact of VAWG on women and girls in Gascoigne .
Team will be conducting a range of deployments and activities, including engagements and events to reduce and prevent incidents linked to VAWG. 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 use of technology linked to Live Facial Recognition pre planned operations . A mixture of enforcement and engagement work will continue, seeing further referrals into Community MARAC multi agency pathway, and to utilize other tactics linked to Community Protection and Criminal Behavior Orders as and where able.

Actioned 26 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 Gascoigne are saying are the issues in the area:

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