Harold Wood

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Harold Wood 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 HaroldWood@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).

Kim Berry (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, Harold Wood Neighbourhood Team)

Kim Berry

PCSO

Leigh Cheslin (Police, PCSO, Harold Wood Safer Neighbourhood Team)

Leigh Cheslin

PCSO

Kayleigh Evans (Metropolitan Police, Dedicated Ward Officer, Harold Wood SNT)

Kayleigh Evans

Dedicated Ward Officer

Lee George (Metropolitan Police, Sergeant, Harold Wood, Heaton and Gooshays ward)

Lee George

Sergeant

Stephen Lee (Metropolitan Police, Dedicated Ward Officer, safer neighbourhoods)

Stephen Lee

Dedicated Ward Officer

Siobhan Smith (Metropolitan Police, Dedicated Ward Officer, Harold Wood)

Siobhan Smith

Dedicated Ward Officer

Ben Tanner (Metropolitan Police, Sergeant, HJTF)

Ben Tanner

Sergeant

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

Violence against woman and girls.

Issued 02 July 2025

-Events around violence against woman and girls (VAWG)
- Targeting violent offenders
- Completing safe area checks.

Actioned 02 July 2025

Tackeling shoplifting offences on the Ward. Achieved by extra patrols and joint working with other police departements. Also utilising Community Behaviour Order.

Issued 02 July 2025

- Further patrols in hotspot areas
- Working closely with the Havering funded police team in tackling suspects
- Targeting prolific offenders of theft offences.

Actioned 02 July 2025

Anti-social behaviour and crime in open areas.

Issued 02 July 2025

Further patrols in open spaces, working with local council and other partners in making open spaces safer.

Actioned 02 July 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 Harold Wood are saying are the issues in the area:

Latest Alerts

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Local Priorities Theft From Motor Vehicle - Tool Theft

Dear Resident,I wanted to provide you with an update regarding theft from motor vehicles, which peop...

Metropolitan Police
31/07/2025 13:19:44

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Local Priorities - Havering Community Safety Survey

Dear Resident,I wanted to provide you with an update regarding Anti Social Behaviour, which people a...

Metropolitan Police
31/07/2025 11:24:26

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United in Football and Basketball : Wed 06 Aug 11:00

Hi Resident United in Football and Basketball Our event in Harold Wood Park takes place on We...

Metropolitan Police
29/07/2025 13:14:32

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Local Priorities Anti Social Behaviour Concern Update

Dear Resident, Thank you for taking the local priority survey recently, we note that you highlighte...

Metropolitan Police
26/07/2025 02:11:24

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Local Priorities Drug dealing - Warrant Executed

Dear Resident,I wanted to provide you with an update regarding drug dealing/ drug use, which people ...

Metropolitan Police
24/07/2025 15:38:36

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Crime Prevention Stall : Fri 08 Aug 14:00

Hi Resident Local Officers will be in and around Tesco Car Park conducting patrols and offering...

Metropolitan Police
23/07/2025 15:34:03

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United in Football and Basketball : Fri 25 Jul 11:00

Hi Resident United in Football and Basketball kicks off for the summer at Bosworth Field, Harol...

Metropolitan Police
22/07/2025 12:21:06

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United in Football and Basketball - Summer 2025

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Metropolitan Police
18/07/2025 13:11:21

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