Rainham & Wennington
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.
Rainham & Wennington 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 Rainham&Wennington@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).
Choudhry Ali
Police Constable
Abdul Basit
Sergeant
Andrew Heath
PC
Jordan Inglis
Dedicated Ward Officer
Brian Sims
PCSO
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 |
|---|---|
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Violence against women, to carry out high visibility and reassurance patrols at high footfall areas, To give advice on high to stay safe. Issued 13 July 2025 |
Patrol Late nights, especially carparks an closed spaces alleyways. Raise more awareness regarding the walk and talk campaign for women and girls and find innovative ways to make streets safe for women. Send out messages on X/Met Engage to engage with women on the ward and pursued them to come forward and speak to officers. Actioned 12 September 2025 |
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To reduce ASB and drugs Issued 13 July 2025 |
High visibility patrols around the ward as well as plain clothes operations. Intelligence received by residents will dictate where ward officers will focus. Actioned 12 September 2025 |
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Combat speeding around Upminster Road South and New Road, Rainham. Issued 13 July 2025 |
The ward team will plan speed operations at said locations. These will be unannounced and conducted various times of the day. The team will feedback to ward panel members with results. Actioned 12 September 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 Rainham & Wennington are saying are the issues in the area:
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