Churchfields

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Churchfields 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 Churchfields@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).

Samuel Burt (Metropolitan Police, Police Sergeant, Churchfields Ward, Bridge Ward and Monkhams Ward Neighbourhood Teams)

Samuel Burt

Police Sergeant

Joshua Dean (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Churchfield)

Joshua Dean

Police Constable

Kiren Kamal (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, CHURCHFIELDS)

Kiren Kamal

Police Constable

Nicholas Sutton (Metropolitan Police, Inspector, Redbridge North)

Nicholas Sutton

Inspector

Preslav Zimnikov (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, Churchfields Ward)

Preslav Zimnikov

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

Violence Related Priority
At this time of year there is usually an increase in robberies in Churchfields ward, particularly around school times.

Issued 01 December 2025

Hotspot foot patrols, unmarked car patrols and plain clothes patrols.
Reassurance visits to victims and crime prevention advice – issuing personal safety alarms to vulnerable individuals.
Liaising with Woodbridge Secondary and Churchfields Junior Schools.
Churchfields Junior – annual engagement with power point presentations was organised.
Regular Street Briefings related to Robberies.
Weapon Sweeps targeting hidden weapons.
Social media engagements.

Actioned 12 December 2025

Motor Vehicle Crime
Recent crime figures have shown that Churchfields Ward has suffered from increased Motor Vehicle Crime, fly tipping and graffiti located on the South-West side of the Ward and more specifically Grove Road area

Issued 01 December 2025

Street briefing and more Police Presence, discussion on every Ward Panel Meeting, regular Police National Computer checks, social media engagements and retrieval of possible and identified as stolen and involved in a crime activity vehicles. Continued efforts are being made to have CCTV installed in the area.

Actioned 12 December 2025

ASB & Drug related crime
There is an increase in the amount of anti social behaviour in and around the Orchard Estate, police have been informed of drug related crime taking place in the area.

Issued 01 December 2025

New Police Hub with increased Police presence in the area, continuous leasing with other partnership agencies from Redbridge council and implementing of partnership working operations.
Proactive patrols resulting in stop and searches of the individuals responsible, continuous social media engagements, regular Street Briefing Events and close monitoring of the CCTV in operation.

Actioned 12 December 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 Churchfields are saying are the issues in the area:

Latest Alerts

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Recent Engagements with St Mary's Church and Woodbridge School

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04/02/2026 14:41:32

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Local Priorities Theft From Motor Vehicle Update

Dear Resident,Thank you for taking the local priority survey recently, your ongoing feedback about l...

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29/01/2026 08:11:35

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Community Event - Open Day at St Mary's Parish Church Woodford : Tue 17 Feb 14:00

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24/01/2026 15:16:22

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How we are tackling e-bike crime in Redbridge

Dear residents, Over the last few months, we have been talking to Londoners at our community crim...

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22/01/2026 12:51:13

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Repair Cafe - Saint Mary's Church E18 2PA : Sat 24 Jan 10:00

Good Evening Dear Members, We are very pleased to welcome you to a collaborative community event o...

Metropolitan Police
12/01/2026 20:22:55

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Street Briefing - Robberies and Burglaries Priority : Sat 17 Jan 12:00

Dear subscribers, In relation to one of our priorities: Robberies and Burglaries, Your SNT - Churc...

Metropolitan Police
09/01/2026 11:41:34

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Redbridge Neighbourhood Policing Newsletter – January 2026

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06/01/2026 14:43:38

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ORCHARD ESTATE FOOTBALL : Mon 29 Dec 16:00

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29/12/2025 13:23:53

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