Clementswood

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.

Clementswood 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 Clementswood@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).

Khalid Abubakar

Sergeant

Mohammed Kaser Aleem

PCSO

Md Ashraf

Laura Bugg

PCSO

Biki Gurung

Dedicated Ward Officer

Gerrard Mathieson

Inspector

Nicholas Sutton

Inspector

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 the Person including VAWG - Ilford Lane and areas leading off from the Town Centre. Paying close attention to the issues surrounding drug dealing, homeless and sex workers. Unsafe areas for women and girls were raised by WP member(s) specifically Ilford Lane. Issued 01 July 2025	Working alongside our sister team of Loxford; Stop/search, zero tolerance and robust plain clothes patrolling. Various operations specifically through Op Palava; late/night patrols therefore being able to tackle more specific areas. Actioned 03 October 2025
All across the ward; interference is regularly reported, suspects appear to be mostly drug users looking for spare cash and any valuables that are left in cars. Issued 01 July 2025	Hi Vis patrols and leaflet cars and areas that could be 'victims of crime' i.e. valuables left in vehicles. Airspace no longer in existence and regular X updates and extracted email listing form Airspace to proivde up to date crime prevention advice security and crime prevention advice. Actioned 03 October 2025
Specific area cannot be defined as drugs/dealing happens across the ward so Crime checks each day/week will then lead to targeted areas. There are highlighted areas that Pro active work is being conducted on. Issued 01 July 2025	Foot patrols, targeting high crime areas. Substantial intel gathering and patrols by various depts. Gaining warrants where intel is visible. ABS warnings given and working with Redbridge enforcements officers to give fines Actioned 03 October 2025

Priority

Action taken

Violence Against the Person including VAWG - Ilford Lane and areas leading off from the Town Centre. Paying close attention to the issues surrounding drug dealing, homeless and sex workers. Unsafe areas for women and girls were raised by WP member(s) specifically Ilford Lane.

Issued 01 July 2025

Working alongside our sister team of Loxford; Stop/search, zero tolerance and robust plain clothes patrolling. Various operations specifically through Op Palava; late/night patrols therefore being able to tackle more specific areas.

Actioned 03 October 2025

All across the ward; interference is regularly reported, suspects appear to be mostly drug users looking for spare cash and any valuables that are left in cars.

Issued 01 July 2025

Hi Vis patrols and leaflet cars and areas that could be 'victims of crime' i.e. valuables left in vehicles. Airspace no longer in existence and regular X updates and extracted email listing form Airspace to proivde up to date crime prevention advice security and crime prevention advice.

Actioned 03 October 2025

Specific area cannot be defined as drugs/dealing happens across the ward so Crime checks each day/week will then lead to targeted areas. There are highlighted areas that Pro active work is being conducted on.

Issued 01 July 2025

Foot patrols, targeting high crime areas. Substantial intel gathering and patrols by various depts. Gaining warrants where intel is visible. ABS warnings given and working with Redbridge enforcements officers to give fines

Actioned 03 October 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 Clementswood are saying are the issues in the area:

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