Cranbrook

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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.

Cranbrook 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 Cranbrook@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).

Marek Krzeminski (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Cranbrook Ward )

Marek Krzeminski

Police Constable

Jason Marchant (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, cranbrook)

Jason Marchant

Police Constable

Gerrard Mathieson (Metropolitan Police, Inspector, Redbridge South SNT)

Gerrard Mathieson

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 related priority

Issued 31 January 2026

Robbery patrols at the start/end of school hours and VAWG engagements with local residents/commuters. ASB has also been activly reported and action via LBR&TFL

Actioned 31 January 2026

Reduction in theft of motor vehicle

Issued 31 January 2026

Weekly street surgeries, engaging with the public and delivering crime prevention leaflets. There will also be a proactive high-viability patrols in hot spot areas.

Actioned 31 January 2026

ASB reduction

Issued 31 January 2026

Frequent patrols based on intel reports and regular street surgeries

Actioned 31 January 2026

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 Cranbrook are saying are the issues in the area:

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