Wanstead Park

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Wanstead Park 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 WansteadPark@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).

Sylvester Amegah (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, NPT)

Sylvester Amegah

Police Constable

Katie Guiney (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Wanstead)

Katie Guiney

Police Constable

Muhammad Haider (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Monkhams)

Muhammad Haider

Police Constable

Reshma Sher (Metropolitan Police, Sergeant, Neighbourhood Police Team )

Reshma Sher

Sergeant

Nicholas Sutton (Metropolitan Police, Inspector, Redbridge North)

Nicholas Sutton

Inspector

Tracy Sweetman (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, Wanstead Park SNT)

Tracy Sweetman

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

The ward priorities were discussed at the last ward panel meeting which took place on the 11th March 2026. The ward panel have decided to keep the priorities the same. This will be reviewed at the next ward panel meeting which is taking place on the 10th June 2026.

Ongoing robberies occurring around Wanstead High School.

Issued 11 March 2026

The ward priorities were discussed at the last ward panel meeting which took place on the 11th March 2026. The ward panel have decided to keep the priorities the same. This will be reviewed at the next ward panel meeting which is taking place on the 10th June 2026.
Targeted patrols in and around the area during times the offences are occurring. Liaising with members of the public to issue crime prevention advice & forming a partnership working model with the council and bordering borough. Street briefing on the roads affected to find out if there are any unreported crimes.
Wanstead Park SNT will also conduct high visibility patrols around hotspot areas before and after school. We also plan events such as crime stalls and street briefings, liaising with members of the public to issue crime prevention advice.

S - Reduce the number of Robberies
M - Use crime statistics to measure crimes occurrence
A - Surrounding area on the school can be targeted
R - Councillors and members of the public have identified this area
T – Over the next three months before the next ward panel meetings

Actioned 10 June 2026

Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) and Drug Activity.
The ward priorities were discussed at the last ward panel meeting which took place on the 11th March 2026. Residents reported of ASB and Drug use on around Northumberland Avenue, St. Gabriels Close, Clavering Road, Wanstead Park Ave and Queenswood Gardens. Targeted patrols will be conducted on hotpot areas to deter these activities. This priority will be reviewed at the next ward panel meeting on the 10th June 2026.

Issued 11 March 2026


The ward priorities were discussed at the last ward panel meeting which took place on the 11th March 2026. The ward panel have decided to change the priority from Burglaries to ASB/ Drug use at particular hotspots on the ward. This decision was made as Burglaries are an existing priority for the REDBRIDGE borough and remains an important issue for the MET police. It was agreed that specific problems to the ward should take priority. This will be reviewed at the next ward panel meeting which is taking place on the 10th June 2026.

Extra patrols of the affected streets at the specific times they have been reported in a covert manner & high visibility patrols. Partnership working with the council to make residents aware of crime prevention tactics plus provide reassurance.

S - Reduce ASB and drug use.
M - Use crime statistics to measure crimes occurrence
A - Target areas of known offences and surrounding streets. High Visability patrols and partnership working.
R - Councillors, members of the public and crime statistics have identified these hotspots.
T – Over the next three months before the next ward panel meetings.

Actioned 10 June 2026

Motor vehicle Theft & Interference

The ward priorities were discussed at the last ward panel meeting which took place on 11th March 2026. The ward panel have decided to keep the priorities the same. This will be reviewed at the next ward panel meeting which is taking place on the 10th June 2026.

Issued 11 March 2026

This priority remains the same as the past ones due to being ratified by the most recent ward panel as it is still a concern that the residents feel SNT should be focusing on:
Reduce theft of motor vehicle & theft from motor vehicle on key streets on the ward (Woodlands Avenue and the road surrounding Warren Road) over the next three months. In accordance with problem orientated policing.
SNT officers will also conduct high visibility patrols and covert patrols from unmarked vehicles. We host regular events to offer crime prevention advice such as street briefings, crime stalls, and cuppa with coppa. We also plan operations such as Op Moberly to proactively reduce MV crime.

S - Reduce ASB and drug use.
M - Use crime statistics to measure crimes occurrence
A - Target areas of known offences and surrounding streets. High Visibility patrols and partnership working.
R - Councillors, members of the public and crime statistics have identified these hotspots.
T – Over the next three months before the next ward panel meetings.

Actioned 10 June 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 Wanstead Park are saying are the issues in the area:

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