Southbury

Hello Southbury residents,

Your local Southbury Safer Neighbourhood Team has been out across the ward this week, focusing on the issues you’ve told us matter most.

👮‍♂️ Patrols & Visibility

- Increased high‑visibility patrols around Southbury Road, Ponders End High Street, and the retail parks, particularly during peak hours.

- Targeted reassurance patrols near schools during drop‑off and pick‑up times to support young people and parents.

🚗 Vehicle Crime Prevention

We’ve seen a rise in reports of thefts from vehicles in the area. Officers have been conducting evening patrols in hotspot streets and speaking with residents about simple steps to reduce risk. Please remember:

- Remove valuables from view - this is the single easiest way to protect not only you belongings but also the vehicle itself.

- Double‑check your vehicle is locked - with keyless entry and remote central locking doors can sometimes be left unlocked, always test the door to ensure its locked.

- Report suspicious behaviour to us as soon as you see it - if serious crime its 999, for other matters please use 101 or online reporting.

🏘️ Community Engagement

- Officers attended the Southbury Ward Panel, listening to your priorities and updating you on ongoing work.

- We’ve been visiting local businesses to offer crime‑prevention advice and strengthen our partnership approach to tackling shoplifting and antisocial behaviour.

- Shoplifting will continue to be a main focus for Southbury officers and recent prosecutions have seen a reduction in this offence at the Co Op Leighton Road.

🛠️ Problem‑Solving Work

We’re working with Enfield Council to address ongoing concerns around:

- Antisocial behaviour near Southbury Station

- Fly‑tipping hotspots around residential estates

- Youth-related concerns raised by local schools

Joint visits and follow‑up actions are already underway, with recent visits to Poynter Road as a priority.

📞 Stay Connected

Your feedback shapes our priorities. If you have concerns, information, or would like to meet the team, please get in touch or come along to one of our upcoming community contact sessions.

Together, we can keep Southbury a safe and welcoming place for everyone.

Southbury 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 Southbury@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).

T'rrell Bertie

Police Constable

John Cottrell

Police Constable

Paul Cox

Sergeant

Richard Lee

Inspector

Jenna Liddle

PCSO

Grace O'donoghue

Police Constable

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
Southbury Ward Priority 3: Shoplifting was highlighted at the ward panel meeting for the Co - Op Leighton road. This is a priority crime for Southbury ward as it is linked to other crime types like drugs and failing to appear. Issued 05 July 2026	Plans were made and a plain clothes operation was conducted. One male, prolific shoplifter arrested. This operation will continue. Update - two more prolific shoplifters have been arrested as part of ongoing work with the Co-Op to try and reduced shoplifting. Update - 10/04/2026 - another prolific shoplifter was arrested and officers are working with the courts to try and impose a Criminal Behaviour Order. Update 4 prolific shoplifters have been arrested and charged with numerous theft offences from this store. This has seen a 92% reduction in shoplifting within the store. For reference August 51 offences, September 31 offences, October 2 offences. This will remain a priority for Southbury SNT who will continue to support this store and deal with offenders. The ward are now utilising the Criminal Behaviour Orders - which are applied for at the courts and are designed to stop persons continuing their behaviours. Breaches can lead to further punishments. This work demonstrates the wards commitment to dealing with this prolific crime. Numerous arrests have now been made involving various well known offenders. The use of Community Behaviour Orders are now being brought into effect to improve chances of conviction at court. Officers are now actively looking for named suspect who has filled the void following the prosecution of other shoplifters. The team continue to work hard evidence gathering and building a solid case against the suspect so that upon arrest swift justice can be sought. Engagement with the store continues. The CLEAR aspect has occurred Southbury SNT are now in the HOLD phase of working maintaining the excellent results we have had. Actioned 15 June 2026
Southbury Ward Priority 1: ASB - Noise and anti social behaviour Donkey Lane and Enfield Playing Fields. Southbury ward are aware of increased ASB in the car park of Donkey Lane and also recent thefts in the playing fields. PMP Reference - PMP/14602/26 Issued 05 July 2026	Actions: Patrols of the park and car park areas of Donkey Lane. Engagement with ETFC regaridng the football pitches. Crime prevention advice, "look up look out" - anti theft/robbery advice. Southbury SNT will be chaning shifts to work at times when the crime trends need us. Engagement with schools around education for staying safe and protectring property. Patrols at times schools close and monitoring routes taken by pupils. Actioned 05 July 2026
Southbury Ward Priority 2 - ASB - this area has been identified by police as a high crime driver related to drugs and ASB. Residents have also reported ongoing issues around ASB in the road and the environs. PMP Reference -PMP/14604/26 Issued 05 July 2026	Hi Vis Patrols Engagement with with the public and door to door enquiries. Working with Whitewebbs SNT to link crime types with neighbouring ward. Plain clothes deployments. Actioned 05 July 2026

Priority

Action taken

Southbury Ward Priority 3: Shoplifting was highlighted at the ward panel meeting for the Co - Op Leighton road. This is a priority crime for Southbury ward as it is linked to other crime types like drugs and failing to appear.

Issued 05 July 2026

Plans were made and a plain clothes operation was conducted. One male, prolific shoplifter arrested.

This operation will continue.

Update - two more prolific shoplifters have been arrested as part of ongoing work with the Co-Op to try and reduced shoplifting.
Update - 10/04/2026 - another prolific shoplifter was arrested and officers are working with the courts to try and impose a Criminal Behaviour Order.

**Update** 4 prolific shoplifters have been arrested and charged with numerous theft offences from this store. This has seen a 92% reduction in shoplifting within the store. For reference August 51 offences, September 31 offences, October 2 offences. This will remain a priority for Southbury SNT who will continue to support this store and deal with offenders. The ward are now utilising the Criminal Behaviour Orders - which are applied for at the courts and are designed to stop persons continuing their behaviours. Breaches can lead to further punishments. This work demonstrates the wards commitment to dealing with this prolific crime.

Numerous arrests have now been made involving various well known offenders. The use of Community Behaviour Orders are now being brought into effect to improve chances of conviction at court.

Officers are now actively looking for named suspect who has filled the void following the prosecution of other shoplifters. The team continue to work hard evidence gathering and building a solid case against the suspect so that upon arrest swift justice can be sought.

Engagement with the store continues. The CLEAR aspect has occurred Southbury SNT are now in the HOLD phase of working maintaining the excellent results we have had.

Actioned 15 June 2026

Southbury Ward Priority 1: ASB - Noise and anti social behaviour Donkey Lane and Enfield Playing Fields. Southbury ward are aware of increased ASB in the car park of Donkey Lane and also recent thefts in the playing fields. PMP Reference - PMP/14602/26

Issued 05 July 2026

Actions:
Patrols of the park and car park areas of Donkey Lane.
Engagement with ETFC regaridng the football pitches.
Crime prevention advice, "look up look out" - anti theft/robbery advice.
Southbury SNT will be chaning shifts to work at times when the crime trends need us.
Engagement with schools around education for staying safe and protectring property.
Patrols at times schools close and monitoring routes taken by pupils.

Actioned 05 July 2026

Southbury Ward Priority 2 - ASB - this area has been identified by police as a high crime driver related to drugs and ASB. Residents have also reported ongoing issues around ASB in the road and the environs. PMP Reference -PMP/14604/26

Issued 05 July 2026

Hi Vis Patrols
Engagement with with the public and door to door enquiries.
Working with Whitewebbs SNT to link crime types with neighbouring ward.
Plain clothes deployments.

Actioned 05 July 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 Southbury are saying are the issues in the area:

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