Hale End & Highams Park South

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Hale End & Highams Park South 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 HaleEnd&HighamsParkSouth@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).

Dean Baker (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, Hale End & Highams Park South)

Dean Baker

PCSO

Helena Besley (Metropolitan Police, Sergeant, Safer Neighbourhoods Team  )

Helena Besley

Sergeant

Kazi Hoq (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Hale End & Highams Park South SNT)

Kazi Hoq

Police Constable

Sarah Jackson (Metropolitan Police, Superintendent, Neighbourhoods )

Sarah Jackson

Superintendent

Tarik Kucuk (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Hale End SNT)

Tarik Kucuk

Police Constable

Scott Mason (Metropolitan Police, Inspector, Neighbourhoods - NE North East - Waltham Forest -)

Scott Mason

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

Vehicle speeding and poor driving

Issued 22 January 2026

After the most recent ward panel meeting there were concerns raised around vehicles speeding in Winchester Road and Hale End Road. We will be organising a number of Motor Vehicle operations with out Safer transport colleagues who have access to speed guns in an aim to tackle and deter the concerns. We will also speak to local residents to ascertain any regular offenders for vehicle number plates.

Actioned 23 April 2026

Motor Vehicle Offences

Issued 30 October 2025

High visible patrols are conducted by officers, prevention crime advise been given to the community, officers advice suspicious behavior surrounding motor vehicles to be reported. Faraday pouches have been given to local community who has been a victim of motor vehicle crimes.

Actioned 30 October 2025

Anti-social Behavior

Issued 30 October 2025

We continue to patrol in areas where ASB is being reported. We are also working closely with the WF council and arranging multiple patrols in partnership with them. Drug ops have been taking place in areas around Waltham Forest.

Actioned 30 October 2025

VAWG

Issued 30 October 2025

SNT has been attending events where females are gathering and discussing any issues they may have. We have been encouraging people to report any VAWG relating issues and Domestic Violence. New ways of reporting crime has been published.

Actioned 30 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 Hale End & Highams Park South are saying are the issues in the area:

Latest Alerts

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Wanted Person appeal

Dear residents, We are currently looking for two individuals in relation to a number of firearm a...

Metropolitan Police
06/02/2026 14:03:04

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Bringing Communities Together: Inter Faith Luncheon in Walthamstow

On Thursday 05th February, Superintendent Sarah Jackson hosted an inter‑faith luncheon in Walthamsto...

Metropolitan Police
06/02/2026 12:29:48

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Local Priorities Violence against women and girls Update

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

Metropolitan Police
29/01/2026 12:01:27

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Police Encounter Panel January 26: Statement & Community Update

Dear Resident, Every quarter, an independent panel review the circumstances and police actions of ...

Metropolitan Police
29/01/2026 11:24:29

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How we are tackling e-bike crime in Waltham Forest

Over the last few months, we have been talking to Londoners at our community crime fighting events, ...

Metropolitan Police
23/01/2026 12:51:53

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Hale End Ward Panel Meeting : Thu 22 Jan 18:00

Dear Residents of Hale End and Highams Park South Ward, Your local policing team invite you to joi...

Metropolitan Police
13/01/2026 11:07:36

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Reassurance Patrols

Dear Resident,I wanted to provide you with an update regarding Anti Social Behaviour, which people a...

Metropolitan Police
13/01/2026 10:46:30

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Bondi Beach Incident

SENT ON BEHALF OF SUPERINTENDENT JACKSON The thoughts of all of us at the Metropolitan Police are ...

Metropolitan Police
15/12/2025 09:29:09

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Upcoming Events

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Ward Panel Meeting
  • Winchester Road Methodist Church, 82 Winchester Road, E4 9JP
  • 22/04/2026 18:00
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