Lea Bridge (Waltham Forest)
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Lea Bridge - Waltham Forest 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 LeaBridge-WalthamForest@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).
Sarah Jackson
Superintendent
Lee Manning
PCSO
Silvia Nicolaescu
PCSO
Paul Perversi
Inspector
Madeleine Tillett
Police Constable
Zebe Voicu
Police Constable
Adam Wellard
Sergeant
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 |
|---|---|
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ASB by groups of males involved in drug taking / dealing. Violence against women and girls. Issued 07 November 2025 |
Stop and search. Arrest offenders. Actioned 15 December 2025 |
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Complaints from Tesco security and customers regarding persistent beggars outside store Issued 07 November 2025 |
ASB warning / CPW / CPN / Arrest. Also joint patrol with local authority ASB officers. Actioned 15 December 2025 |
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Reports by local residents concerning people being followed off and being robbed along with theft of bicycle in the area. Also reports of drug taking Issued 07 November 2025 |
VAWG outside Lea Bridge Ice Rink Actioned 15 December 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 Lea Bridge (Waltham Forest) are saying are the issues in the area:
Latest Alerts
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Cuppa with a Copper : Fri 27 Feb 10:00
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Upcoming Events
Cuppa with a Copper
- Harvest Cafe Breakfast-Lunch-Diner (Avenue Cafe), 15A Argall Avenue, E10 7QE
- 27/02/2026 10:00
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