Leytonstone
Welcome to Met Engage,
We're transforming the Met to become a service that truly delivers for you.
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.
Leytonstone 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 Leytonstone@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).

Claire Cruddas
Dedicated Ward Officer

Paul Donohoe
Sergeant

Jayne Howell
Police Constable

Sarah Jackson
Superintendent

Yousaf Javed
PCSO

Andrzej Kamieniecki
PCSO

David Pinkney
PC

Robert Skingle
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 |
---|---|
S - Address the rising concern of violence towards women and girls. (VAWG) Issued 17 July 2026 |
Reassurance walks with trained officers to identify vulnerable hotspots and then to work with our partners on the local authority and designing out crime team to create a safer environment. Actioned 17 July 2026 |
S - ASB including drug use and street drinking in the Leytonstone underground and Church Lane areas. Issued 17 July 2026 |
Target dugs use and street drinking by implementing CPN and civil injections in conjunction with substantive offences by increased focused patrols to improve public safety and confidence. Actioned 17 July 2026 |
S - Reports of shoplifting Issued 17 July 2026 |
Working with partners to address the rise in offences and to try when possible to divert offenders but to actively target repeat offenders to seek prosecutions. Actioned 17 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 Leytonstone are saying are the issues in the area:
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