Preston

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.

Preston 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 Preston@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).

Curtis Bailey (Metropolitan Police, Sergeant, Preston & Kenton Safer Neighbourhoods Team)

Curtis Bailey

Sergeant

Josh Bravery (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Wembley Town Center Team)

Josh Bravery

Police Constable

Samuel Browne (Metropolitan Police, Sergeant, Kenton and Preston Ward )

Samuel Browne

Sergeant

Daniel Holloway (Metropolitan Police, Dedicated Ward Officer, Kilburn)

Daniel Holloway

Dedicated Ward Officer

Mehulkumar Jadeja (Metropolitan Police, Dedicated Ward Officer, Preston Neighbourhood team )

Mehulkumar Jadeja

Dedicated Ward Officer

Anthony Joyce (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Safer Neighbourhoods Children and Young People Kenton and Preston)

Anthony Joyce

Police Constable

Olivia Mowl (Metropolitan Police, Communications Staff, Communications and Engagement - North West)

Olivia Mowl

Communications Staff

Gheorghe Popa (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, preston ward)

Gheorghe Popa

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

Robberies & Knife Crime

Issued 03 September 2026

- Ward wide crackdown on robberies and knife enabled crime
- Implement strategies to deter people coming into Preston with criminal/ASB intent
- Focus on schools Preston Manor and supporting young people
- Identify if student from Preston Manor could engage with ward panel
- Engagement with partners

Actioned 03 December 2026

Preston Park

Issued 03 September 2026

- Maintain/increase high visibility and patrols
- More late evening/night patrols to combat anti social behaviour around Tennis Courts
- High engagement with park users and local residents for intelligence gathering, strategies and reassurance
- Engage with new owners of former bowls club on mitigation strategies

Actioned 03 December 2026

Preston Road and Preston Road Station

Issued 03 September 2026

- Remove beggars and shoplifters
- High Visibility Patrols
- Investigate and crackdown on ‘dodgy’ shops
- Amplify engagement with legitimate businesses
- Encourage shop owner connection with ward panel
- Crackdown on illegal parking, aggressive behaviour and ASB
- Work pro-actively with Brent Council, BTP, TfL, ANO on identified issues

Actioned 03 December 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 Preston are saying are the issues in the area:

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