Addiscombe East

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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.

Addiscombe East 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 AddiscombeEast@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).

Chiani-Rae Garland

Police Constable

Sunni Jardine

Police Constable

Scott Jones

Sergeant

Pius Kasunmu

PCSO

Colin Mayes

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
Violence Reducing Violent Crime as a Pan London objective working in conjunction with local residents and businesses to focus on hotspots areas and identified individuals Issued 05 January 2026	SNT officers are carrying out high visibility patrols, whilst also regularly carrying out arrest enquiries for high harm offenders. Actioned 07 January 2026
Shoplifting There has been a continued issue regarding shoplifting within Lower Addiscombe Road at a number of venues Issued 01 January 2026	There have been 5 shoplifting nominals arrested by the safer neighbourhood team resulting in custodial sentences for three shoplifters. High visibility patrols have also increased, with goods recovered by officers. Actioned 07 January 2026
Drugs Drug users in the area have caused local residents to raise concerns to the Addiscombe East Safer Neighbourhood team. Matters raised include drug users causing ASB and begging on Lower Addiscombe Road Issued 01 December 2025	Safer Neighbourhood officers from Addiscombe East have identified a number of persons involved in drug supply and drug use. This has resulted in positive action with a number of referrals made and engagement with charities, along with the removal of problematic tenants and reclaiming of an address linked to drug supply and ASB. Community protection warnings and community protection notices have been issued to a number of local persons which have also led to the arrest of persons involved in drug supply. The safer neighbourhood team have also made significant arrests and seen a reduction in shoplifting within the area due to custodial sentences handed out to shoplifters. Actioned 07 January 2026

Priority

Action taken

Violence
Reducing Violent Crime as a Pan London objective working in conjunction with local residents and businesses to focus on hotspots areas and identified individuals

Issued 05 January 2026

SNT officers are carrying out high visibility patrols, whilst also regularly carrying out arrest enquiries for high harm offenders.

Actioned 07 January 2026

Shoplifting
There has been a continued issue regarding shoplifting within Lower Addiscombe Road at a number of venues

Issued 01 January 2026

There have been 5 shoplifting nominals arrested by the safer neighbourhood team resulting in custodial sentences for three shoplifters.
High visibility patrols have also increased, with goods recovered by officers.

Actioned 07 January 2026

Drugs
Drug users in the area have caused local residents to raise concerns to the Addiscombe East Safer Neighbourhood team. Matters raised include drug users causing ASB and begging on Lower Addiscombe Road

Issued 01 December 2025

Safer Neighbourhood officers from Addiscombe East have identified a number of persons involved in drug supply and drug use. This has resulted in positive action with a number of referrals made and engagement with charities, along with the removal of problematic tenants and reclaiming of an address linked to drug supply and ASB.
Community protection warnings and community protection notices have been issued to a number of local persons which have also led to the arrest of persons involved in drug supply.
The safer neighbourhood team have also made significant arrests and seen a reduction in shoplifting within the area due to custodial sentences handed out to shoplifters.

Actioned 07 January 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 Addiscombe East are saying are the issues in the area:

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