Addiscombe West

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Addiscombe West 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 AddiscombeWest@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).

Christian Herbaut

Police Constable

Scott Jones

Sergeant

Angela Lee

PCSO

Thomas Tilbey

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 01 January 2026	High visibility patrols along with arrest enquiries for high harm offenders Actioned 07 January 2026
Drugs There have been a number of believed members of the public under the influence of drugs who have been involved in incidents causing ASB, public order offences and fear to vulnerable residents Issued 20 October 2025	A local resident has been evicted and their flat repossessed by the council due to linked drug use and anti social behaviour issues from the address which impacted the local community. An offender linked to the property was also arrested for numerous offences with drugs found on their person SNT officers have completed further referrals to partner agencies through Project Adder for those who suffer from substance abuse and officers will be increasing patrols in Addiscombe High Street and surrounding roads to deter drug activity Actioned 20 October 2025
Shoplifting The issue of shoplifting has had an impact on not only local businesses, but also residents and school children. A number of shoplifters have also been linked to drug use and ASB issues on the ward Issued 20 October 2025	SNT officers have worked hard to identify shoplifters who are prolific offenders. This has led to two arrests and these two individuals have been recalled to prison. Two further persons have also been identified and arrest enquiries are ongoing Actioned 20 October 2025

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 01 January 2026

High visibility patrols along with arrest enquiries for high harm offenders

Actioned 07 January 2026

Drugs

There have been a number of believed members of the public under the influence of drugs who have been involved in incidents causing ASB, public order offences and fear to vulnerable residents

Issued 20 October 2025

A local resident has been evicted and their flat repossessed by the council due to linked drug use and anti social behaviour issues from the address which impacted the local community. An offender linked to the property was also arrested for numerous offences with drugs found on their person
SNT officers have completed further referrals to partner agencies through Project Adder for those who suffer from substance abuse and officers will be increasing patrols in Addiscombe High Street and surrounding roads to deter drug activity

Actioned 20 October 2025

Shoplifting

The issue of shoplifting has had an impact on not only local businesses, but also residents and school children. A number of shoplifters have also been linked to drug use and ASB issues on the ward

Issued 20 October 2025

SNT officers have worked hard to identify shoplifters who are prolific offenders. This has led to two arrests and these two individuals have been recalled to prison. Two further persons have also been identified and arrest enquiries are ongoing

Actioned 20 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 Addiscombe West are saying are the issues in the area:

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