Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown

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Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown 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 PurleyOaks&Riddlesdown@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).

Bethany Beadle (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Waddon SNT)

Bethany Beadle

Police Constable

Sam Brooks (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown SNT)

Sam Brooks

PCSO

Sami Deacons (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown SNT)

Sami Deacons

Police Constable

David Dickinson (Police, Sgt, Waddon / Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown)

David Dickinson

Sgt

Kayleigh Goble (Safer Neighborhoods, Police Community Support Officer, Waddon)

Kayleigh Goble

Police Community Support Officer

Georgina Hillier (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Riddlesdown & Purley Oaks)

Georgina Hillier

Police Constable

Aimee Hooker (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, purleyoaks and riddlesdown)

Aimee Hooker

Police Constable

Andrew Smith (Metropolitan Police, Inspector, Croydon South Neighbourhoods)

Andrew Smith

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

Theft of Motor Vehicle - To maintain and reduce motor vehicle crime - including theft of and theft from.

Issued 18 June 2025

To visit with victims of providing reassurance and crime prevention advice. Monitor patterns or trends of these incidents and implement intelligence lead policing.

Actioned 18 June 2025

Burglary - To reduce residential and non-residential burglaries across the ward.

Issued 18 June 2025

To attend all victims of burglary providing reassurance and crime prevention advice.

Actioned 18 June 2025

Engagement with youths and the Elderly.

Issued 18 June 2025

To attend schools and youth events and visit care homes for the elderly.

Actioned 18 June 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 Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown are saying are the issues in the area:

Latest Alerts

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Theft of Motor Vehicles - Costco, Imperial Way, Croydon

Dear Resident,I wanted to provide you with an update regarding the theft of motor vehicles, which p...

Metropolitan Police
10/09/2025 17:28:32

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Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown SNT at Purley Festival

Over the past two days, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown SNT were delighted to attend the Purley Festiva...

Metropolitan Police
07/09/2025 19:15:38

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Newsletter

Hi Resident Please see the Newsletter for June to August 2025. Our Newsletter will be produced every...

Metropolitan Police
02/09/2025 14:38:40

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Community Notice - Pampisford Road – Block of Flats

Dear Resident,I wanted to provide you with an update regarding drug dealing/ drug use, which people ...

Metropolitan Police
31/08/2025 14:21:18

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Back to school robbery plans.

The safety of our community is our highest priority. Local police are taking proactive steps to redu...

Metropolitan Police
28/08/2025 08:31:21

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Cumnor House Nursery visit

This week, officers from Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown Safer Neighbourhoods Team were invited to Cumno...

Metropolitan Police
27/08/2025 17:53:54

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Family Fun Day

Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown Safer Neighbourhood Team attended the Family Fun Day hosted by Christ Ch...

Metropolitan Police
18/08/2025 17:31:27

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Burglary Alert

Dear Resident I wanted to provide you with an update regarding burglary, which people around your ar...

Metropolitan Police
09/08/2025 18:19:57

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