Sanderstead

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.

Sanderstead 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 Sanderstead@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).

Edwin Buwaya

PCSO

James Morrow

Sergeant

Reshma Mulji

Police Constable

Andrew Smith

Inspector

Isobel Williams

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
To reduce motor vehicle crime - including theft of, theft from and criminal damage to motor vehicles as well as anti-social driving. There is a history of suspects carrying weapons and intimidating victims. Carrying out reassurance visit and being a visible presence to reassurance and deter suspects. Issued 25 March 2026	High visibility patrols are being conducted across varied shifts to provide a presence for the community and deter crime Actioned 30 May 2026
Maintain low levels of residential and non-residential burglaries. To increase residents awareness and conduct reassurance visits. Work with NHW coordinators to increase awareness. Issued 25 March 2026	Both high visibility and plain clothes burglary operations to be conducted to target specific suspects and hotspots. Actioned 30 May 2026
To continue to attend community events across SANDERSTEAD and being visible and approachable for all ward residents Issued 25 March 2026	Officers will aim to attend as many events as possible and complete regular patrols and visits. Will continue with personalised street house delivered invitations to cuppa with a copper events Actioned 30 May 2026

Priority

Action taken

To reduce motor vehicle crime - including theft of, theft from and criminal damage to motor vehicles as well as anti-social driving.
There is a history of suspects carrying weapons and intimidating victims. Carrying out reassurance visit and being a visible presence to reassurance and deter suspects.

Issued 25 March 2026

High visibility patrols are being conducted across varied shifts to provide a presence for the community and deter crime

Actioned 30 May 2026

Maintain low levels of residential and non-residential burglaries. To increase residents awareness and conduct reassurance visits. Work with NHW coordinators to increase awareness.

Issued 25 March 2026

Both high visibility and plain clothes burglary operations to be conducted to target specific suspects and hotspots.

Actioned 30 May 2026

To continue to attend community events across SANDERSTEAD and being visible and approachable for all ward residents

Issued 25 March 2026

Officers will aim to attend as many events as possible and complete regular patrols and visits. Will continue with personalised street house delivered invitations to cuppa with a copper events

Actioned 30 May 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 Sanderstead are saying are the issues in the area:

Agree or not? Have your say now, click here to do the survey