Selsdon Vale & Forestdale

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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.

Selsdon Vale & Forestdale 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 SelsdonVale&Forestdale@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).

Callum Karn

Police Contable

James Morrow

Sergeant

Pcso Tina Nash

PCSO

Summer-Jayne Ross

Police Constable

Andrew Smith

Inspector

Andrew Vincent

Police Constable

Alex Warmington

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
Burglary offences still taking place although the numbers are down still from last year on the ward. We will endeavour to keep it that way with priority patrols in targeted areas. We will continue to visit every Victim of Crime where possible & give reassurance & Crime prevention advice. Issued 25 March 2026	Have conducted several different policing planned patrols targeting burglaries which has been very successful in reducing the crime Actioned 30 May 2026
Motor vehicle crimes have been highlighted for the area over the last quarter with a number of offences for theft of motor vehicle and theft from motor vehicle. This has understandably caused concern for residents on our Ward. Issued 25 March 2026	High visibility patrols and plain clothes Q car operations are taking place across various shifts to produce effective results Actioned 30 May 2026
Tackling ASB which has been present in the ward and mainly involves groups of youths driving mopeds at speed Issued 25 March 2026	Mobile patrols both high visibility and plain clothes being conducted across a variety of shifts to remain vigilant and also visible for the community Actioned 30 May 2026

Priority

Action taken

Burglary offences still taking place although the numbers are down still from last year on the ward. We will endeavour to keep it that way with priority patrols in targeted areas. We will continue to visit every Victim of Crime where possible & give reassurance & Crime prevention advice.

Issued 25 March 2026

Have conducted several different policing planned patrols targeting burglaries which has been very successful in reducing the crime

Actioned 30 May 2026

Motor vehicle crimes have been highlighted for the area over the last quarter with a number of offences for theft of motor vehicle and theft from motor vehicle. This has understandably caused concern for residents on our Ward.

Issued 25 March 2026

High visibility patrols and plain clothes Q car operations are taking place across various shifts to produce effective results

Actioned 30 May 2026

Tackling ASB which has been present in the ward and mainly involves groups of youths driving mopeds at speed

Issued 25 March 2026

Mobile patrols both high visibility and plain clothes being conducted across a variety of shifts to remain vigilant and also visible for the community

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 Selsdon Vale & Forestdale are saying are the issues in the area:

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