Blendon & Penhill

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.

Blendon & Penhill 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 Blendon&Penhill@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).

Steven Cooney (Metropolitan Police, Sergeant, Falconwood & Welling, Blendon & Penhill & Blackfen & Lamorbey wards)

Steven Cooney

Sergeant

Olivia Corleys (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, BLENDON & PENHILL)

Olivia Corleys

PCSO

Gareth Evans (Metropolitan Police, Inspector, BEXLEY SNT )

Gareth Evans

Inspector

Dylan Mitchell (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Blendon and Penhill)

Dylan Mitchell

Police Constable

Katie Moore (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, BLENDON & PENHILL)

Katie Moore

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

Motor Vehicle Crime

Issued 21 October 2026

Crime prevention stalls and door to door enquiries, highlighting the use of trackers, steering wheel locks and ghost immobilisers. Run operations such as OP Huntsman to target and arrest offenders.

Actioned 12 October 2026

ASB

Issued 21 October 2026

Carry out foot patrols across the ward in order to identify ASB offenders, increased patrols at ASB Hotspot areas, including the Oval. Reefer offenders to partner agencies and ensure joint partnership working Encourage reporting of ASB incidents, via MET Engage and Ward panel meetings.

Actioned 12 October 2026

Burglary

Issued 21 October 2026

Carry out a mixture of hi visibility and plain clothes patrols in order to identify and deter offenders. Crime prevention stalls and door to door to highlight good practice in securing properties.

Actioned 12 October 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 Blendon & Penhill are saying are the issues in the area:

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