Longlands

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.

Longlands 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 Longlands@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).

Nicky Coppin

PCSO

Gareth Evans

Inspector

Alexander Francis

Police Constable

Finn Haughey

PCSO

Robert Holmes

Police Constable

Rachael Jarman

Neighbourhood Inspector

Christopher Walsh

Sergeant

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
Anti-social behaviour (ASB) impacting the ward. Issued 26 March 2026	High visibility vehicle patrols throughout shifts to tackle ASB across the ward, including intelligence led patrols to tackle ongoing issues. Cycle patrols will also be conducted in the coming months to tackle issues arising from people on pedal cycles and in isolated areas, not accessible by vehicles. Any persons identified to be causing ASB will be given warnings. Further action can be taken including Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABC), Community Protection Notice Warning (CPNW), Community Protection Warning (CPN), arrest and charge if matters continue. Actioned 09 April 2026
Motor Vehicle Offences - This is in relation to all motor vehicle offences including theft of and theft from motor vehicles and moving traffic offences (including speeding, driving with no insurance and driving not in accordance with a driving licence). Issued 26 March 2026	High visibility intelligence led patrols Plain clothes Patrols in impacted areas. High visibility road operations utilising police systems to conduct, vehicle ownership, insurance and driving license checks. High harm and persistent offenders will be targeted via pro-active patrols and intelligence led operations. Offenders will be brought to justice via arrest and outcomes including a Police Caution, Charges and sent to Court. Actioned 09 April 2026
Burglary - The Ward Panel decided to keep this as a priority, particularly as this time of the year the number of burglary offences tend to increase. Issued 26 March 2026	Intelligence led Burglary patrols around both residential and business areas. Street cocooning, which involves door to door enquiries and CCTV trawls to identify offenders. Street Briefings to raise awareness. Communication through Met Engage to raise awareness and offer crime prevention. Arrest enquiries for high harm offenders to reduce offending. Actioned 09 April 2026

Priority

Action taken

Anti-social behaviour (ASB) impacting the ward.

Issued 26 March 2026

High visibility vehicle patrols throughout shifts to tackle ASB across the ward, including intelligence led patrols to tackle ongoing issues.
Cycle patrols will also be conducted in the coming months to tackle issues arising from people on pedal cycles and in isolated areas, not accessible by vehicles.
Any persons identified to be causing ASB will be given warnings. Further action can be taken including Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABC), Community Protection Notice Warning (CPNW), Community Protection Warning (CPN), arrest and charge if matters continue.

Actioned 09 April 2026

Motor Vehicle Offences - This is in relation to all motor vehicle offences including theft of and theft from motor vehicles and moving traffic offences (including speeding, driving with no insurance and driving not in accordance with a driving licence).

Issued 26 March 2026

High visibility intelligence led patrols
Plain clothes Patrols in impacted areas.
High visibility road operations utilising police systems to conduct, vehicle ownership, insurance and driving license checks.
High harm and persistent offenders will be targeted via pro-active patrols and intelligence led operations. Offenders will be brought to justice via arrest and outcomes including a Police Caution, Charges and sent to Court.

Actioned 09 April 2026

Burglary - The Ward Panel decided to keep this as a priority, particularly as this time of the year the number of burglary offences tend to increase.

Issued 26 March 2026

Intelligence led Burglary patrols around both residential and business areas.
Street cocooning, which involves door to door enquiries and CCTV trawls to identify offenders.
Street Briefings to raise awareness.
Communication through Met Engage to raise awareness and offer crime prevention.
Arrest enquiries for high harm offenders to reduce offending.

Actioned 09 April 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 Longlands are saying are the issues in the area:

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