Charlton Village & Riverside

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Charlton Village & Riverside 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 CharltonVillage&Riverside@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).

Alex Baldwin

Inspector

Sunil Bharke

Police Constable

Anna Maria Fiorillo

PCSO

Matthew Hoyne-Butler

Sergeant

Jake Lee

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
Charlton Park and surrounding environs - Drug Dealing and ASB Hotspot through targeted patrols, stop and search and intelligence development. Areas of focus are Charlton Park incorporating Charlton House. Issued 08 October 2026	- Daily high-visibility patrols within Charlton Park and around Charlton House. - Patrols focused on identified hotspot locations, secluded areas, benches, car parks and known congregation points. - Reassurance patrols following reports of ASB or drug-related activity - Intelligence-led stop and search activity where lawful grounds exist - Conduct regular park walkabouts with residents and ward panel members. - Engage with park users to identify concerns and gather intelligence Actioned 16 January 2027
Charlton Village - Reduction in Crime and ASB happening within Charlton Village. Issued 08 October 2026	- Identify and target prolific shoplifters responsible for repeat offences within local businesses. - Conduct targeted patrols during peak offending times. - Utilise CCTV evidence from businesses to identify offenders and build prosecutions. - Conduct stop and search where lawful grounds exist and intelligence supports activity - Identify locations attracting ASB and loitering and work with Royal Borough of Greenwich - Establish strong communication with store managers and business owners Actioned 16 January 2027
Charlton Church Lane - Targeting Anti Social behaviour, including drug use including surroundings such as Floyd Road (CAFC), Charlton Train Station and business premises. Issued 08 October 2026	- Daily targeted patrols along Charlton Church Lane and identified hotspot locations. - Increased patrols during peak ASB periods, including evenings, weekends and match days - Intelligence-led stop and search activity where lawful grounds exist. - Target individuals involved in drug possession, supply and associated ASB. - Utilise Community Protection Warnings (CPWs) and Community Protection Notices (CPNs) against persistent offenders. - Visit businesses along Charlton Church Lane to identify concerns and gather intelligence - Conduct regular street briefings and engagement events via MetEngage Actioned 16 January 2027

Priority

Action taken

Charlton Park and surrounding environs - Drug Dealing and ASB Hotspot through targeted patrols, stop and search and intelligence development. Areas of focus are Charlton Park incorporating Charlton House.

Issued 08 October 2026

- Daily high-visibility patrols within Charlton Park and around Charlton House.
- Patrols focused on identified hotspot locations, secluded areas, benches, car parks and known congregation points.
- Reassurance patrols following reports of ASB or drug-related activity
- Intelligence-led stop and search activity where lawful grounds exist
- Conduct regular park walkabouts with residents and ward panel members.
- Engage with park users to identify concerns and gather intelligence

Actioned 16 January 2027

Charlton Village - Reduction in Crime and ASB happening within Charlton Village.

Issued 08 October 2026

- Identify and target prolific shoplifters responsible for repeat offences within local businesses.
- Conduct targeted patrols during peak offending times.
- Utilise CCTV evidence from businesses to identify offenders and build prosecutions.
- Conduct stop and search where lawful grounds exist and intelligence supports activity
- Identify locations attracting ASB and loitering and work with Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Establish strong communication with store managers and business owners

Actioned 16 January 2027

Charlton Church Lane - Targeting Anti Social behaviour, including drug use including surroundings such as Floyd Road (CAFC), Charlton Train Station and business premises.

Issued 08 October 2026

- Daily targeted patrols along Charlton Church Lane and identified hotspot locations.
- Increased patrols during peak ASB periods, including evenings, weekends and match days
- Intelligence-led stop and search activity where lawful grounds exist.
- Target individuals involved in drug possession, supply and associated ASB.
- Utilise Community Protection Warnings (CPWs) and Community Protection Notices (CPNs) against persistent offenders.
- Visit businesses along Charlton Church Lane to identify concerns and gather intelligence
- Conduct regular street briefings and engagement events via MetEngage

Actioned 16 January 2027

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 Charlton Village & Riverside are saying are the issues in the area:

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