Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham
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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.
Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham 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 MottinghamColdharbour&NewEltham@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).
Aleksandra Buzala
Dedicated Ward Officer
Pavel Cristian Cerban
PCSO
David Glock
PCSO
Bradley Hayden
Police Constable
Al Hollis
Sergeant
Kristina Money
Sergeant
James Noble
Dedicated Ward Officer
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 |
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Specific roads/areas within the ward are experiencing regular drug dealing/drug usage activity. This is being conducted both on foot and utilising vehicles. Issued 24 July 2025 |
Data led police activity and community engagement to disrupt drugs supply to the area and protect vulnerable residents. Officers to conduct regular high visibility patrols in these areas as well as plain clothes patrols in order to identify and hopefully prosecute those responsible. A multi agency approach is being undertaken. Actioned 24 July 2025 |
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Residents would like more input from the team surrounding crime prevention advice relating to burglary following the recent increase in burglaries in certain areas of the ward. Issued 24 July 2025 |
Conduct engagement with the ward communities to reduce the fear of crime and offer crime prevention advice. Officers to conduct regular high visibility patrols in these areas as well as plain clothes patrols with the aim to to identify and prosecute those responsible. Rolling out Met engage liaison to expand on information sharing. Actioned 24 July 2025 |
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Residents want input around how best to report Anti Social Behaviour in their community relating to many types of anti social behaviour and would like ASB to be disrupted Issued 24 July 2025 |
The team will research previous reports and incidents and formulate a patrol plan to increase visibility and engage where needed using ASB legislation enforcement as appropriate. Actioned 24 July 2025 |
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 Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham are saying are the issues in the area:
Latest Alerts
Property Marking Scheme : Tue 29 Jul 07:30
Hi Resident Please share with any Trades persons you know.
Drop-in Surgery : Tue 29 Jul 11:00
Hi Residents, The local Police team will be holding a drop in surgery on 29th July at the New Eltham...
Ward Panel Meeting : Mon 07 Jul 19:00
Hi Residents Just to let you know the ward panel meeting will be taking place at the Coldharbour A...
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