Catford South

Welcome to Met Engage page for Catford South!

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.

Catford South 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 CatfordSouth@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).

Guleser Cater

PCSO

Bryony Challoner

Police Constable

Gavin Durnell

Inspector

Hass Hassan

Police Constable

Kit Kauma

Sergeant

Charlene Pavitt

Superintendent

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
Theft Shoplifting An increase in shoplifting affecting stores within Catford South Ward. Issued 07 November 2025	Policing operations employing various tactics to tackle offending Meeting with businesses and providing crime prevention advice Sharing information about known offenders for awareness Preparing & monitoring case files to ensure CBO applications are progressed at pace Actioned 07 February 2026
Anti Social Behaviour Anti Social Behaviour perpetrated within specific areas of the ward Issued 07 November 2025	Obtaining Closure Orders for residential premises with continued issues Conducting home visits/reassurance patrols Joint PSPO patrols with council Working closely with partners (council, registered social landlords and social services) to support and manage complex cases Actioned 07 February 2026
Acquisitive Crime Prevention Crimes which include Theft (including Theft of Motor Vehicle), Burglary and Robbery Issued 07 November 2025	Targeted Hi-Vis Foot Deployments at times when offences occur Reassurance visits of all burglary victims Drop In Surgeries arranged with regularity Crime Prevention advice distributed Actioned 07 February 2026

Priority

Action taken

Theft Shoplifting

An increase in shoplifting affecting stores within Catford South Ward.

Issued 07 November 2025

Policing operations employing various tactics to tackle offending
Meeting with businesses and providing crime prevention advice
Sharing information about known offenders for awareness
Preparing & monitoring case files to ensure CBO applications are progressed at pace

Actioned 07 February 2026

Anti Social Behaviour

Anti Social Behaviour perpetrated within specific areas of the ward

Issued 07 November 2025

Obtaining Closure Orders for residential premises with continued issues
Conducting home visits/reassurance patrols
Joint PSPO patrols with council
Working closely with partners (council, registered social landlords and social services) to support and manage complex cases

Actioned 07 February 2026

Acquisitive Crime Prevention

Crimes which include Theft (including Theft of Motor Vehicle), Burglary and Robbery

Issued 07 November 2025

Targeted Hi-Vis Foot Deployments at times when offences occur
Reassurance visits of all burglary victims
Drop In Surgeries arranged with regularity
Crime Prevention advice distributed

Actioned 07 February 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 Catford South are saying are the issues in the area:

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