Deptford

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.

Deptford 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 Deptford@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).

Gary Arterton (Metropolitan Police, PC, Deptford )

Gary Arterton

PC

Jonathan Birkbeck (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, DEPTFORD WARD)

Jonathan Birkbeck

PCSO

Lisa Burrows (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, LEWISHAM TOWN CENTRE TEAM SEW )

Lisa Burrows

PCSO

Jayne Chapple (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Safer Neighbourhoods Team)

Jayne Chapple

Police Constable

Adrian Hanna (Metropolitan Police, Inspector, SNT Lewisham Nortrh)

Adrian Hanna

Inspector

Jodie Hutton (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, Deptford)

Jodie Hutton

PCSO

David Macmillan (Metropolitan Police, Sergeant, Deptford SNT)

David Macmillan

Sergeant

Charlene Pavitt (Police, Superintendent, Lewisham)

Charlene Pavitt

Superintendent

Daniel Redding (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Deptford)

Daniel Redding

Police Constable

Bogdan Tinica (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Deptford SNT)

Bogdan Tinica

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

Tackling violent crime on the ward, especially weapon enabled crime. DOUGLAS WAY, FORDHAM PARK and EVELYN GREEN.

Issued 01 July 2025

Plain clothes and uniformed patrols.
Weapons sweeps of linked areas.
Working in partnership with other police departments and partner agencies.
Stop and search.

Actioned 01 July 2026

Robbery

Tackling ongoing robbery issues across the ward namely around New Cross Road and Evelyn Green

Issued 01 July 2025

Plain clothes and uniformed patrols.
Weapons sweep of linked areas.
Working in partnership with other police departments.
Stop and search.

Actioned 01 July 2026

ASB

Tackling ongoing ASB issues with street drinkers, noise issues, rowdy and inconsiderate behaviour and Drug related activity in and around Deptford High Street and Douglas Way.

Issued 01 July 2025

Regular visible targeted patrols to take place in and around these areas covering various shift times. Engagement with local businesses and local residents on the area to encourage a community assisted approach. To liase with partner agencies as the local council
ASB Team to ensure a multi agency approach is taken to tackling ongoing problem including joint patrols with outreach teams and rough sleeper teams e.t.c.
Issuing Community Protection Warnings/Notices.

Actioned 01 July 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 Deptford are saying are the issues in the area:

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