Evelyn

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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.

Evelyn 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 Evelyn@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).

Harry Corne (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Evelyn, Deptford, New Cross Gate)

Harry Corne

Police Constable

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

Adrian Hanna

Inspector

James Hillyard (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Evelyn)

James Hillyard

Police Constable

Charlene Pavitt (Police, Superintendent, Lewisham)

Charlene Pavitt

Superintendent

Dawn Sheehy (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, Evelyn)

Dawn Sheehy

PCSO

Ryan West (Metropolitan Police, Sergeant, Evelyn and New Cross Gate Wards)

Ryan West

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

To reduce Robbery and Mobile phone thefts across the ward through utilising various tactics such as proactive patrols. This includes tackling the spate of robberies and phone thefts along the corridor from Evelyn Street/Deptford High Street that is a huge concern for residents of Evelyn ward including the Cycle Superhighway C10.

Issued 17 February 2025

Increase CCTV Camera opportunities in these areas. Lighting improvements.
Increased patrols around commuter times. To implement proactive operations on the C10 Cycle Superhighway

Actioned 17 February 2025

To tackle ongoing Concerns from women and girls within the community regarding violence along the Thames footpath, Foreshore and Longshore SE8 . ASB issues are also occurring into the evenings at open spaces.

Issued 17 February 2025

Weapons Sweeps to take place in open spaces and patrols of communal areas are to take place within communal areas of these blocks. Stop and searches to be carried where grounds exist.

Actioned 17 February 2025

Tackling ongoing drug use/supply across the ward. This will be done by tasked proactive patrols across the ward and intelligence led warrants. This includes Hi-visibility patrols of PEYPS PARK in regard to drug activity and ASB which has become a ward priority.

Issued 17 February 2025

Increase weekly foot patrols of Blocks and walkways on the estate surrounding Daubeney Tower. To work with Lewisham Housing and carry out a timetable of visits to blocks to establish ASB in communal areas

Actioned 17 February 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 Evelyn are saying are the issues in the area:

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