Graveney

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Graveney 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 Graveney@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).

James Burke (Metropolitan Police, Sergeant, Longthornton & Graveney Wards)

James Burke

Sergeant

Kevin Chambers (Metropolitan Police, Inspector, Merton)

Kevin Chambers

Inspector

Nigel Smith (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Graveney Ward)

Nigel Smith

Police Constable

Joanna Sowell (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Graveney Ward)

Joanna Sowell

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

We have had recent reports of drug dealing and Class A drug users in the ABC Grid and surrounding areas.

Issued 19 November 2025

Continue to patrol the area to detect and deter drug dealing and drug use. Work in partnership with the council to create meaningful preventative measures. Where intelligence presents itself then look to respond to it in an effective and timely manner.

Actioned 19 November 2025

Fly tipping
During daily patrols, any fly tipping seen is reported to the council if a name and/or address can be established. If no names, a photo is taken on Clean Street and sent to the council or efficient removal ASAP. Patrols with Environmental Health Officers take place often.

Issued 19 November 2025

Patrols by local officers to affected areas or reported locations of fly tipping. officers with liaise with the council enforcement officers to make them aware and assist if providing evidence.

Actioned 19 November 2025

Burglary
Overnight checks done daily on shift. When a burglary is identified, the surrounding addresses are cocooned. High visibility patrols take place, targeting roads affected most by burglary or suspicious activity.

Issued 19 November 2025

Local officers visit victims of burglaries to provide reassurance and crime prevention advice. Crime prevention leaflets are delivered to neighbouring addresses and patrols to identified locations.

Actioned 19 November 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 Graveney are saying are the issues in the area:

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