Hillside
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Hillside 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 Hillside@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).
Archie Cole
PCSO
Oliver French-Greenslade
Inspector
Nicholas Pell
Sergeant
Trevor Walsh
Police Constable
Anthony Watts
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 |
|---|---|
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Theft - General to include shoplifting and distraction thefts Issued 03 June 2026 |
Identify the times and means of access for suspects Actioned 03 September 2026 |
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Speeding Cars mainly around Woodside and general speeding in residential areas Issued 03 June 2026 |
Heightened patrols at targeted times to reduce speeding motorists. In addition speed watch initiatives will take place with our community support officers, if any community members would also like to be part of this, please use the contact forms on this site.” Actioned 03 September 2026 |
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Violence against Women and Girls Issued 03 June 2026 |
Target patrols at the times and places that people feel vulnerable with nights drawing in. To include alleyways and poorly lit roads. Licensed premises areas and main transport links for commuters. Actioned 03 September 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 Hillside are saying are the issues in the area:
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