Village (Merton)

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Village - Merton 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 Village-Merton@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).

Matthew Bower

A/Inspector

Jason Coelho

PCSO

Matthew Deacons

Police Constable

Charlie Howes

Police Constable

Jeff New

Sergeant

Nicholas Pell

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
Theft from motor vehicles Issued 11 October 2026	S: Collate security advice/send security advice via newsletter/building site packs M: Measured by reviewing crime reports A: Hi Vis/Plain Clothes patrols. Provide advice to tradesmen via building site pack and to residents via MET Engage R: This is relevant because of the increase in theft from motor vehicles T: 3 Months to be reviewed at the next ward panel. Team will review weekly and conduct overnight checks when on duty Actioned 12 September 2026
Retail Crime and Theft around High Street Wimbledon. Issued 11 October 2026	Specific: - Priority of Wimbledon Village Residents and Businesses - To build a better relationship with those involved in High St, Wimbledon. This includes retailers, business associations and licenced premises. - To provide relevant crime prevention advice - High vis & plain clothed patrols to disrupt offenders, but deterring them, engaging and arresting where necessary. - Visits to victims, providing reassurance and investigation assistance. Measured: - Patrols logged on MPS systems (PMP) - Crimes recorded and checked on every shift - Reassurance visits logged on crime report. Achievable: - Dedicated time to priority for SNT officers - 2x PC and 1x PCSO available Relevant: - Recent crime reports and feedback from community suggest theft around High St is a high impact crime for our ward. - Retail crime is a national problem Timely: - Overnight checks at start of every shift, in order to complete timely response - Reviewed at next ward panel. 3 months away. - Dedicated week of action. Actioned 12 September 2026
VAWG offences around Wimbledon Village. Issued 11 October 2026	Specific: - Priority of Wimbledon Village Residents. - To build a better relationship with those who live and visit Wimbledon Village. - To provide relevant crime prevention advice - High vis & plain clothed patrols to disrupt offenders, but deterring them, engaging and arresting where necessary. - Visits to victims, providing reassurance and investigation assistance. Measured: - Patrols logged on MPS systems (PMP) by owning officer or team. - Crimes recorded and checked on every shift. - Reassurance visits to victims logged on crime report. Achievable: - Dedicated time to priority for SNT officers - 2x PC and 1x PCSO available Relevant: - Recent reports from members of the public who attend Wimbledon Common feeling unsafe due to heavy woodland areas and being away from main roads. - Duty of care to keep residents/visitors safe. Timely: - Overnight checks at start of every shift, in order to complete timely response. - Reviewed at next ward panel. 3 months away. - Daily patrols of the ward. Actioned 12 September 2026

Priority

Action taken

Theft from motor vehicles

Issued 11 October 2026

S: Collate security advice/send security advice via newsletter/building site packs
M: Measured by reviewing crime reports
A: Hi Vis/Plain Clothes patrols. Provide advice to tradesmen via building site pack and to residents via MET Engage
R: This is relevant because of the increase in theft from motor vehicles
T: 3 Months to be reviewed at the next ward panel. Team will review weekly and conduct overnight checks when on duty

Actioned 12 September 2026

Retail Crime and Theft around High Street Wimbledon.

Issued 11 October 2026

Specific:
- Priority of Wimbledon Village Residents and Businesses
- To build a better relationship with those involved in High St, Wimbledon. This includes retailers, business associations and licenced premises.
- To provide relevant crime prevention advice
- High vis & plain clothed patrols to disrupt offenders, but deterring them, engaging and arresting where necessary.
- Visits to victims, providing reassurance and investigation assistance.

Measured:
- Patrols logged on MPS systems (PMP)
- Crimes recorded and checked on every shift
- Reassurance visits logged on crime report.

Achievable:
- Dedicated time to priority for SNT officers
- 2x PC and 1x PCSO available

Relevant:
- Recent crime reports and feedback from community suggest theft around High St is a high impact crime for our ward.
- Retail crime is a national problem

Timely:
- Overnight checks at start of every shift, in order to complete timely response
- Reviewed at next ward panel. 3 months away.
- Dedicated week of action.

Actioned 12 September 2026

VAWG offences around Wimbledon Village.

Issued 11 October 2026

Specific:
- Priority of Wimbledon Village Residents.
- To build a better relationship with those who live and visit Wimbledon Village.
- To provide relevant crime prevention advice
- High vis & plain clothed patrols to disrupt offenders, but deterring them, engaging and arresting where necessary.
- Visits to victims, providing reassurance and investigation assistance.

Measured:
- Patrols logged on MPS systems (PMP) by owning officer or team.
- Crimes recorded and checked on every shift.
- Reassurance visits to victims logged on crime report.

Achievable:
- Dedicated time to priority for SNT officers
- 2x PC and 1x PCSO available

Relevant:
- Recent reports from members of the public who attend Wimbledon Common feeling unsafe due to heavy woodland areas and being away from main roads.
- Duty of care to keep residents/visitors safe.

Timely:
- Overnight checks at start of every shift, in order to complete timely response.
- Reviewed at next ward panel. 3 months away.
- Daily patrols of the ward.

Actioned 12 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 Village (Merton) are saying are the issues in the area:

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