Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside
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Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside 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 HamPetersham&RichmondRiverside@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).
Jade Davenport
PC
Chris Jackson
Inspector
Romah Mojhoa
Police Constable
Alexander Molnar
PCSO
Christopher Scammell
Superintendent
Richard Wright
Neighbourhood 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 |
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Drug related activity Issued 30 July 2025 |
Drug taking will be a priority for the local ward officers. Drug related activity will be prioritised due to concerns raised about the amount of drug taking that occurs within Ham Lands, Parkleys and other open areas. This activity has a significant impact on the quality of life of the local residents and leads to other crime being committed such as ASB and violent crime. Actioned 30 October 2025 |
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Vehicle ASB Issued 30 July 2025 |
Vehicle crime has been highlighted as an issue amongst local residents including ASB. High powered vehicles and stolen mopeds have been the main concern and local ward officers have been working with Roads Transport & Policing Command in order to reduce this type of crime. Actioned 30 October 2025 |
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ASB Issued 16 July 2025 |
To conduct patrols in open areas within the ward including Ham Common, Ham Lands & Parkleys to deter people from committing ASB. Actioned 01 October 2025 |
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Residential Burglary Issued 16 July 2025 |
To review all residential burglaries on a daily basis to identify crime trends and patterns. Working with community safety departments to advise on security of residencies. Actioned 01 October 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 Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside are saying are the issues in the area:
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