South Richmond
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We're transforming the Met to become a service that truly delivers for you.
Through our new platform Met Engage you can get to know your local officers, help shape how we police your local area and have direct access to key information and advice.
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.
South Richmond 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 SouthRichmond@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).
Gunita Ghannam Begdouri
PCSO
Chris Jackson
Inspector
Saad Khedr
PCSO
Grant Lendon
Police Constable
Philip Moore
PC
Christopher Scammell
Superintendent
Richard Wright
Neighbourhood Sergeant
South Richmond Safer Neighbourhoods Team
Gunita Ghannam Begdouri
PCSO
Chris Jackson
Inspector
Saad Khedr
PCSO
Grant Lendon
Police Constable
Philip Moore
PC
Christopher Scammell
Superintendent
Richard Wright
Neighbourhood Sergeant
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 |
|---|---|
|
Residential Burglary Issued 30 July 2025 |
To prevent residential burglary on the ward by tasking officers to patrol specific locations at certain times. Working with the burglary squads to identify crime trends and patterns at an earliest opportunity. Actioned 30 October 2025 |
|
Street/Personal Robbery: Issued 16 July 2025 |
High visibility patrols in areas between peak times to prevent offending. Connect reports will be reviewed daily to identify crime patterns/trends and patrols within these areas will be increased. Street briefings and community visits will be carried out with local residents and the business community to provide updates on crimes reported. Operations such as Op Martello and Safer Spaces will continue to be staffed by officers from different strands in order to prevent violence against woman and girls (VAWG). Actioned 01 October 2025 |
|
Theft by shoplifting Issued 16 July 2025 |
Review all theft related reports to identify crime patterns and offenders. Work better with Richmond business community and store recovery agents to deter persons from committing shoplifting within the town centre. Actioned 01 October 2025 |
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Anti social behaviour (ASB) Issued 16 July 2025 |
Work more closely with Park Guard and the council to deter a range of ASB including drinking, large gatherings of youths, music systems being set up and utilising dispersal powers where necessary to deter ASB form being committed. 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 South Richmond are saying are the issues in the area:
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