Furzedown
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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.
Furzedown 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 Furzedown@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).

David Aldridge
PC

James Griffin
Inspector

Kristina Poole
Sergeant

Stacey Sholeh
PCSO

Detlef Stander
PC
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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Robbery Issued 15 July 2025 |
We police by being intelligence and data led, which shows us that the number of juveniles travelling to and from school have become victims of this crime, during after school hours and throughout the weekend. Robbery offences are also more prevalent in the summer months, which is why it is part of our Summer 2025 crime plan to tackle this problem. We have a Dedicated Ward Officer- Children and Young Person specialist who is an officer that specialises with youth crime and they have a good relationship with Graveney School to provide support for vulnerable victims and to make sure the students are being given crime prevention advice. As part of Operation Nomad we also have several police cameras in the area which have been in place for over a year, these allow us to easily view footage and provide quick time evidence for any offences that have been reported to the police, this may include suspect descriptions such a being able to view the VRM of a moped if it has been used to enable the crime. We will measure our success by analysing data to determine if there has been a reduction in Robbery offences. Actioned 15 October 2025 |
Theft from Motor Vehicle Issued 15 July 2025 |
This is a priority for the residents and as part of our Neighbourhood guarantee we are making it our priority to tackle crimes that are impacting the residents. We are in direct contact with residents, to receive fast time intelligence when it is known that suspects are out and committing these offences. This allows us to better focus our plain clothed operations on streets that are being targeted, so our patrol areas may change. We have previously looked at the data to have a better understanding of what time these offences are being committed and changed our shifts so that we are available to conduct proactive patrols during these hours. We will be flexible and continue to see if this is needed to reduce the crime. If anybody recognises an individual committing this offence then please remember to send your information to crime stoppers by using their website as it may help us to identify suspects. Actioned 15 October 2025 |
Anti-social Behaviour Issued 15 July 2025 |
Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour requires ongoing engagement from the team to reduce the issues and keep them from reoccurring so that it has a minimal impact on the community. We are committed to keeping up to date with any intelligence surrounding drug dealing in the ward, we have used the intelligence to execute drug warrants to disrupt drug dealers and reduce drug use in the area. When dealing the with the reported ASB of mopeds being ridden off road in the Recreation Ground and on Eardley Road we have utilised our powers under the Road Traffic Act as well as using other policing powers when appropriate, such as issuing ASB warnings, Community Protection Warnings and Community Protection Notices, these can be issued to specific individuals who have been reported to us. Throughout this we have been in contact with the council around their plans to implement extra measures to block the pavement on Eardly road to ensure pedestrian safety and we plan to conduct a traffic operation to coincide with the changes that are taking place to deter road users from using the pavement. Actioned 15 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 Furzedown are saying are the issues in the area:
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