Shaftesbury & Queenstown

Welcome to Met Engage,

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.

Shaftesbury & Queenstown 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 Shaftesbury&Queenstown@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).

Sophia Chin

PCSO

David Evans

Dedicated Ward Officer

Ben Jury

Inspector

Ceejay Newman

Police Constable

Charley Shearing

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
Priority 1 – Robbery Reduce violence against the person involving robberies in the following areas; Battersea Park Road SW8 bordering Nine Elms Ward through to Battersea Park Road SW11 bordering Battersea Park ward. Additional focus on Stewarts Road and Queenstown Road. Issued 15 October 2025	Through intelligence led policing, officer will identify locations for patrols and potential offenders. As per our summer crime plan and our neighbourhood guarantee, officers will conduct High visibility patrols and promoting of crime prevention through social media and engagement with the community. Actioned 14 January 2026
Priority 2 – Burglary Residential Burglaries throughout the ward with a focus on the environments of Gideon Road, Elsley Road, Tyneham Road, Stanely Grove and Queenstown Road. Issued 15 October 2025	Research of intelligence system to identify locations for patrols and potential offenders. High visibility patrols and promoting of crime prevention through social media and engagement with owners of vehicles at highest risk. Actioned 14 January 2026
Priority 3 – Drugs and associated ASB relating to drugs Reducing Drugs and Anti-Social Behaviour across the ward with a particular focus on Patmore Estate, Carey Gardens, Savona Estate, Gideon Road and ASDA Lavender Hill car park. Issued 15 October 2025	High Visibility patrols to the locations identified to deter those committing Anti-Social Behaviour. Utilising Anti-Social Behaviour legislation to issue ASB warnings, Community Protection warnings and Community Protection Notices when appropriate. Actioned 14 January 2026

Priority

Action taken

Priority 1 – Robbery
Reduce violence against the person involving robberies in the following areas; Battersea Park Road SW8 bordering Nine Elms Ward through to Battersea Park Road SW11 bordering Battersea Park ward. Additional focus on Stewarts Road and Queenstown Road.

Issued 15 October 2025

Through intelligence led policing, officer will identify locations for patrols and potential offenders. As per our summer crime plan and our neighbourhood guarantee, officers will conduct High visibility patrols and promoting of crime prevention through social media and engagement with the community.

Actioned 14 January 2026

Priority 2 – Burglary
Residential Burglaries throughout the ward with a focus on the environments of Gideon Road, Elsley Road, Tyneham Road, Stanely Grove and Queenstown Road.

Issued 15 October 2025

Research of intelligence system to identify locations for patrols and potential offenders. High visibility patrols and promoting of crime prevention through social media and engagement with owners of vehicles at highest risk.

Actioned 14 January 2026

Priority 3 – Drugs and associated ASB relating to drugs
Reducing Drugs and Anti-Social Behaviour across the ward with a particular focus on Patmore Estate, Carey Gardens, Savona Estate, Gideon Road and ASDA Lavender Hill car park.

Issued 15 October 2025

High Visibility patrols to the locations identified to deter those committing Anti-Social Behaviour. Utilising Anti-Social Behaviour legislation to issue ASB warnings, Community Protection warnings and Community Protection Notices when appropriate.

Actioned 14 January 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 Shaftesbury & Queenstown are saying are the issues in the area:

Agree or not? Have your say now, click here to do the survey