Norwood Green

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 speak to your local team about policing issues, and find out how you can get involved, you can email them at NorwoodGreen@met.police.uk.

In an emergency always call 999.

If it is not an emergency, you can report crime online at www.met.police.uk or dial 101.

We regularly speak to local residents to establish what issues they may be experiencing in the area. The word cloud below represents the issues that residents of Norwood Green have highlighted as priorities for the area recently. Word clouds are graphical representations of word frequency that give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently. The larger the word in the visual below the more common the word was in the local survey.

We seek to tackle the issues raised by you and your communities in your local area. To 'Have your say' on local issues, please click on the button below to complete a short survey.

Violence Related Priority

Reduce incidents of violence, particularly against vulnerable individuals, including the homeless community taking shelter in the HAVELOCK Estate. Tackle associated ASB, street drinking, drug-related offences, fly-tipping, and robberies linked to drug addiction

•Targeted Patrols: Increase uniformed and plainclothes patrols in hotspot areas during peak times. •Partnership Working: Collaborate with local charities and outreach services to provide support and alternative housing options for the homeless community. •Drug Enforcement: Conduct intelligence-led stop-and-search operations/patrols and execute warrants on suspected drug suppliers. •Community Engagement: Hold monthly resident meetings to encourage reporting and build trust with the community – Community Contact Sessions. •Environmental Design: Work with the council to improve estate lighting, remove fly-tipped waste promptly, and explore CCTV installation.

Anti-Social Behaviour & Drugs, Vehicle Nuisance, Speeding – MINTERNE Estate

Anti-Social Behaviour & Drugs, Vehicle Nuisance, Speeding – MINTERNE Estate Prevent criminal activities involving vehicles, including drug use, nitrous oxide abuse, and fly-tipping of gas canisters. Reduce disruption caused by loud music and reckless driving through the estate.

•Traffic Enforcement: Conduct Police Operations to target Speeding Vehicles – Consider Op CUBO type of Operations particularly during peak hours. •ASB Dispersal Powers: Use Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) and dispersal notices against offenders. CPWs & CPNs also considered and used previously. •Intelligence-Led Policing: Gather information from residents and use targeted patrols to deter and disrupt illegal activities. •Council Collaboration: Work with local authorities to improve road signage, install speed bumps, and enhance CCTV coverage. •Community reporting: try to engage with Local Residents to encourage them to report issues/share information of incidents that they have come across/witnessed. These Reports then can help SNT Raise Concerns if a certain location appears to have multiple incidents to the SNT to flag issues confidentially.

Anti-Social Behaviour & Drugs, Vehicle Nuisance, Speeding (WINDMILL LANE where WARREN Sports Farm & at OSTERLEY LANE)

Anti-Social Behaviour & Drugs, Vehicle Nuisance, Speeding (WINDMILL LANE where WARREN Sports Farm & at OSTERLEY LANE) Monitor and reduce ASB linked to parked vehicles, drug and alcohol consumption, and nitrous oxide use. Address speeding concerns in the 20mph zone.

•High-Visibility Patrols: Increase police presence in affected areas, particularly during evenings and weekends. •Speed Enforcement: Traffic Enforcement: Conduct Police Operations to target Speeding Vehicles – Consider Op CUBO type of Operations particularly during peak hours. •Lighting & Surveillance: Work with the council to improve street lighting and explore potential CCTV installation. •Youth Engagement: Try to Locate Local Youth Services to deter young people from engaging in ASB and substance misuse. Potential Group Talk/Work with these facilities if permitted. •Criminal Disruption: Conduct vehicle stops, issue fines, and seize vehicles involved in ASB.

In an emergency always call 999. If it is not an emergency, you can report crime online at www.met.police.uk or dial 101.