Their approach varies ward by ward, with neighbourhood teams tackling the issues raised most often by local residents, whether that’s late-night violence, ASB around shopping parades, or speeding on residential roads.
The stepped-up summer patrols are part of a broader London-wide effort to increase visible policing, disrupt known offenders, and rebuild trust in neighbourhood teams.
Officers are working alongside local councils, business owners, and residents to take a long-term approach to tackling crime, with many operations continuing into autumn and beyond.
Troublemakers may face exclusion orders, while councils are using new powers to fine or remove persistent offenders.
Here’s a breakdown of what’s been happening where you live — what each ward team is focusing on, what they’ve done so far, and which officers are assigned to your area.
Ward-by-ward priorities and policing activity
Barnehurst
- Priorities: Drug dealing and violent crime around Merewood Road, Windermere Road and Grasmere Road; vehicle theft and interference around Colyers Lane, Birling Road, Hurstwood Avenue and Parkside Avenue; speeding and ASB in Colyers Lane, Hurstwood Avenue and Cumbrian Avenue.
- Actions: Mobile, foot and plain clothes patrols; speed operations; engagement with residents causing ASB; crime prevention advice.
- Team: Glenn Turner (Sergeant), Cuneyt Arif (Constable), Thomas Bishop (Constable), Donna Allan (PCSO)
Belvedere
- Priorities: Street violence; drug use and dealing in Picardy Street and surrounding areas; vehicle theft and speeding offences; shoplifting.
- Actions: Patrols with knife arches and drug dogs; search warrants; reassurance stalls; licensing checks and shop visits; speed gun operations.
- Team: Steven Sommerville (Sergeant), Robert Boyer (Constable), Sophie Aris (Constable), Victoria Ackford (Constable), Clint Best Imarhiagbe (PCSO), Jamie Worrall (PCSO)
Bexleyheath
- Priorities: Night-time violence and ASB in and around the Broadway; drug misuse.
- Actions: Late-night patrols under Operation Taxlaxia; school-time patrols; search warrants based on intelligence; targeted visibility at crime hotspots.
- Team: Joseph Bowen (Sergeant), Amanda Day (Constable), Gemma Matthews (Constable), Gurpreet Atwal (Constable), Sthung Kirant (PCSO), Maxine Cypher (PCSO)
Blackfen and Lamorbey
- Priorities: Vehicle crime across the ward; increased offences during darker evenings; nitrous oxide misuse and ASB.
- Actions: Hotspot patrols; plain clothes deployments; identification of offenders and warrant preparation.
- Team: Steven Cooney (Sergeant), Chloe Blue (Constable), Panduma Munetsi (PCSO), Victor Tuley (PCSO)
Blendon and Penhill
- Priorities: Youth ASB around shopping parades; early-morning theft from motor vehicles; open space cannabis and nitrous oxide use.
- Actions: Patrols in plain clothes and unmarked cars; engagement with shops; stop and search operations in hotspots.
- Team: Steven Cooney (Sergeant), Dylan Mitchell (Constable), Katie Moore (Constable), Olivia Corleys (PCSO)
Crayford
- Priorities: VAWG-related safety concerns around Crayford train station, retail park and Townhall Square; youth ASB and drug misuse in Townhall Square, Iron Mill Lane, Old Road and Crayford town centre.
- Actions: Patrols and community engagement; visits to identified households; partnership with Peabody and local businesses; environmental crime audits.
- Team: Glenn Turner (Sergeant), Amy Gregory (Constable), Oliver Groves (Constable), Joyce Barlow (PCSO)
Crook Log
- Priorities: Burglary; drug-related ASB and shoplifting at Avenue Road car park; vehicle crime.
- Actions: Plain clothes and high-vis patrols; CCTV surveillance; reassurance visits and stop and search.
- Team: Christopher Walsh (Sergeant), Scott Gardiner (Constable), Demi James (PCSO), Craig Johnson (PCSO)
East Wickham
- Priorities: Robberies at East Wickham Open Space; youth groups smoking cannabis; speeding on Welling Way; motor vehicle crime.
- Actions: Patrols and school engagement; PSPO enforcement; speed operations; joint work with council on speed indicators.
- Team: Christopher Walsh (Sergeant), Sean Adams (Constable), Wesley Jones (Constable), Augustine Gomes (PCSO)
Erith
- Priorities: Fear of crime around Erith train station; drug dealing; youth ASB and criminal damage in Erith town centre.
- Actions: Joint patrols with BTP; stop and search; weekday patrols from 3pm; ASB referrals and contact with security staff.
- Team: Wayne Robbens (Sergeant), Benjamin Laing (Constable), Matthew Compton (Constable), Lorraine O’Hara (PCSO), Adam Winch (PCSO)
Falconwood and Welling
- Priorities: VAWG; vehicle thefts and crime during darker evenings; ASB in Welling High Street.
- Actions: Late shift patrols along commuter routes; steering lock and Faraday pouch advice; ABCs issued to offenders.
- Team: Steven Cooney (Sergeant), James Sturge (Constable), Ryan Harris (Constable), John Cullingham (PCSO)
Longlands
- Priorities: Violence against women and youths, especially near transport hubs and Bird College; drug use in parks and open spaces; catalytic converter and keyless vehicle thefts.
- Actions: Stop and search in hotspots; joint operations with Kent Police; VIN checks and crime prevention events at DIY stores.
- Team: David Catlow (Sergeant), Alexander Francis (Constable), Robert Holmes (Constable), Finn Haughey (PCSO), Nicky Caulton (PCSO)
Northumberland Heath
- Priorities: ASB and drug use in Becton Place and Northumberland Heath Rec; drug dealing from vehicles across the ward.
- Actions: Stop and search patrols in plain clothes; intelligence building and location-specific enforcement.
- Team: Wayne Robbens (Sergeant), Hannah Ryan (Constable), Jamie Wilson (Constable), Kai Cole (PCSO)
Sidcup
- Priorities: Road safety on Faraday Avenue and surrounding roads; drink-driving; ASB in public places and Sidcup High Street; vehicle thefts.
- Actions: Speeding patrols; business engagement; crime prevention campaigns; tool marking at boot fairs.
- Team: David Catlow (Sergeant), Daniel Austin (Constable), Sophie Scott (Constable), Finn Haughey (PCSO), Stephen Graves (PCSO)
Slade Green and Northend
- Priorities: Shoplifting and ASB around Forest Road; drug use and loitering near Park East; illegal off-road bike use.
- Actions: Targeted patrols; liaison with Orbit housing on building security; high-vis deployments in open spaces.
- Team: Wayne Robbens (Sergeant), Steven Suri (Constable), Thomas Scott (Constable), Mark Pigott (PCSO)
St Mary’s and St James
- Priorities: Summer ASB, particularly in Bexley Village and North Cray Meadows; speeding on North Cray Road and Hurst Road; burglaries in Tile Kiln Lane area.
- Actions: Mounted and cycle patrols; tool marking and burglary briefings; joint MV ops with Kent Police.
- Team: David Catlow (Sergeant), Ryan Muldoon (Constable), Lovyna Dee (PCSO)
Thamesmead East
- Priorities: Street violence; drug dealing and ASB around the Thamesmead East estate and Yarnton Way; vehicle crime including catalytic converter theft.
- Actions: Warrants and arrests; stop and search; operations at schools and stations; community protection orders.
- Team: Steven Sommerville (Sergeant), David Hall (Constable), Ellie Goy (Constable), Klaudia Lachowska (Constable), Robbie Andrews (Constable), Frazer Lee (PCSO)
West Heath
- Priorities: Drug-related ASB in The Pantiles and open spaces; burglary; vehicle crime.
- Actions: Patrols and stop and search; reassurance visits; crime prevention advice through churches and local briefings.
- Team: Christopher Walsh (Sergeant), Charlie Stutter (Constable), Russell Cherrington-Cook (Constable), Janette Mattin (PCSO)
