Dalston
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.
Dalston 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 Dalston@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).
Suliman Ahmadi
PCSO
Hilary Franco Fernandez
PCSO
Aislinn George
Sergeant
Lila Kershaw
PCSO
David Lamb
Inspector
Aaron Patten
Police Constable
Billy Thurston
Police Constable
Giovanni Tozzi
PCSO
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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Gillet Square - Class A drug use, supply offences, as well as isolated incidences of violence associated with the consumption and supply of Class A drugs. Previous serious violence in the area has been fuelled by drug related crime. Issued 21 November 2025 |
Robust enforcement of drug related offences in residential areas. High visibility patrols to deter criminality and communication with local residents groups to identify offenders. Actioned 31 January 2026 |
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ASB and Street Drinking around Gillet Square Issued 21 November 2025 |
High Visibility Patrols in the area working with local authority enforcement officers. Actioned 31 January 2026 |
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VAWG Issued 21 November 2025 |
High-visibility patrols in the area, in addition to issuing ASB/CPW/CPN to individuals found engaging in VAWG and ASB on the footprint. Liaising with local council in roll-out of Neighbourhood Watch programme in the area. Actioned 31 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 Dalston are saying are the issues in the area:
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