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

Gabriel Campbell

Police Constable

Michael Douglas

PCSO

Hilary Franco Fernandez

PCSO

Aislinn George

Sergeant

David Lamb

Inspector

Aaron Patten

Police Constable

Daniel Pledger

Police Constable

Natasha Savill

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
Drug use and supply in and around Ridley Road and Dalston Kingsland Issued 15 January 2026	Reduce persistent drug use and supply, anti-social behaviour through targeted patrols and enforcement. Actioned 13 April 2026
Dalston Square / Dalston Junction – ASB following trespass into residential areas Issued 15 January 2026	Reduce youth-related anti-social behaviour, intimidation, criminal damage and unlawful entry into residential buildings through targeted patrols and enforcement. Actioned 13 April 2026
Shoplifting and ASB around areas of high footfall Issued 15 January 2026	Tackle drug use and supply, shoplifting and associated anti-social behaviour through high-visibility patrols and joint enforcement activity Actioned 13 April 2026

Priority

Action taken

Drug use and supply in and around Ridley Road and Dalston Kingsland

Issued 15 January 2026

Reduce persistent drug use and supply, anti-social behaviour through targeted patrols and enforcement.

Actioned 13 April 2026

Dalston Square / Dalston Junction – ASB following trespass into residential areas

Issued 15 January 2026

Reduce youth-related anti-social behaviour, intimidation, criminal damage and unlawful entry into residential buildings through targeted patrols and enforcement.

Actioned 13 April 2026

Shoplifting and ASB around areas of high footfall

Issued 15 January 2026

Tackle drug use and supply, shoplifting and associated anti-social behaviour through high-visibility patrols and joint enforcement activity

Actioned 13 April 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:

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