Dalston

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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

Dedicated Ward Officer

Billy Thurston

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 - Hate Crime Related Violence: Working to achieve a reduction of hate crime related violence within all our communities. Local ward officers are committed to continue to conduct reassurance patrols, provide crime prevention and community engagement. Issued 20 July 2025	Actions: In May 2025, we had 1 report of hate incident In June 2025, we had 3 reports of hate incidents. In July 2025, we had 2 report of hate incident. In total, we had 6 hate incidents in 3 month period, hence this is a visible reduction compared to previous months. Our team officers will continue to raise awareness towards further reduction in hate crimes. We will also continue to conduct High visibility patrols in all areas in Stamford Hill including the borders with our sister wards. Targeted stop & search based on intel gathered from the community and our research. Distribution of crime prevention literature, and advice around keeping safe and reporting incidents. Regular joint patrols organised with Hackney Council to deter ASB and criminal activities. Actioned 31 October 2025
Priority 2 - Violence Against Women and Girls Stamford Hill West ward has the lowest reports of domestic violence against women and girls. This priority remains a pan London priority which is supported by our SNT officers. SNT will continue to conduct thorough research and targeted patrols accordingly. Issued 20 July 2025	Actions: High Visibility patrols to increase visibility and presence for the safety of women and girls. Officers will continue to conduct Walks and talks sessions and drop-in surgeries at various locations to encourage the local residents to report any concerns to the Police and to our Partnership agencies. Officers will continue to engage with Hackney Outreach Coordinator to look into Multi-Agency response in dealing with violence against women and girls. Actioned 31 October 2025
Priority 3 - ASB: Cyclist / Scoters on the pavement Proactive targeted patrols of STAMFORD HILL and surrounding areas, aimed to reduce cycling offences including electric scooters. SNT will continue to conduct proactive patrols. Issued 20 July 2025	Crime prevention advice through social media platforms such as Next-door, Twitter and Met Engage, along with leaflet drops. SNT officers will continue to liaise with the Met Cycle Safety Team to tackle cycling offences. Stop and search if grounds exist to disrupt cycling on pavement Actioned 31 October 2025

Priority

Action taken

Priority 1 - Hate Crime Related Violence: Working to achieve a reduction of hate crime related violence within all our communities. Local ward officers are committed to continue to conduct reassurance patrols, provide crime prevention and community engagement.

Issued 20 July 2025

Actions:
In May 2025, we had 1 report of hate incident
In June 2025, we had 3 reports of hate incidents.
In July 2025, we had 2 report of hate incident.
In total, we had 6 hate incidents in 3 month period, hence this is a visible reduction compared to previous months. Our team officers will continue to raise awareness towards further reduction in hate crimes. We will also continue to conduct High visibility patrols in all areas in Stamford Hill including the borders with our sister wards.
Targeted stop & search based on intel gathered from the community and our research.
Distribution of crime prevention literature, and advice around keeping safe and reporting incidents.
Regular joint patrols organised with Hackney Council to deter ASB and criminal activities.

Actioned 31 October 2025

Priority 2 - Violence Against Women and Girls
Stamford Hill West ward has the lowest reports of domestic violence against women and girls. This priority remains a pan London priority which is supported by our SNT officers.
SNT will continue to conduct thorough research and targeted patrols accordingly.

Issued 20 July 2025

Actions:
High Visibility patrols to increase visibility and presence for the safety of women and girls.
Officers will continue to conduct Walks and talks sessions and drop-in surgeries at various locations to encourage the local residents to report any concerns to the Police and to our Partnership agencies.
Officers will continue to engage with Hackney Outreach Coordinator to look into Multi-Agency response in dealing with violence against women and girls.

Actioned 31 October 2025

Priority 3 - ASB: Cyclist / Scoters on the pavement
Proactive targeted patrols of STAMFORD HILL and surrounding areas, aimed to reduce cycling offences including electric scooters. SNT will continue to conduct proactive patrols.

Issued 20 July 2025

Crime prevention advice through social media platforms such as Next-door, Twitter and Met Engage, along with leaflet drops.
SNT officers will continue to liaise with the Met Cycle Safety Team to tackle cycling offences.
Stop and search if grounds exist to disrupt cycling on pavement

Actioned 31 October 2025

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

Latest Alerts

Shopping Centre Engagement : Tue 19 Aug 13:00

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