Hackney Downs
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Hackney Downs 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 HackneyDowns@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).
Nadia Asghar
Police Constable
James Bishop
Sergeant
Callum Easton
Police Constable
Marco Esposito
PCSO
Kervonte Glinton
PCSO
David Lamb
Inspector
Muhammad Uddin
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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Reducing burglaries in Hackney Downs ward. Issued 11 August 2026 |
Increasing patrols in the areas where burglaries have occurred and by obtaining viable CCTV footage for rapid identification of possible suspects. Actioned 11 August 2026 |
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Reducing drug dealing and drug use in Hackney Downs Park, Queensdown Road, Downs Road and the Landfield Estate. Issued 11 August 2026 |
Partnership working and increased patrols in Hackney Downs Park, Queensdown Road, Downs Road and the Landfield Estate to reduce the numbers of those engaging in drug dealing and drug use. Actioned 11 August 2026 |
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Reducing drug dealing, drug use and antisocial behaviour in the Nightingale Estate. Issued 11 August 2026 |
Partnership working and increased foot patrols during the hours of darkness in the Nightingale Estate to reduce the numbers of those engaging in drug dealing, drug use and antisocial behaviour. Actioned 11 August 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 Hackney Downs are saying are the issues in the area:
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