Spitalfields & Banglatown

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.

Spitalfields & Banglatown 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 Spitalfields&Banglatown@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).

Kyle Gain

PCSO

Jake Hardman

Police Constable

Will Hensby

Police Constable

Benjamin Hughes

Inspector

Vladi Peneva-Zhelezova

PCSO

Juneha Rahman

PCSO

Amy Skingsley

Sergeant

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
VAWG Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) within Spitalfields and Banglatown Ward, with concerns relating to sexual harassment, stalking, domestic abuse, violence in public spaces and women's perceptions of safety. Offences Related to on street sex work around, Valance Road, Buxton Street, Allen Gardens and Underwood Road. Offences being committed against Women and Girls around Spitalfields Market. Issued 21 July 2026	Targeted High visibility patrols, focusing in high harm areas and during peak times. Offender management, identifying repeat offenders, using live facial Recognition, Joint visits with partners. Crime prevention and women safety talks. Actioned 21 October 2026
ASB Reports of Anti-Social Behaviour within Spitalfields and Banglatown are negatively impacting residents, businesses, and visitors. The issues are concentrated around areas with high footfall, transport links, late-night venues, and public spaces. Behaviours including , drug related ASB, Aggressive Begging, Groups causing harassment, alarm and distress, verbal abuse and intimidation. Focus areas include, Brick lane and surrounding streets, Allen Gardens, Vallance Gardens, Whitechapel High Street and surrounding areas. Issued 21 July 2026	High-visibility patrols in identified ASB hotspots., Focus patrols during peak demand periods. Engagement and enforcement against persistent offenders. Use dispersal powers where appropriate. Intelligence-led patrol deployments. Identify repeat ASB offenders. Joint patrols with Tower Hamlets Enforcement Officers. Actioned 21 October 2026
Theft Including theft from person, shoplifting, cycle theft, theft from motor vehicles and burglary Issued 21 July 2026	Targeted Patrol Plan High-visibility patrols in identified hotspots. Plain-clothes operations targeting pickpocketing offenders. Increased patrol presence during peak theft periods. Focus on known prolific offenders through intelligence-led activity. Actioned 21 October 2026

Priority

Action taken

VAWG

Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) within Spitalfields and Banglatown Ward, with concerns relating to sexual harassment, stalking, domestic abuse, violence in public spaces and women's perceptions of safety.

Offences Related to on street sex work around, Valance Road, Buxton Street, Allen Gardens and Underwood Road.

Offences being committed against Women and Girls around Spitalfields Market.

Issued 21 July 2026

Targeted High visibility patrols, focusing in high harm areas and during peak times.

Offender management, identifying repeat offenders, using live facial Recognition, Joint visits with partners.

Crime prevention and women safety talks.

Actioned 21 October 2026

ASB

Reports of Anti-Social Behaviour within Spitalfields and Banglatown are negatively impacting residents, businesses, and visitors. The issues are concentrated around areas with high footfall, transport links, late-night venues, and public spaces.

Behaviours including , drug related ASB, Aggressive Begging, Groups causing harassment, alarm and distress, verbal abuse and intimidation.

Focus areas include, Brick lane and surrounding streets, Allen Gardens, Vallance Gardens, Whitechapel High Street and surrounding areas.

Issued 21 July 2026

High-visibility patrols in identified ASB hotspots., Focus patrols during peak demand periods.
Engagement and enforcement against persistent offenders.
Use dispersal powers where appropriate.
Intelligence-led patrol deployments.
Identify repeat ASB offenders.
Joint patrols with Tower Hamlets Enforcement Officers.

Actioned 21 October 2026

Theft

Including theft from person, shoplifting, cycle theft, theft from motor vehicles and burglary

Issued 21 July 2026

Targeted Patrol Plan
High-visibility patrols in identified hotspots.
Plain-clothes operations targeting pickpocketing offenders.
Increased patrol presence during peak theft periods.
Focus on known prolific offenders through intelligence-led activity.

Actioned 21 October 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 Spitalfields & Banglatown are saying are the issues in the area:

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