Bethnal Green West

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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.

Bethnal Green West 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 BethnalGreenWest@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).

Peter Freeman

PCSO

Benjamin Hughes

Inspector

Natalia Krawczyk

Police Constable

Sarah Lee

Police Constable

Jamie Mack

Police Constable

Lounes Ourafil

PCSO

Olivia Rice

PCSO

Jermaine Simpson-Taylor

PCSO

Lounes Ourafil

PCSO

Natalia Krawczyk

Police Constable

Olivia Rice

PCSO

Peter Freeman

PCSO

Sarah Lee

Police Constable

Tim Roxburgh

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
Vyner Street and Mowlem Street - Drug related ASB continues to be an issue. This is at all times of day and night. Local Residents have expressed concerns around safety to go out at night. Issued 10 September 2026	NPT have conducted and will continue to conduct patrols throughout the above locations and the ward to target offenders. This will include walk and talk initiatives and community street briefings. Actioned 09 December 2026
Parmiter Street/Huddleston Close Reports of drug dealing were raised to SNT Officers. SNT are working with local Hostel and outreach teams. Officers will continue to find innovative ways to tackle this problem over the following month to ensure no reoccurrence, but we ask the public to report any signs of potential drug dealing, no matter how small it may seem. Issued 10 September 2026	Increase Patrols, Intelligence led Actioned 09 December 2026
Collingwood Estate Residents have raised concerns regarding youths dealing drugs and gathering in the playground area as well as ASB at the location. Issued 10 September 2026	Drug dealing/misuse and ASB in the estate. Targeted high visibility and plain clothes police patrols. Street briefings and walk and talks in the estate. Dealing robustly with any reported offences, including cuckooing addresses in the estate. NPT continue to work with the local authority to tackle issues within the area. . Actioned 09 December 2026

Priority

Action taken

Vyner Street and Mowlem Street - Drug related ASB continues to be an issue. This is at all times of day and night.

Local Residents have expressed concerns around safety to go out at night.

Issued 10 September 2026

NPT have conducted and will continue to conduct patrols throughout the above locations and the ward to target offenders. This will include walk and talk initiatives and community street briefings.

Actioned 09 December 2026

Parmiter Street/Huddleston Close
Reports of drug dealing were raised to SNT Officers. SNT are working with local Hostel and outreach teams. Officers will continue to find innovative ways to tackle this problem over the following month to ensure no reoccurrence, but we ask the public to report any signs of potential drug dealing, no matter how small it may seem.

Issued 10 September 2026

Increase Patrols, Intelligence led

Actioned 09 December 2026

Collingwood Estate

Residents have raised concerns regarding youths dealing drugs and gathering in the playground area as well as ASB at the location.

Issued 10 September 2026

Drug dealing/misuse and ASB in the estate. Targeted high visibility and plain clothes police patrols. Street briefings and walk and talks in the estate. Dealing robustly with any reported offences, including cuckooing addresses in the estate.

NPT continue to work with the local authority to tackle issues within the area.
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Actioned 09 December 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 Bethnal Green West are saying are the issues in the area:

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