Bloomsbury

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.

Bloomsbury 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 Bloomsbury@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).

Ashley Blenman

Inspector

Lee Davies

Inspector

Philip Eacott

William Herbert

Police Constable

David O'neill

Dedicated Ward Officer

Daniel Scott

Sergeant

Ben Seamans

Police Community Support Officer - PCSO

Christopher Thomas

Police Constable

Ebiye Zuokumor

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
Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in the Tottenham Court Road area. Officers to work alongside partner agencies to actively engage with those in the area, and work to deter and disrupt offenders within the footprint. Issued 01 June 2025	The ward team continue to carry out patrols in and around Tottenham Court Road area. We have enhanced our local partnership working in order to achieve positive outcomes for those in the area. Actioned 23 June 2025
Tackling antisocial behaviour (ASB) and associated crime in the Crabtree Fields and surrounding areas. Working with partners and those in the community in order to achieve sustainable and long-term solutions to local problems. Issued 01 June 2025	The ward team is working alongside local Town Centre Teams to conduct regular patrols and undertake enforcement where appropriate. We are using data to target prolific offenders and enforcing ASB legislation. We continue to work with Street Population agencies and charities to deter drug related anti-social behaviour in our open spaces and residential blocks. We will also be actively working with council and housing associations to monitor and safeguard residents and dwellings vulnerable to cuckooing and exploitation. Actioned 23 June 2025
Tackling theft from motor vehicle offences within the Bloomsbury area. Working with local stakeholders and partners in order to deter and drive down offences of this nature. Issued 01 June 2025	The ward team work team is working closely with stakeholders in the Bloomsbury area to target offenders and achieve positive criminal justice outcomes. We are integrating our approach across boroughs and working to build resilience as part of a sustainable approach to this objective. Actioned 23 June 2025

Priority

Action taken

Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in the Tottenham Court Road area. Officers to work alongside partner agencies to actively engage with those in the area, and work to deter and disrupt offenders within the footprint.

Issued 01 June 2025

The ward team continue to carry out patrols in and around Tottenham Court Road area. We have enhanced our local partnership working in order to achieve positive outcomes for those in the area.

Actioned 23 June 2025

Tackling antisocial behaviour (ASB) and associated crime in the Crabtree Fields and surrounding areas. Working with partners and those in the community in order to achieve sustainable and long-term solutions to local problems.

Issued 01 June 2025

The ward team is working alongside local Town Centre Teams to conduct regular patrols and undertake enforcement where appropriate. We are using data to target prolific offenders and enforcing ASB legislation.

We continue to work with Street Population agencies and charities to deter drug related anti-social behaviour in our open spaces and residential blocks. We will also be actively working with council and housing associations to monitor and safeguard residents and dwellings vulnerable to cuckooing and exploitation.

Actioned 23 June 2025

Tackling theft from motor vehicle offences within the Bloomsbury area. Working with local stakeholders and partners in order to deter and drive down offences of this nature.

Issued 01 June 2025

The ward team work team is working closely with stakeholders in the Bloomsbury area to target offenders and achieve positive criminal justice outcomes. We are integrating our approach across boroughs and working to build resilience as part of a sustainable approach to this objective.

Actioned 23 June 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 Bloomsbury are saying are the issues in the area:

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