Hampstead Town

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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.

Hampstead Town 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 HampsteadTown@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).

Sebastian Bell

Police Constable

Abdul Majid Catubig

Police Community Support Officer

Felix Copping

Police Constable

Karl Worger

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
Theft from / of motor vehicle Issued 01 September 2026	The community has raised ongoing concerns about theft of and from motor vehicles across various areas of the ward. We will use recorded crime data and intelligence to identify hotspot locations and direct proactive patrol activity. We will work with partner teams across the strand to develop targeted operations, aimed at disrupting and identifying prolific offenders. The goal being to reduce offences and increase public confidence through preventative initiatives. We will also continue to engage with the community through events, providing crime prevention advice and supporting property marking initiatives to reduce opportunities for offending. Actioned 01 September 2026
Retail Theft Issued 01 September 2026	Local businesses have raised ongoing concerns regarding shoplifting and repeat offending along the High Street, with a noticeable impact on the local trading environment. We will work with businesses to improve intelligence sharing and communication between retailers and partner agencies, including the use of emerging systems designed to support information sharing. Op Retail and Op Daim are both operations we will explore to identify prolific offenders and develop targeted activity to address retail crime. Proactive patrols will be directed to affected areas to disrupt criminal activity and provide reassurance. The goal being to reduce offences and support a safe and sustainable business community. We will also maintain regular engagement with business representatives, offering crime prevention advice and encouraging reporting to support enforcement and long-term problem solving. Actioned 01 September 2026
Mobile Phone Theft Issued 01 September 2026	The community has raised concerns about an increase in mobile phone thefts and snatches, particularly in and around transport hubs within the ward. We will use recorded crime data and intelligence to identify hotspot locations and direct proactive patrol activity in these areas. We will look to work with partner agencies, including the British Transport Police and Hampstead Heath Constabulary, to coordinate activity in and around transport networks and associated public spaces. Joint operations and targeted deployments will be carried out to disrupt offending behaviour and identify those responsible, with a focus on tackling repeat and prolific offenders. The goal being to reduce offences and increase public confidence through visible and proactive policing. We will also continue to engage with the community and commuters through events and high-visibility patrols, providing crime prevention advice to reduce opportunities for offending and increase awareness of personal safety measures. Actioned 01 September 2026

Priority

Action taken

Theft from / of motor vehicle

Issued 01 September 2026

The community has raised ongoing concerns about theft of and from motor vehicles across various areas of the ward.

We will use recorded crime data and intelligence to identify hotspot locations and direct proactive patrol activity. We will work with partner teams across the strand to develop targeted operations, aimed at disrupting and identifying prolific offenders. The goal being to reduce offences and increase public confidence through preventative initiatives.

We will also continue to engage with the community through events, providing crime prevention advice and supporting property marking initiatives to reduce opportunities for offending.

Actioned 01 September 2026

Retail Theft

Issued 01 September 2026

Local businesses have raised ongoing concerns regarding shoplifting and repeat offending along the High Street, with a noticeable impact on the local trading environment.

We will work with businesses to improve intelligence sharing and communication between retailers and partner agencies, including the use of emerging systems designed to support information sharing. Op Retail and Op Daim are both operations we will explore to identify prolific offenders and develop targeted activity to address retail crime. Proactive patrols will be directed to affected areas to disrupt criminal activity and provide reassurance. The goal being to reduce offences and support a safe and sustainable business community.

We will also maintain regular engagement with business representatives, offering crime prevention advice and encouraging reporting to support enforcement and long-term problem solving.

Actioned 01 September 2026

Mobile Phone Theft

Issued 01 September 2026

The community has raised concerns about an increase in mobile phone thefts and snatches, particularly in and around transport hubs within the ward.

We will use recorded crime data and intelligence to identify hotspot locations and direct proactive patrol activity in these areas. We will look to work with partner agencies, including the British Transport Police and Hampstead Heath Constabulary, to coordinate activity in and around transport networks and associated public spaces. Joint operations and targeted deployments will be carried out to disrupt offending behaviour and identify those responsible, with a focus on tackling repeat and prolific offenders. The goal being to reduce offences and increase public confidence through visible and proactive policing.

We will also continue to engage with the community and commuters through events and high-visibility patrols, providing crime prevention advice to reduce opportunities for offending and increase awareness of personal safety measures.

Actioned 01 September 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 Hampstead Town are saying are the issues in the area:

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