West Hampstead

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.

West Hampstead 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 WestHampstead@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).

Edward Berry

Police Constable

Ashley Blenman

Inspector

Stephen Doe

Sergeant

Malgorzata Olczyk

PCSO

Mihaela-Roxana Trascau

Police Constable

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
Shoplifting To tackle shoplifting offences Issued 01 September 2026	West Hampstead Team is to tackle the issues raised in the communities in and around the main shopping areas of West Hampstead. Target prolific offenders by applying for Community Behaviour Orders. Update - Met Engage events have been organised outside key retail venues Actioned 01 December 2026
Street Population Challenge and deter the Homeless Population on West End Lane. Issued 01 September 2026	Maintain contact with the Street Population Officer to conduct join operations to reduce the ASB and Drug use in West Hampstead. Attempt to Engage with homeless and street population and offer support agencies. Identify and target subjects that are causing ASB, by utilising police powers. Update - Joint patrols with Camden Council officers will also be arranged along with police only patrols. Actioned 01 December 2026
Drug Related Crime Challenge Drug related crime on Billy Fury Way and surrounding areas. Issued 01 September 2026	Carry out proactive patrols in the specified hot spot areas at targeted times of the day and utilise intelligence led stop and searches. Engage with residents and submit collated information/intelligence gained. Update - Three drugs warrants have recently been executed and further warrants are currently being looked into. Patrols will also continue in the area. Actioned 01 December 2026

Priority

Action taken

Shoplifting

To tackle shoplifting offences

Issued 01 September 2026

West Hampstead Team is to tackle the issues raised in the communities in and around the main shopping areas of West Hampstead. Target prolific offenders by applying for Community Behaviour Orders.
Update - Met Engage events have been organised outside key retail venues

Actioned 01 December 2026

Street Population

Challenge and deter the Homeless Population on West End Lane.

Issued 01 September 2026

Maintain contact with the Street Population Officer to conduct join operations to reduce the ASB and Drug use in West Hampstead. Attempt to Engage with homeless and street population and offer support agencies. Identify and target subjects that are causing ASB, by utilising police powers.
Update - Joint patrols with Camden Council officers will also be arranged along with police only patrols.

Actioned 01 December 2026

Drug Related Crime

Challenge Drug related crime on Billy Fury Way and surrounding areas.

Issued 01 September 2026

Carry out proactive patrols in the specified hot spot areas at targeted times of the day and utilise intelligence led stop and searches. Engage with residents and submit collated information/intelligence gained.
Update - Three drugs warrants have recently been executed and further warrants are currently being looked into. Patrols will also continue in the area.

Actioned 01 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 West Hampstead are saying are the issues in the area:

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