Brixton Rush Common

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Brixton Rush Common 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 BrixtonRushCommon@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).

Tafhim Alvi (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, Brixton Rush Common)

Tafhim Alvi

PCSO

Rachel Balcombe (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Brixton Rush Common)

Rachel Balcombe

Police Constable

Sarah Finch (Metropolitan Police, Dedicated Ward Officer, Brixton Rush Common ward)

Sarah Finch

Dedicated Ward Officer

Matthew Francis (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Brixton Rush Common)

Matthew Francis

Police Constable

Kunle Kolawole (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, Brixton Rush Common)

Kunle Kolawole

PCSO

Olly Lamb (Metropolitan Police, Inspector, Lambeth)

Olly Lamb

Inspector

Ben Thomas (Metropolitan Police, Sergeant, Brixton Rush Common, Brixton Acre Lane)

Ben Thomas

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

Drug use and associated anti social behaviour

Issued 09 April 2026

Increase high visibility patrolling particularly at peak hours, improve the usage of community protection warnings and notices. Identify and prosecute those who deal drugs to people in our community. Offer drugs diversion schemes to those we engage with.

Actioned 23 July 2026

Improve visibility of Policing our community later into the evenings.

Issued 09 April 2026

High visibility Police presence on foot and mobile patrol later in the evenings.

Actioned 23 July 2026

Dangerous dog ownership within the ward.

Issued 09 April 2026

Proactively investigate and seize dangerous dogs that are identified on the ward.

Actioned 23 July 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 Brixton Rush Common are saying are the issues in the area:

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21/04/2026 14:57:10

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Large Drug Bust Successful

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21/04/2026 12:00:19

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Stolen Vehicle Recovered

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20/04/2026 14:30:23

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Dangerous Dog Seized

On Thursday 16th April 2026, Brixton Rush Common SNT were assisted by Brixton Acre Lane officers and...

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17/04/2026 14:49:13

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Robbery Alert

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11/04/2026 15:32:15

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Ward Panel Meeting minutes

Dear residents, Those who will be attending the ward panel meeting today at Jubilee Hall 18:30 hrs...

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09/04/2026 13:32:38

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Local Priorities: Drug Dealing Update

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08/04/2026 11:15:42

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Dispersal Authority in Clapham this Weekend

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