St Martin's

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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

Youth Violence

Issued 28 November 2025

Tasked patrols and engagement with young persons , intel led weapon weeps in partnership with Lambeth council public protection team.
Liaising with local schools and youth clubs.
School patrols in the area.
Patrols around High Trees SW2 and surrounding areas.

Actioned 28 November 2025

Motor vehicle crime
Reduce theft from and theft of motor vehicles.

Issued 28 November 2025

Gather data to create hotspot areas of vehicle crime in the area.
Patrol in hotspot areas to detect and deter crime.
Reassurance visits and follow ups on vehicle crime.
Organise operations using intelligence led policing tactics.
CCTV follow up by SNT

Actioned 28 November 2025

Shoplifting
Officers now investigating all reports of shoplifting to use their local knowledge to target regular offenders

Issued 28 November 2025

Reduce shoplifting and enhance engagement with BID team and retailers.
Provide reassurance to local businesses and residence. Patrol areas where parcel thefts take place . Stop and Search intel led around these crimes and attributed drug offences.
SelectaDNA Operational with Station to Station BID Team.

Actioned 28 November 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 St Martin's are saying are the issues in the area:

Latest Alerts

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Message to community.

HAPPY HANUKKAH ! Happy Hanukkah to our Jewish community. Enjoy the festival of light's !

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14/12/2025 14:23:09

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Incident in Australia

Dear Resident,I wanted to provide you with an update regarding Hate crime, which people around your ...

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14/12/2025 13:07:05

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Your team at St Martin's Christmas Gathering 2025

Hello Resident, Today, your local Safer Neighbourhood Team attended the Christmas gathering held ear...

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13/12/2025 18:38:03

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St Martin's Christmas Gathering 2025 : Sat 13 Dec 14:00

Hello Resident, There will be a Christmas gathering at the St. Martin's Community Centre this weeken...

Metropolitan Police
09/12/2025 15:19:24

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Help Us Tackle Retail Crime in Our Community

We’re asking for your help to close an important intelligence gap. While we work hard to catch tho...

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04/12/2025 16:50:39

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Lambeth Community Crime Fighting Event : Tue 09 Dec 18:00

Hi Resident On behalf of everyone at the Metropolitan Police Service across Lambeth borough, we ex...

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04/12/2025 14:00:45

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January 2026 - Community Contact Session - Ira Court, Norwood Road SE27 : Sat 10 Jan 11:00

Hello Resident, We would like to invite you to meet your local neighbourhood policing team at Ira Co...

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03/12/2025 17:00:55

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Drop-In Surgery: 03/12/2025 at 18:00, Tulse Hill Railway Station

Hello Resident, Yesterday, we bought our mobile police station to Co-op Tulse Hill and we spoke to a...

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03/12/2025 13:26:04

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