Chaucer
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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.
Chaucer 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 Chaucer@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).
Iain Bartley
Police Sergeant
James Cahill
PCSO
Philippa Campbell
Police Constable
Patricia Edmead
Police Constable
John Noaks
Police Constable
Lucy Taylor
PCSO
Iain Bartley
Police 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 |
|---|---|
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Robbery & Violence Against Women and Girls Issued 01 November 2025 |
Tackling cycle enabled mobile phone robberies on the ward and offering crime prevention advice to potential victims. Hot spots on the ward include Great Dover Street, Newington Causeway, Borough High Street and New Kent Road. Actioned 10 March 2026 |
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Drugs Activity - drug use and drug dealing Issued 01 November 2025 |
Drug users affecting the local community in and around housing estates and parks having a detrimental effect on residents wellbeing. Actioned 10 March 2026 |
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Anti-Social Behaviour being caused by street drinkers, beggars and street population across the ward. Issued 01 November 2025 |
Ward officers have been targeting specific locations where groups of the street population and street drinkers are causing nuisance to local residents. We have been applying a consistent approach to enforcement using our community protection powers such as ASB warnings, community protection notice warnings and community protection notices to stop and prevent this activity from taking place. Additionally, this activity is being prevented and disrupted with regular hi visibility police patrols. We have been working with partner agencies in order to signpost those in need of support and rehabilitation services and prevent further ASB being caused. Actioned 10 March 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 Chaucer are saying are the issues in the area:
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Upcoming Events
London Bridge & West Bermondsey Ward Panel Meeting- 15/01/2026 7PM at Southwark Police Station
- Southwark Police Station, 323 Borough High Street, SE1 1JL
- 15/01/2026 19:00
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Chaucer Ward Panel Meeting - 1900 @ Southwark Police Station
- Southwark Police Station, 323 Borough High Street, SE1 1JL
- 09/03/2026 19:00
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