Old Kent Road

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Old Kent Road 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 OldKentRoad@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).

Felix Adeyanju (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, Old Kent Road)

Felix Adeyanju

PCSO

Richard Carpenter (Police, Police Sergeant, Old Kent Road Ward)

Richard Carpenter

Police Sergeant

Jack Cornish (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, Old Kent Road)

Jack Cornish

PCSO

Anthony Day (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, Old Kent Road SNT)

Anthony Day

PCSO

Rachael Metcalfe (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, OLD KENT ROAD)

Rachael Metcalfe

Police Constable

Zoe Tubbs (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Old Kent Road)

Zoe Tubbs

Police Constable

Joel Williams (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Old Kent Road)

Joel Williams

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

There is regular drug dealing and drug use in communal areas at Colegrove Road. Drug users have been damaging communal doors to use drugs in the stairwells.

Issued 30 December 2025

1/ Old Kent Road SNT have liaised with the council and had CCTV installed, we will follow up any evidence that the CCTV provides.
2/ We are in regular contact with the housing association and are attempting to get stronger doors put on communal blocks to prevent drug users from gaining access.
3/ Old Kent Road SNT will conduct high visibility patrols to deter ASB and criminality.

Actioned 11 March 2026

There is regular ASB and drug use at Brimmington Park. There are also a number of anti social dog walkers whose dogs are out of control when not on a lead.



Issued 30 December 2025

1/ Old Kent Road SNT will conduct high visibility patrols to deter ASB and criminality.
2/ Liaise with council to get more CCTV in the area.
3/ Work with dog owners to ensure that shared spaces can be enjoyed by everyone.

Actioned 11 March 2026

There has been significant ASB, drug dealing and drug use at Avondale Square and the Astley Estate. People have been using drugs in communal stairwells, disrupting the daily life of residents.

Issued 30 December 2025

1/ Meeting with Tenants Resident Association to brainstorm new ideas to prevent ASB from occurring
2/ Old Kent Road SNT will conduct high visibility patrols to deter ASB and criminality.
3/ Work with the housing association to get working CCTV in the area.

Actioned 11 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 Old Kent Road are saying are the issues in the area:

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Ward Panel Meeting : Wed 11 Mar 18:30

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10/03/2026 12:24:39

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Ward Panel Meeting : Wed 11 Mar 18:30

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04/03/2026 08:02:39

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