Rye Lane

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.

Rye Lane 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 RyeLane@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).

Emmanuel Amponsah

Police Community Support Officer

George Brereton

Police Constable

Gerard Collier Smith

NPT Sergeant

Rhys Evans

Dedicated Ward Officer

Karen Miller

Dedicated Ward Officer

Sahar Musa

Police Constable

Jovana Tanackovic

PCSO

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
Robbery - focus on Rye Lane and surrounding areas on the ward where robberies have been reported. Issued 02 June 2025	Patrols have been increased in Rye Lane and we work closely with specialist units to identify perpetrators and take requisite action. Recent operations have seen a reduction in offences. Actioned 02 June 2025
Reduce drug dealing Drug dealing - taking action on reports of drug dealing across the ward and also proactively tackling the issue. This includes proactive use of stop and search and developing intelligence working towards drugs warrants and enforcement. Issued 02 June 2025	Rye Lane is a priority ward and has seen an uplift of police officers present on the streets. Officers work with community partner organisations to engage with and identifying habitual drug users and guide them towards supporting services, alongside investigating the supply of drugs. An aim of this is a reduction in thefts, begging and anti-social behaviour. Actioned 02 June 2025
Anti-social behaviour (ASB) - reduce all forms of ASB, including graffiti, aggressive begging, drug taking, street drinking, littering and drug taking. Issued 02 June 2025	Patrols have increased across the ward and officers work in partnership with Southwark Council to tackle the issue. Engagement with local residents and business owners is ongoing. The team continue to develop proactive operations. Actioned 02 June 2025

Priority

Action taken

Robbery - focus on Rye Lane and surrounding areas on the ward where robberies have been reported.

Issued 02 June 2025

Patrols have been increased in Rye Lane and we work closely with specialist units to identify perpetrators and take requisite action. Recent operations have seen a reduction in offences.

Actioned 02 June 2025

Reduce drug dealing
Drug dealing - taking action on reports of drug dealing across the ward and also proactively tackling the issue. This includes proactive use of stop and search and developing intelligence working towards drugs warrants and enforcement.

Issued 02 June 2025

Rye Lane is a priority ward and has seen an uplift of police officers present on the streets. Officers work with community partner organisations to engage with and identifying habitual drug users and guide them towards supporting services, alongside investigating the supply of drugs. An aim of this is a reduction in thefts, begging and anti-social behaviour.

Actioned 02 June 2025

Anti-social behaviour (ASB) - reduce all forms of ASB, including graffiti, aggressive begging, drug taking, street drinking, littering and drug taking.

Issued 02 June 2025

Patrols have increased across the ward and officers work in partnership with Southwark Council to tackle the issue. Engagement with local residents and business owners is ongoing. The team continue to develop proactive operations.

Actioned 02 June 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 Rye Lane are saying are the issues in the area:

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