Rye Lane
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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
PCSO
George Brereton
Police Constable
Gerard Collier Smith
Police Sergeant
Rhys Evans
Police Constable
Karen Miller
Police Constable
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 |
|---|---|
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Robbery - focus on Rye Lane and surrounding areas on the ward where robberies have been reported. Issued 02 October 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. These proactive operations are ongoing and we are working with partner agencies namely Trading standards and Home Office immigration officers to target shops selling stolen handsets. Achilles heel tactics are utilised to disrupt the business models and modus operandi. Actioned 02 January 2026 |
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Reduce drug dealing Issued 02 October 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 January 2026 |
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Anti-social behaviour (ASB) - reduce all forms of ASB, including graffiti, aggressive begging, drug taking, street drinking, littering and drug taking. Issued 02 October 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 January 2026 |
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Targeting prolific shoplifters operating in and around Rye Lane. Issued 02 October 2025 |
A three month operation targeting shoplifting nominals, utilising covert and overt tactics. Prosecuting and issuing CBO'S for PPO and grouping investigations to maximise charge and remand opportunities. Actioned 02 January 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 Rye Lane are saying are the issues in the area:
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