St Giles

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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.

St Giles 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 StGiles@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).

Shaun Benn

PCSO

Sohail Chaudhary

PCSO Police Community Support Officer

Christopher Iliffe

Sergeant

Chelsea Shildrick

Police Constable

Holly Sweeney

Police Constable

Jack Wheeler

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
Anti-Social Behaviour / Rough Sleepers - Gilesmead, 79 Camberwell Church St, London, SE5 7LN Issued 22 May 2025	We have carried out a drugs search warrant on a commercial premises and arrested one person for possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply (cannabis) as well as recovering a large quantity of cannabis. This investigation is on going. We have also been patrolling the Southampton Way, Havil Street and Rainbow Street areas concerning Youth Anti Social Behaviour and drug usage. We successfully applied for a 3 month extension to an existing Closure Order on a property in Southampton Way which was concerned in Anti Social Behaviour and criminality. The order runs until 11/9/25. Actioned 11 July 2025
Anti-Social Behaviour / EV Scooters & Pedal Cycles - Camberwell Church Street SE5 Issued 22 May 2025	We have been patrolling the Camberwell Church Street area concerning Anti-social behaviour. We are in the process of planning a policing operation regarding reports of EV Scooters and pedal cyclists riding inconsiderately and contravening traffic lights. Actioned 11 July 2025
Anti-Social Behaviour / Drug Usage - Southampton Way SE5. Issued 22 May 2025	We have been patrolling this area to tackle Anti Social Behaviour and rough sleepers, working in partnership with the Southwark Council Street Population Team in order to get vulnerable people into supported accommodation. Actioned 11 July 2025

Priority

Action taken

Anti-Social Behaviour / Rough Sleepers - Gilesmead, 79 Camberwell Church St, London, SE5 7LN

Issued 22 May 2025

We have carried out a drugs search warrant on a commercial premises and arrested one person for possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply (cannabis) as well as recovering a large quantity of cannabis. This investigation is on going. We have also been patrolling the Southampton Way, Havil Street and Rainbow Street areas concerning Youth Anti Social Behaviour and drug usage. We successfully applied for a 3 month extension to an existing Closure Order on a property in Southampton Way which was concerned in Anti Social Behaviour and criminality. The order runs until 11/9/25.

Actioned 11 July 2025

Anti-Social Behaviour / EV Scooters & Pedal Cycles - Camberwell Church Street SE5

Issued 22 May 2025

We have been patrolling the Camberwell Church Street area concerning Anti-social behaviour. We are in the process of planning a policing operation regarding reports of EV Scooters and pedal cyclists riding inconsiderately and contravening traffic lights.

Actioned 11 July 2025

Anti-Social Behaviour / Drug Usage - Southampton Way SE5.

Issued 22 May 2025

We have been patrolling this area to tackle Anti Social Behaviour and rough sleepers, working in partnership with the Southwark Council Street Population Team in order to get vulnerable people into supported accommodation.

Actioned 11 July 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 Giles are saying are the issues in the area:

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