Palace & Hurlingham

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Palace & Hurlingham 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 Palace&Hurlingham@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).

Samson Awak-Essien (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, H&F Palace and Hurlingham Ward)

Samson Awak-Essien

PCSO

Paul Dovey (Metropolitan Police, Dedicated Ward Officer, Palace and Hurlingham - Fulham)

Paul Dovey

Dedicated Ward Officer

John Farrugia (Metropolitan Police, Police Sergeant, H&F Fulham Town, Palace and Hurlingham Ward)

John Farrugia

Police Sergeant

Louise Gutteridge (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable , H&F Palace and Hurlingham Ward)

Louise Gutteridge

Police Constable

Clive Hayes (Metropolitan Police, Inspector, H&F Fulham NPT)

Clive Hayes

Inspector

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

Antisocial Behaviour (ASB)

Issued 16 October 2025

SMART Objective - Reduce ASB in Palace & urlingham

Specific - Reduce ASB on the ward by 20% by targeting key areas with increased high-visibility patrols, giving targeted crime prevention advice to residents, and disrupting known offenders.

Measurable - Reduce ASB by 20% compared to the previous quarter. Use the previous month and crime figures from the month last year to also consider progress. Record the number of patrols conducted each week and where, record residents reached with prevention messaging, and monitor offender disruption activities through monthly reviews.

Achievable - This will be delivered by the local Safer Neighbourhood Team, using wider SNT resourcing and external partnership support where appropriate.

Relevant - This is a key community priority identified through data and ward panel concerns. Directly reducing ASB will contribute to increasing local pubic confidence.

Time-bound - Implement actions immediately and review progress monthly over the next 3 months.

Actioned 22 January 2026

Theft from/theft of motor vehicles

Issued 16 October 2025

SMART Objective - Reduce Theft From/Of Motor Vehicles in Palace & Hurlingham

Specific - Reduce theft from and theft of motor vehicles on the ward by 20% by targeting key residential streets with increased high-visibility patrols, giving targeted crime prevention advice to residents, and disrupting known offenders.

Measurable - Reduce crime by 20% compared to the previous quarter. Use the previous month and crime figures from the month last year to also consider progress. Record the number of patrols conducted each week and where, record residents reached with prevention messaging, and monitor offender disruption activities through monthly reviews.

Achievable - This will be delivered by the local Safer Neighbourhood Team, using wider SNT resourcing and external partnership support where appropriate.

Relevant - This is a key community priority identified through crime data and ward panel concerns. Directly reducing theft of/theft from motor vehicles will contribute to increasing local pubic confidence.

Time-bound - Implement actions immediately and review progress monthly over the next 3 months.

Actioned 22 January 2026

Residential Burglaries

Issued 16 October 2025

SMART Objective - Reduce residential burglaries in Palace & Hurlingham

Specific - Reduce residential burglaries on the ward by 20& by targeting key residential streets with increased high-visibility patrols, giving targeted crime prevention advice to residents, and disrupting known offenders.

Measurable - Reduce this crime type by 20% compared to the previous quarter. Use the previous month and crime figures from the month last year to also consider progress. Record the number of patrols conducted each week and where, record residents reached with prevention messaging, and monitor offender disruption activities through monthly reviews.

Achievable - This will be delivered by the local Safer Neighbourhood Team, using wider SNT resourcing and external partnership support where appropriate.

Relevant - This is a key community priority identified through crime data and ward panel concerns. Directly reducing residential burglaries will contribute to increasing local pubic confidence.

Time-bound - Implement actions immediately and review progress monthly over the next 3 months.

Actioned 22 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 Palace & Hurlingham are saying are the issues in the area:

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