Abingdon

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.

Abingdon 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 Abingdon@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).

Greig Baker-Doyle

Inspector

Darren Chaplin

Police Constable

Amber Clark

Police Constable

Abolade Folawiyo

PCSO

Robin Lambert Singer

Police Sergeant

Luis Miguel Morais

PCSO

Jason Nash

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
Robbery: To reduce and prevent robberies around our hotspots such as KENSINGTON HIGH STREET and its surrounding side streets. This can be achieved by targeted patrols and also using social media to send out crime prevention advice, and by holding crime prevention stands at HIGH STREET KENSINGTON underground station. Issued 17 October 2025	High vis patrols along HSK targeting 2 wheel enabled hotspots Actioned 31 January 2026
Burglary: To reduce and prevent burglary across the ward. This can be achieved by targeting patrols around the ward's burglary hot-spots, such as LEXHAM GARDENS, and also by informing and advising residents by way of crime prevention stands and posts on social media. Issued 17 October 2025	Patrols around key hotspots taken place inc advice for buildings with Scafolding Actioned 31 January 2026
Motor Vehicle Crime: To reduce and deter theft of and theft from motor vehicles across the ward. This can be achieved by targeting patrols around the ward's hot-spots, such as the TESCO car park on CROMWELL ROAD and EDWARDES SQUARE. Also by using social media and ward community stands to speak with residents and hand out crime prevention leaflets. Issued 17 October 2025	Proactive response to key streets being targeted with RBKC stickers with advice for not leaving items in cars Actioned 31 January 2026

Priority

Action taken

Robbery:

To reduce and prevent robberies around our hotspots such as KENSINGTON HIGH STREET and its surrounding side streets.
This can be achieved by targeted patrols and also using social media to send out crime prevention advice, and by holding crime prevention stands at HIGH STREET KENSINGTON underground station.

Issued 17 October 2025

High vis patrols along HSK targeting 2 wheel enabled hotspots

Actioned 31 January 2026

Burglary:

To reduce and prevent burglary across the ward.
This can be achieved by targeting patrols around the ward's burglary hot-spots, such as LEXHAM GARDENS, and also by informing and advising residents by way of crime prevention stands and posts on social media.

Issued 17 October 2025

Patrols around key hotspots taken place inc advice for buildings with Scafolding

Actioned 31 January 2026

Motor Vehicle Crime:

To reduce and deter theft of and theft from motor vehicles across the ward.
This can be achieved by targeting patrols around the ward's hot-spots, such as the TESCO car park on CROMWELL ROAD and EDWARDES SQUARE. Also by using social media and ward community stands to speak with residents and hand out crime prevention leaflets.

Issued 17 October 2025

Proactive response to key streets being targeted with RBKC stickers with advice for not leaving items in cars

Actioned 31 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 Abingdon are saying are the issues in the area:

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