Abbey (Barking and Dagenham)
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Abbey Ward
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 Abbey@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).
Abubakar Bah
PCSO
Curtis Fox
Police Constable
Joseph Harrington
Sergeant
Michelle Mcsheffrey
PCSO
Amelia Miah
Dedicated Ward Officer
Inga O'sullivan
PCSO
Christopher Pearce
Inspector
Joseph Pocknell
PCSO
Robert Welham
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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Reduce, prevent and deter offences linked to Violence Against Women and Girls Issued 15 September 2026 |
Team ware working to prevent, deter and detect offences linked to violence against women and girls, related offences through enforcement action and engagement events, continuing to work in partnership with local authority and key agencies to prevent, deter and detect offences.. Actioned 22 June 2026 |
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Robbery / Violence With Injury Issued 15 September 2026 |
Prevent, detect and deter offences linked to Robbery through Operation Sorbie , enforcement and engagement events, and through the use of Met Engage to update community on latest and best practice linked to crime prevention strategies and tactics. Pre Planned operations involving plain clothes and visible patrols will continue, and further intelligence led approach to focusing on those intent on cuasing the most harm will continue in partnership with local authority and key strategy agencies. Actioned 22 June 2026 |
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ASB - Drug related offences, aggressive begging and street drinking. Communal Areas and blocks within Abbey Ward (Barking). Issued 15 September 2026 |
Team ware working to prevent, deter and detect offences linked anti social behaviour related offences through enforcement action and activities, engagement events and partnership joint working with local authority community enforcement teams, CCTV teams and other statutory agencies. Further referrals of individuals or groups identified are also completed and sent through to the Local Authority led Community MARAC meeting, and further joint working with, Homeless and Drug/Alcohol related outreach teams, continues. The application too of legislation around Community Protection and anti social behaviour, including the Public Space Protection Order continues too. Actioned 22 June 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 Abbey (Barking and Dagenham) are saying are the issues in the area:
Latest Alerts
ASB Surgery : Fri 30 Oct 1600
Your local safer neighbourhood team, covering Abbey and Northbury wards, will be hosting an Anti Soc...
Proactive patrols of local stairwells
Your local neighbourhood team have been on proactive patrols today in stairwells among Abbey and Nor...
Police appeal for witnesses after woman is seriously injured in road accident
Detectives are appealing for information after a woman has been left seriously injured after a road...
Proactive Policing among Abbey and Northbury Wards
Today your local Safer Neighbourhood Teams worked collaboratively in different areas of the ward to ...
Cracking down on street crime in Abbey and Northbury Wards of Barking and Dagenham
The Met is cracking down on street crime, like people doing drugs and drinking on the street. But w...
Cuppa with a copper : Mon 19 Oct 12:00
Good afternoon, Please join your local Neighbourhood officers on the 19th of October 2026 at the C...
Anti Social Behaviour Message
Dear Resident, Here’s a quick update on anti-social behaviour locally. We know it can be distressin...
Joint operation targetting illegal E bikes in Barking Town Centre
On 8 October, officers from the Barking Town Centre policing team worked in partnership with the Ro...
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Upcoming Events
Cuppa With A Copper Meeting Event with Police
- Relish Café, Barking Learning Centre (Barking Library), 2 Town Square, IG11 7NB
- 03/11/2026 13:00
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Abbey and Northbury Safer Neighbourhood Team - Ward Panel Meeting - St Margarets Church, North Street, Barking - 20/11/2026 7pm
- St Margarets Church Centre, IG11 8AS
- 20/11/2026 19:00
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Cuppa With A Copper Meeting Event with Police
- Relish Café, Barking Learning Centre (Barking Library), 2 Town Square, IG11 7NB
- 01/12/2026 13:00
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Cuppa With A Copper Meeting Event with Police
- Relish Café, Barking Learning Centre (Barking Library), 2 Town Square, IG11 7NB
- 05/01/2027 13:00
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Cuppa With A Copper Meeting Event with Police
- Relish Café, Barking Learning Centre (Barking Library), 2 Town Square, IG11 7NB
- 02/02/2027 13:00
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Cuppa With A Copper Meeting Event with Police
- Relish Café, Barking Learning Centre (Barking Library), 2 Town Square, IG11 7NB
- 02/03/2027 13:00
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