Barking Riverside

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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.

Barking Riverside 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 BarkingRiverside@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).

Leon Carter

Dedicated Ward Officer

Dexter Cook

Police Constable

Christopher Dwyer

Sergeant

Matthew Everett

Police Sergeant

Nikas Fedotovas

Police Constable

Ian Handley

Inspector

Vincent Kinsler

Police Constable

Raluca-Ioana Lazar

PCSO

Kevin Wright

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
Containment of Robbery related crime in and around Choats road and Fielders crescent Issued 04 April 2026	Enhanced patrols targeted use of Community protection Notices and Warnings, With Early intervention And Use of Criminal Behaviour orders. Enhanced Weapons sweeps use of stop and search, Patrol during and After school kick out along Corridor for transport Hubs Actioned 11 June 2026
Road safety issues focusing on anti social driving on Bastable Avenue Issued 04 March 2026	Speed operations and Potential vehicle check point operations Actioned 11 June 2026
Continued patrols for this area have seen a decline but we are contiunueing patrols Issued 04 March 2026	Increase patrols around location identify offenders and bring to justice provide reassurance to the public and residents Actioned 11 June 2026

Priority

Action taken

Containment of Robbery related crime in and around Choats road and Fielders crescent

Issued 04 April 2026

Enhanced patrols targeted use of Community protection Notices and Warnings, With Early intervention And Use of Criminal Behaviour orders.

Enhanced Weapons sweeps use of stop and search, Patrol during and After school kick out along Corridor for transport Hubs

Actioned 11 June 2026

Road safety issues focusing on anti social driving on Bastable Avenue

Issued 04 March 2026

Speed operations and Potential vehicle check point operations

Actioned 11 June 2026

Continued patrols for this area have seen a decline but we are contiunueing patrols

Issued 04 March 2026

Increase patrols around location identify offenders and bring to justice provide reassurance to the public and residents

Actioned 11 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 Barking Riverside are saying are the issues in the area:

Agree or not? Have your say now, click here to do the survey