Becontree
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Becontree 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 Becontree@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).
Waqas Ali
Sergeant
Benjamin Hughes
Dedicated Ward Officer
Christopher Pearce
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 |
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Ward Panel 30/4/25 Drug-related incidents have been predominantly reported in alleyways between Butler Road and Becontree Avenue Issued 03 July 2025 |
In response, Becontree officers will conduct precise, intelligence-led stop and searches to address drug activity, ensuring all actions are grounded in legitimate concerns. Actioned 03 September 2025 |
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Ward Panel 30/4/25Data analysis demonstrates that that Burnside Road & Winterbourne Road should be a priority for Vehicle related crime. Vehicles also speeding between Butler Rd and Gainsborough Rd. Issued 03 July 2025 |
In response, heightened high-visibility and covert patrols are being conducted at various times, focusing particularly on these areas. Officers will continue to provide practical crime prevention advice to residents on securing their vehicles and contents through face-to-face interactions and social media. This approach aims to raise awareness and prevent further incidents. Actioned 03 September 2025 |
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Ward Panel 30/4/25, 6 reported Robbery incidents in the last 3 months. Residents are concerned crime will go up due to hot weather and summer break coming up. Issued 03 July 2025 |
To address this, targeting wanted individuals for Robbery, combined with, practical crime prevention advice and high-visibility patrols around the ward will aid in deterring and reducing offences. Actioned 03 September 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 Becontree are saying are the issues in the area:
Latest Alerts
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