Longbridge
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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.
Longbridge 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 Longbridge@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).
Shumaila Abbasi
PCSO
Jemma Bertie
Sergeant
Valerie Cole
Police Constable
Melissa Jordan
Police Constable
Justin Warren
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 |
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Anti Social Behaviour - Drug Related Issued 18 September 2025 |
To conduct visible patrols, and target individuals intent on committing offences linked to anti-social behaviour and Drug related in key areas identified. On identifying offenders to work with LBBD local authority around implementation of other tactics including Community Protection disposals and for those most persistent applying for Criminal Behaviour Orders, or issuing Community Protection Warning/Notices to disperse. Other powers to be considered. Work continues jointly with Criminal Exploitation teams and within Schools and vulnerable adults at risk of Cuckooing too, working with Local Authority to safeguard and divert anyone coming to notice for offences. Actioned 18 September 2025 |
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Violence Against Women and Girls - to prevent, deter, detect and reduce incidents of note in Lionbridge Ward. Issued 18 September 2025 |
Working in partnership with local authority and community to reduce, prevent, detect and deter incidents and impact of VAWG on women and girls in Longbridge. Team will be conducting a range of deployments and activities, including engagements and events to reduce and prevent incidents linked to VAWG. A intelligence led and problem solving approach to those committing offences will see continued partnership and joint working with local authority and key agencies, and third sector to design out and target high harm offenders including use of technology linked to Live Facial Recognition pre planned operations . A mixture of enforcement and engagement work will continue, seeing further referrals into Community MARAC multi agency pathway, and to utilize other tactics linked to Community Protection and Criminal Behavior Orders as and where able. Actioned 18 September 2025 |
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Team working to reduce, deter, prevent and detect incidents of robbery within longbridge Ward. Issued 18 September 2025 |
To utilize a range of engagement and enforcement tactics including partnership working and proactivity in managing and targeting those offenders known or intent on committing offences. To utilize community protection toolkit in duality where proportionate and reasonable to do so with offenders. To continue to work with design out crime officer and utilizing funding streams to improve and enhance patrols and visibility in key hot spots of note. To work in partnership in problem solving incidents of robbery in Longbridge Road. Actioned 18 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 Longbridge are saying are the issues in the area:
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Upcoming Events
Cuppa with a Copper
- The Big Friendly Coffee, Longbridge Road, IG11 8UD
- 04/11/2025 12:00
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Ward Panel meeting
- Upney Baptist Church, 9-11 Cavendish Gardens, IG11 9DR
- 10/11/2025 19:00
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Community Safety Street Briefing
- Co-op Food - Barking - Faircross Parade, 34-36 Faircross Avenue Longbridge Road, IG11 8UW
- 21/11/2025 15:00
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Cuppa with a Copper
- The Big Friendly Coffee, Longbridge Road, IG11 8UD
- 03/12/2025 12:00
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Community Safety Street Briefing
- Co-op Food - Barking - Faircross Parade, 34-36 Faircross Avenue Longbridge Road, IG11 8UW
- 20/12/2025 12:00
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