Hacton

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.

Hacton 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 Hacton@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).

Matt Carter

Police Constable

Jack Freeman

Police Constable

Lee George

Sergeant

Nick Houghton

Admin

Lewis Mayne

Police Constable

Michael Wallis

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
Robbery High visibility patrols Issued 20 July 2026	Patrols in robbery hotspots, mainly around the perimeter of Hornchurch LU Station where our robberies have occurred and speaking with victims to gather any intelligence in order to identify such suspects. Actioned 20 December 2026
Burglary Issued 20 July 2026	Reassuring victims, regular patrols within the area and also gather as much intel in order to identify suspects to prevent any further offences. Cocooning and security surveys to victims of Burglary. Actioned 20 October 2026
ASB/Drugs Issued 20 July 2026	Regular patrols around the ward, paying attention to car parks and other locations known for ASB/drugs use. Speak with local residents to gather intel in order to attempt to identify the suspects. Reassurance patrols. Actioned 20 October 2026

Priority

Action taken

**Robbery**
High visibility patrols

Issued 20 July 2026

Patrols in robbery hotspots, mainly around the perimeter of Hornchurch LU Station where our robberies have occurred and speaking with victims to gather any intelligence in order to identify such suspects.

Actioned 20 December 2026

**Burglary**

Issued 20 July 2026

Reassuring victims, regular patrols within the area and also gather as much intel in order to identify suspects to prevent any further offences.
Cocooning and security surveys to victims of Burglary.

Actioned 20 October 2026

**ASB/Drugs**

Issued 20 July 2026

Regular patrols around the ward, paying attention to car parks and other locations known for ASB/drugs use. Speak with local residents to gather intel in order to attempt to identify the suspects. Reassurance patrols.

Actioned 20 October 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 Hacton are saying are the issues in the area:

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