Ilford Town

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Ilford Town 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 IlfordTown@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).

Sonia Copson

Sergeant

Abrar Khan

PCSO

Stacey Laslett

Police Sergeant

Frank Ramsden

Sergeant

Matthew Ross

Inspector

Majid Sethi

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
Ilford town ward and areas leading off from Ilford Town Centre will have more visible patrols, target hardening advice via face to face and leafleting. Stop/search, zero tolerance and robust plain clothes patrolling. CPA stall to continue for VAWG. Officers have completed lots of VAWG stalls in Ilford high road and we have carried out walk and talk. Issued 25 June 2026	VAWG Stalls and engagement work continue to be our priority. We carry out weekly walk and talks with our community We have been able to share leaflets providing information on ways to keep themselves safe. Recent surveys have been completed in reported vulnerable areas. Actioned 24 September 2026
Reduce offences involving theft of/from person, including mobile phone theft, jewellery theft, wallet theft and bank follow-off offences, through proactive policing, crime prevention and community engagement. Issued 25 June 2026	Conduct high-visibility patrols in identified hotspot locations, including the town centre, transport hubs and shopping areas. Provide crime prevention advice to residents, visitors and local businesses regarding personal safety and protecting valuables. Work with banks, local businesses, CCTV operators and partner agencies to identify offenders and prevent offences. Carry out intelligence-led operations targeting prolific offenders and emerging crime hotspots. Encourage the reporting of suspicious behaviour and offences to improve intelligence gathering and enforcement opportunities. Actioned 24 September 2026
Reduce anti-social behaviour, drug dealing and drug use in and around the alleyway near Azad Food Store through targeted patrols, enforcement and partnership working, ensuring the area is safer for residents, businesses and visitors. Issued 25 June 2026	Conduct regular high-visibility and plain-clothes patrols at identified peak times. Carry out intelligence-led stop and searches and take enforcement action against those involved in drug-related activity. Work closely with local businesses, residents, CCTV operators and partner agencies to identify offenders and gather intelligence. Encourage reporting of ASB and suspicious activity to help build an accurate intelligence picture. Utilize ASB powers where appropriate, including warnings, CPWs and CPNs, to address persistent offenders. Actioned 24 September 2026

Priority

Action taken

Ilford town ward and areas leading off from Ilford Town Centre will have more visible patrols, target hardening advice via face to face and leafleting. Stop/search, zero tolerance and robust plain clothes patrolling.
CPA stall to continue for VAWG.
Officers have completed lots of VAWG stalls in Ilford high road and we have carried out walk and talk.

Issued 25 June 2026

VAWG Stalls and engagement work continue to be our priority.

We carry out weekly walk and talks with our community

We have been able to share leaflets providing information on ways to keep themselves safe.

Recent surveys have been completed in reported vulnerable areas.

Actioned 24 September 2026

Reduce offences involving theft of/from person, including mobile phone theft, jewellery theft, wallet theft and bank follow-off offences, through proactive policing, crime prevention and community engagement.

Issued 25 June 2026

Conduct high-visibility patrols in identified hotspot locations, including the town centre, transport hubs and shopping areas.

Provide crime prevention advice to residents, visitors and local businesses regarding personal safety and protecting valuables.

Work with banks, local businesses, CCTV operators and partner agencies to identify offenders and prevent offences.

Carry out intelligence-led operations targeting prolific offenders and emerging crime hotspots.

Encourage the reporting of suspicious behaviour and offences to improve intelligence gathering and enforcement opportunities.

Actioned 24 September 2026

Reduce anti-social behaviour, drug dealing and drug use in and around the alleyway near Azad Food Store through targeted patrols, enforcement and partnership working, ensuring the area is safer for residents, businesses and visitors.

Issued 25 June 2026

Conduct regular high-visibility and plain-clothes patrols at identified peak times.

Carry out intelligence-led stop and searches and take enforcement action against those involved in drug-related activity.

Work closely with local businesses, residents, CCTV operators and partner agencies to identify offenders and gather intelligence.

Encourage reporting of ASB and suspicious activity to help build an accurate intelligence picture.

Utilize ASB powers where appropriate, including warnings, CPWs and CPNs, to address persistent offenders.

Actioned 24 September 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 Ilford Town are saying are the issues in the area:

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

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