South Woodford

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South Woodford 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 SouthWoodford@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).

Anis Mahar

PCSO

Reshma Sher

Sergeant

Petronella Sibanda

Police Constable

Nicholas Sutton

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
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) - South Woodford The ward priorities remain the same as discussed at the ward panel meeting on 23rd June 2026. These will be discussed at the next ward panel meeting which will take place on 22nd September 2026. South Woodford have been working closely with surrounding wards as well as its residents and local agencies to tackle Violence against Women and Girls. Walk, Talk & Do's, Briefings, Stalls and patrols to be prioritised around George Lane and the London Underground Station. Issued 23 June 2026	The ward priorities remain the same as discussed at the ward panel meeting on 23rd June 2026. These will be discussed at the next ward panel meeting which will take place on 22nd September 2026. Carry out visible patrols for the local community, distributing VAWG leaflets, speaking with the local community. Proactive patrols to continue in and around the ward especially George Lane and the train station. Arrange VAWG engagements with the local agencies at Holy Trinity Church to hear concerns from Women in and around the South Woodford ward. S - Provide community engagement M - Use crime statistics to measure crimes occurrence A - Target areas of known offences and surrounding streets. High visibility patrols and partnership working. R - Members of the public have identified the locations. T – Over the next three months before the next ward panel meetings Actioned 22 September 2026
Motor Vehicle Crime This Ward Priority was discussed and set at the ward panel meeting on 23rd June 2026. These will be discussed at the next ward panel meeting which will take place on 22nd September 2026. Residents have expressed concerns in regards to Theft of and Theft From Motor Vehicle Crime across South Woodford Ward. Albeit, the ratio of this crime has dropped, concerns have still been identified by the community on both Firs Estate and Nightingale Estate E18. Issued 23 June 2026	Visible and plain clothes patrols will continue on both Firs Estate and Nightingale Estate. S - Provide community engagement M - Use crime statistics to measure crimes occurrence A - Target areas of known offences and surrounding streets. High visibility patrols and partnership working. R - Members of the public have identified the locations. T – Over the next three months before the next ward panel meetings Actioned 22 September 2026
Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) GEORGE LANE/VIADUCT The ward priorities remain the same as discussed at the ward panel meeting on 23rd June 2026. These will be discussed at the next ward panel meeting which will take place on 22nd September 2026. Dealing with consistent begging, shoplifting and street drinking occurring on and GEORGE LANE and the Viaduct (both sides of the station) and Firs Estate by liaising with local businesses and council enforcement to tackle this on-going problem. Issued 23 June 2026	The ward priorities remain the same as discussed at the ward panel meeting on 23rd June 2026. These will be discussed at the next ward panel meeting which will take place on 22nd September 2026. Visible patrols will continue on George Lane /viaduct to deter crime and alleviate fear of crime. ASB Notices issued to beggars and has seen significant reduction. Local businesses are liaised through communication platforms and reassurance visits made to build confidence for police. Council Enforcement officers have been contacted to patrol the High Road and George Lane E18 to boost business community's level of trust in NPT working in partnership with the Council Enforcement Officers. Street drinkers have been discouraged to gather and consume alcoholic beverages on George Lane bus stops and outside CO-OP store. ASB tickets were issued and problem has seen significant level of reduction and NPT do not hear residents' reporting for street drinkers recently. S - Provide community engagement M - Use crime statistics to measure crimes occurrence A - Target areas of known offences and surrounding streets. High visibility patrols and partnership working. R - Members of the public have identified the locations. T – Over the next three months before the next ward panel meetings Actioned 22 September 2026

Priority

Action taken

Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) - South Woodford

The ward priorities remain the same as discussed at the ward panel meeting on 23rd June 2026. These will be discussed at the next ward panel meeting which will take place on 22nd September 2026.

South Woodford have been working closely with surrounding wards as well as its residents and local agencies to tackle Violence against Women and Girls.
Walk, Talk & Do's, Briefings, Stalls and patrols to be prioritised around George Lane and the London Underground Station.

Issued 23 June 2026

The ward priorities remain the same as discussed at the ward panel meeting on 23rd June 2026. These will be discussed at the next ward panel meeting which will take place on 22nd September 2026.

Carry out visible patrols for the local community, distributing VAWG leaflets, speaking with the local community. Proactive patrols to continue in and around the ward especially George Lane and the train station. Arrange VAWG engagements with the local agencies at Holy Trinity Church to hear concerns from Women in and around the South Woodford ward.

S - Provide community engagement
M - Use crime statistics to measure crimes occurrence
A - Target areas of known offences and surrounding streets. High visibility patrols and partnership working.
R - Members of the public have identified the locations.
T – Over the next three months before the next ward panel meetings

Actioned 22 September 2026

Motor Vehicle Crime

This Ward Priority was discussed and set at the ward panel meeting on 23rd June 2026. These will be discussed at the next ward panel meeting which will take place on 22nd September 2026.

Residents have expressed concerns in regards to Theft of and Theft From Motor Vehicle Crime across South Woodford Ward.

Albeit, the ratio of this crime has dropped, concerns have still been identified by the community on both Firs Estate and Nightingale Estate E18.

Issued 23 June 2026

Visible and plain clothes patrols will continue on both Firs Estate and Nightingale Estate.

S - Provide community engagement
M - Use crime statistics to measure crimes occurrence
A - Target areas of known offences and surrounding streets. High visibility patrols and partnership working.
R - Members of the public have identified the locations.
T – Over the next three months before the next ward panel meetings

Actioned 22 September 2026

Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) GEORGE LANE/VIADUCT

The ward priorities remain the same as discussed at the ward panel meeting on 23rd June 2026. These will be discussed at the next ward panel meeting which will take place on 22nd September 2026.

Dealing with consistent begging, shoplifting and street drinking occurring on and GEORGE LANE and the Viaduct (both sides of the station) and Firs Estate by liaising with local businesses and council enforcement to tackle this on-going problem.

Issued 23 June 2026

The ward priorities remain the same as discussed at the ward panel meeting on 23rd June 2026. These will be discussed at the next ward panel meeting which will take place on 22nd September 2026.

Visible patrols will continue on George Lane /viaduct to deter crime and alleviate fear of crime.

ASB Notices issued to beggars and has seen significant reduction.

Local businesses are liaised through communication platforms and reassurance visits made to build confidence for police.

Council Enforcement officers have been contacted to patrol the High Road and George Lane E18 to boost business community's level of trust in NPT working in partnership with the Council Enforcement Officers.

Street drinkers have been discouraged to gather and consume alcoholic beverages on George Lane bus stops and outside CO-OP store. ASB tickets were issued and problem has seen significant level of reduction and NPT do not hear residents' reporting for street drinkers recently.

S - Provide community engagement
M - Use crime statistics to measure crimes occurrence
A - Target areas of known offences and surrounding streets. High visibility patrols and partnership working.
R - Members of the public have identified the locations.
T – Over the next three months before the next ward panel meetings

Actioned 22 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 South Woodford are saying are the issues in the area:

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