Hermitage & Gardens

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.

Hermitage & Gardens 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 Hermitage&Gardens@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).

Matthew Bloomfield

Inspector

Joseph Chapman

Police Constable

Mayur Patel

Police Sergeant

Theodore Robertson

Police Constable

Jess Williamson

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
Violence with injury offences - Focusing on Violence against women and girls (VAWG). We have recieved reports of females feeling vulnerable using open spaces during the evenings. This remains a pan London priority which our ward supports. Issued 23 September 2025	Team to carry out weapon sweeps to open areas known to be frequented by gang members, Drug dealers and Drug users. Known habitual knife carriers to be disrupted and Stop and Search powers to be utilised where possible. Days of Action planned in coming weeks including High Vis patrols, meet and greet opportunities as well as targeting known offenders and hot spot locations. Actioned 27 January 2026
Reports of ASB and Drugs. Reduce and tackle of Drugs. Engagement with community to report Anti-Social Behaviour and Drug using. Issued 23 September 2025	Patrols to be prioritised around Hermitage and targeted intelligence led patrols to reduce drug related Anti-social Behaviour. Community Protection Warnings/ Community Protection Notices to be utilised. Gathering intelligence from the local community to target offenders by doings warrant and intel led stop and searches. Actioned 27 January 2026
To focus on Theft From Motor Vehicle and prominent nominals on ward. Target hotspot areas and top 5 nominals using policing powers and use of powers under the Anti Social Behaviour Act. Issued 23 September 2025	Mixed of High Visibility and plain clothes patrols. Patrols will be targeting hotspot locations. Actioned 27 January 2026

Priority

Action taken

Violence with injury offences - Focusing on Violence against women and girls (VAWG). We have recieved reports of females feeling vulnerable using open spaces during the evenings. This remains a pan London priority which our ward supports.

Issued 23 September 2025

Team to carry out weapon sweeps to open areas known to be frequented by gang members, Drug dealers and Drug users. Known habitual knife carriers to be disrupted and Stop and Search powers to be utilised where possible. Days of Action planned in coming weeks including High Vis patrols, meet and greet opportunities as well as targeting known offenders and hot spot locations.

Actioned 27 January 2026

Reports of ASB and Drugs. Reduce and tackle of Drugs. Engagement with community to report Anti-Social Behaviour and Drug using.

Issued 23 September 2025

Patrols to be prioritised around Hermitage and targeted intelligence led patrols to reduce drug related Anti-social Behaviour. Community Protection Warnings/ Community Protection Notices to be utilised. Gathering intelligence from the local community to target offenders by doings warrant and intel led stop and searches.

Actioned 27 January 2026

To focus on Theft From Motor Vehicle and prominent nominals on ward. Target hotspot areas and top 5 nominals using policing powers and use of powers under the Anti Social Behaviour Act.

Issued 23 September 2025

Mixed of High Visibility and plain clothes patrols. Patrols will be targeting hotspot locations.

Actioned 27 January 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 Hermitage & Gardens are saying are the issues in the area:

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