South Tottenham

Priority 1 Violence involving injury & Violence Towards Women and Girls

At the recent ward Panel meeting the ward priority Violence was discussed and remains the same for the next 3 months. South Tottenham is still experiencing significant violent crime that includes.

All violence types including gangs, drugs, domestic assaults, violence against women and vulnerable people, public space safety, alcohol fuelled violence and anti-social behaviour linked to violence.

As the days are getting longer officers will predominantly target the areas with the heaviest footfall of High Road, Broad Lane and Monument Way.

Issued 19 November 2025

South Tottenham ward continue to carry out High Visibility and plain clothes patrols on the ward.

This has included targeted patrols in areas involving violence against women and girls’ that have also included engagement involving joint patrols with the local community.

Prolific offenders have also been targeted through the use of stop & search and powers under the Anti-Social Behaviour Act.

This has resulted in the issue of Anti-Social Behaviour warnings, Community Protection Warnings & Community Protection Notices.

Offenders who have breached these orders have also been arrested by officers.

In addition, Operation’s Pilotis, Redding, Ratio and Operation Fresh have all seen extensive patrols in the area with the arrest of wanted offenders for offences of Robbery and Burglary.

Whilst engaged in Operation Fresh Officers also dealt with a domestic assault which resulted in the arrest of an offender.

Designated ward officers and a design out crime officers have recently conducted an Environmental Visual Audit of Ferry Lane to identify areas that may be contributing towards anti-social behaviour and a fear of crime. This involved a walk around of the estate to identify areas of vulnerability and design that could be contributing to offending in that area.

Police will be working in partnership with the council to address this issue and also to reassure the local community.

This was reviewed at the ward panel on the 18/09/25 and remains as a priority. There is intelligence that is currently being reviewed and may result in a warrant in this area. Patrols continue and police are also looking to carry out more Violence Against Women and Girls patrols within our community with our community

Update 05/11/25

We are still awaiting the results of the Enviromental Visual Audit for Ferry Lane but still continue to patrol in this area reassuring our community.

Work is still ongoing within Broad Lane and also Tesco's High Road N15 where we have seen violence towards retail staff.

In total three Criminal Behaviour orders have been applied for with multiple arrests of our top ten offenders some of which have received custodial sentences.

The use of Community Protection Warning's and notices have also been used to tackle anti social behaviour that can lead to violence.

Anti Social Behaviour warning are also used by officers to support in this process.

A joint day of action with the local authority on the 17/10/25 also saw the enforcement of a Borough wide Public Spaces Protection Order with the following results.

Erected Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) signs in prominent areas of the ward, including Page Green Common, Stamford Road Park, and Tottenham Green East Park.

Reported dumped rubbish on the street to Veolia and requested its removal.

Informed the Parks team about overgrown bushes and litter in the parks, asking them to trim the bushes and collect the litter.

Engaged with individuals who were drinking alcohol on the streets.

Additionally, the SNT issued an ASB warning to an individual observed urinating against a tree in Tottenham Green East Park. They confiscated and disposed of a can of beer from a woman in Tottenham Green East Park and a bottle of wine from a man outside Tesco Extra on High Road N15. The team also provided advice to individuals drinking alcohol, and they complied with the request.

A good example of working in partnership with the local authority.

Update 19/11/25

Ward Priority refreshed with a focus on Violence Against Women and Girls with a primary focus in and around Ferry Lane where there is evidence of anti social behaviour and violence.

There is also a fear of crime in this area and it has also been subject to an Environmental Visual Audit which was carried out by a design out crime officer and partners.

Officers will be carrying out high visibility patrols in the area and some week s of action with the local authority to target areas of concern on the estate. The team will also work closely with residents in Ferry Lane to tackle those issues.

Actioned 19 November 2025

Priority 3

Shoplifting Tesco High Road N15

There has been an increase in shoplifting in the area that is impacting on the local business community and also contributing to localised anti-social behaviour.

Tesco High Road N15 is a hotspot and will be a focus for the team supported by a Police Tasking team under Operation Cuff.

Issued 18 September 2025

Uniformed and plain clothes patrols in the area targeting our top five offenders on the ward completed under Operation Placement and now Operation Cuff.

Extensive patrols and work conducted with the Business Crime Reduction Partnership in and around Tottenham Hale with success with Operation Redding.

Operation Redding was a piece of work where there was point of contact within the local policing team as a go to for local business.This enabled the sharing of intelligence about prolific offenders and trends contributing to crime generators.

Top five offenders identified & this has been the focus of local policing teams, with the Town Centre Team arresting four of those offenders.

In addition the Town Centre Team have seen huge gains in this area with multiple arrests identifying offenders who were responsible for multiple offences who are now facing custodial sentences. They have also applied for Criminal Behaviour Orders to manage the ongoing issue and.

As of the 17th June the total number of shoplifting offences were 30 which was down from110 offences recorded in the month of May. This has been down to the hard work and dedication from the local Town Centre Team.


This will continue to be our focus as a team under Op Cuff.

Top five locations also identified and extra funding secured for extra patrols in this area that will help to manage the problem.

All of our Prolific Offenders will be progressed to Criminal Behaviour Orders to manage the ongoing issues. These are affective and prevent re-offending in the area.

Use of the outreach van to provide extra visibility in the area to deliver crime prevention advice an reassure the public and raise awareness will also be a focus of our activity in the area as a local team using police volunteers to support.

Powers under the Anti-Social Behaviour Act will also be used to tackle offences in the area as they have proved to be affective in the past in identifying offenders and preventing any associated anti social behaviour.

This was reviewed at the ward panel and remains a focus for the ward. The retail park has seen significant reductions but Tesco High Road N15 remains as a major crime generator. Police are working closely with Tesco to manage this issue.

Top Ten offenders have been identified with 2 being arrested by the cluster recently where one offender received a custodial sentence for 4 months for 4 accounts of shoplifting and one account for Burglary.

Regular crime prevention stalls are going to be set up in the store to provide crime prevention advice and also to promote Met Engage.

Update 5/11/25

Town Centre Teams and the cluster continue to focus on the deployment in and around Tesco High Road N15.

Support also from Op Martello a street crime initiative has seen extra patrols in the area targeting our top ten offenders.

Arrests have been made and some suspects have received custodial sentences.

Two days of action recently was successful with several arrests some of which were prolific offenders.

We are now in the stage of applying for Criminal Behaviour Orders to support in managing prolific offenders. We are working closely with Tesco to put together good evidential packages for court with a goal of having a CBO in place of each of our top ten offenders.

Update 19/11/25

Last week police community support officers on the ward detained a prolific shoplifter who was later arrested by emergency response team. Both officers went above and beyond in detaining this male who made off from the store and after a short chase was detained by both officers.

The team continue to target our top ten offenders and work towards criminal behaviour orders.

Actioned 19 November 2025

Priority 2 Anti Social Behaviour and Drugs

Increase in some of the housing estates of general Anti-Social Behaviour with drug use and supply offences.

This is across the ward in and around Springfield Road, Broad Lane and Fountayne Road but is widespread.

Raised at ward panel and replaces Theft Person which has seen a significant decrease in offences.

Issued 18 September 2025

High Visibility patrols on the ward to target prolific offenders and hotspot areas frequented by users and those who are supplying in the area. Use of Stop search, Anti Social Behaviour warnings, Community Protection Warnings and Community Protection Notice to manage.


Update 15/11/25
Joint day of action with the council on the 17/10/25 to enforce Borough wide Public Spaces Protection Order.

Further days of action to be arranged.

Areas of concern patrolled including Markfield Recreation Ground and also Ferry Lane targeting offenders and reassuring our local community.

Live Facial Recognitions to disrupt offenders in the area have been carried out on neighbouring Seven Sisters ward which has resulted in the arrest of offenders who have been in the area who are wanted.

Work is ongoing with our partners to manage our areas of concern with a plan to implement Closure Orders to manage Anti Social Behaviour, similar to that was in place in Cordell House.

Use of stop search continues to be a good tactic also to disrupt supply and use of controlled drugs in the area where officers have utilised powers of arrest and out of court disposals such as PND's and Community Resolutions to manage.

Update 19/09/25

Reports of Cordell House where drug users are entering the building, causing anti social behaviour and taking drugs. This has been subject to a closure order that the council put in place in the past. The team will be carrying out patrols during peak times and also working closely with the council to address this issue.

Actioned 19 November 2025