Hale End & Highams Park South
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Hale End & Highams Park South 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 HaleEnd&HighamsParkSouth@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).
Dean Baker
PCSO
Helena Besley
Sergeant
Megan Bronka
PCSO
Kazi Hoq
Police Constable
Sarah Jackson
Superintendent
Tarik Kucuk
Police Constable
Scott Mason
Inspector
Adam Richmond
Chief 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 |
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Vehicle speeding and poor driving Issued 22 January 2026 |
After the most recent ward panel meeting there were concerns raised around vehicles speeding in Winchester Road and Hale End Road. We will be organising a number of Motor Vehicle operations with out Safer transport colleagues who have access to speed guns in an aim to tackle and deter the concerns. We will also speak to local residents to ascertain any regular offenders for vehicle number plates. Actioned 23 April 2026 |
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Motor Vehicle Offences Issued 30 October 2025 |
High visible patrols are conducted by officers, prevention crime advise been given to the community, officers advice suspicious behavior surrounding motor vehicles to be reported. Faraday pouches have been given to local community who has been a victim of motor vehicle crimes. Actioned 30 October 2025 |
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Anti-social Behavior Issued 30 October 2025 |
We continue to patrol in areas where ASB is being reported. We are also working closely with the WF council and arranging multiple patrols in partnership with them. Drug ops have been taking place in areas around Waltham Forest. Actioned 30 October 2025 |
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VAWG Issued 30 October 2025 |
SNT has been attending events where females are gathering and discussing any issues they may have. We have been encouraging people to report any VAWG relating issues and Domestic Violence. New ways of reporting crime has been published. Actioned 30 October 2025 |
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 Hale End & Highams Park South are saying are the issues in the area:
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Upcoming Events
Ward Panel Meeting
- Winchester Road Methodist Church, 82 Winchester Road, E4 9JP
- 22/04/2026 18:00
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