Hatch Lane & Highams Park North
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Hatch Lane & Highams Park North 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 HatchLane&HighamsParkNorth@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).
Helena Besley
Sergeant
Sarah Jackson
Superintendent
Berfin Karatut
Police Constable
Razaul Karim
PCSO
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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VAWG Issued 07 January 2026 |
Concerns were raised by the community due to a report of sexual assault at the location. In response to this officer will perform a number of targeted patrols over the next three months and work with the Waltham Forest ASB team to provide reassurance and look at ways to make people accessing the location feel safe. Actioned 08 April 2026 |
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Drug dealing and ASB Issued 07 January 2026 |
Concerns were raised by the community about drug dealing and ASB around the Hatch Lane Shops and Highams Park BR Station E4. In response to this officers will perform a number of targeted patrols over the next three months. Actioned 08 April 2026 |
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Motor vehicle crime Issued 07 January 2026 |
Crime prevention leaflets will be distributed across hotspot areas identified, followed by reassurance patrols to detect and deter any further offending. Actioned 08 April 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 Hatch Lane & Highams Park North are saying are the issues in the area:
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Upcoming Events
Ward Panel meeting for HATCH LANE & HIGHMS PARK NORTH
- 19 Chingdale Road, E4 6HZ
- 21/04/2026 18:00
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