Lea Bridge (Waltham Forest)

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Lea Bridge - Waltham Forest 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 LeaBridge-WalthamForest@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).

Sarah Jackson (Metropolitan Police, Superintendent, Neighbourhoods)

Sarah Jackson

Superintendent

Lee Manning (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, Lea Bridge)

Lee Manning

PCSO

Silvia Nicolaescu (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, SNT)

Silvia Nicolaescu

PCSO

Paul Perversi (Police, Inspector, NE North Central Cluster. High St, St James, Hoe St, William Morris, Markhouse, Leabridge, Chapel End, Highham Hill)

Paul Perversi

Inspector

Madeleine Tillett (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Lea Bridge SNT)

Madeleine Tillett

Police Constable

Zebe Voicu (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, SNT Lea Bridge Road)

Zebe Voicu

Police Constable

Adam Wellard (Metropolitan Police, Sergeant, Mark House and Lea Bridge)

Adam Wellard

Sergeant

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

ASB by groups of males involved in drug taking / dealing. Violence against women and girls.

Issued 07 November 2025

Stop and search. Arrest offenders.

Actioned 15 December 2025

Complaints from Tesco security and customers regarding persistent beggars outside store

Issued 07 November 2025

ASB warning / CPW / CPN / Arrest. Also joint patrol with local authority ASB officers.
One particular sus was arrested number of times (Abdul NAROOT) after repeatedly breaching CPN.

Actioned 15 December 2025

Reports by local residents concerning people being followed off and being robbed along with theft of bicycle in the area. Also reports of drug taking

Issued 07 November 2025

VAWG outside Lea Bridge Ice Rink

Actioned 15 December 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 Lea Bridge (Waltham Forest) are saying are the issues in the area:

Latest Alerts

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Attending Purim at Higham's Park & Chingford Synagogue

SENT OBO SUPERINTENDENT JACKSON On 2nd March, I had the pleasure of joining the Higham's Park &am...

Metropolitan Police
03/03/2026 11:28:17

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VAWG Patrols

Dear Lea Bridge Residents, Officers from Lea Bridge and Markhouse SNT conducted VAWG patrols on 28...

Metropolitan Police
01/03/2026 13:03:55

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Cuppa with a Copper

Good afternoon, Thank you to everyone who joined us today for Cuppa with a Copper at Harvest Café...

Metropolitan Police
27/02/2026 13:26:56

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Keeping Our Young People Safe

SENT OBO SUPERINTENDENT JACKSON Dear Resident, We are aware of several posts circulating on soci...

Metropolitan Police
25/02/2026 16:50:26

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Ward Panel Meeting : Fri 10 Apr 17:30

DearResident, Please be aware of the date/location of the next ward panel meeting, we hope you wi...

Metropolitan Police
24/02/2026 13:32:54

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Local Patrols

Hi everyone, Just a quick update regarding local patrols in the area. We will be conducting regular...

Metropolitan Police
23/02/2026 13:48:04

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Changes to front counters in Waltham Forest

SENT OBO SUPERINTENDENT JACKSON Dear Residents, I am writing to inform you that from Saturday ...

Metropolitan Police
23/02/2026 12:36:55

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VAWG Patrols - more information

Dear Lea Bridge residents, Some residents have asked for more information about the VAWG patrols w...

Metropolitan Police
21/02/2026 15:38:12

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