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).

Adam Iles (Metropolitan Police, A/Inspector ERPT, North East)

Adam Iles

A/Inspector ERPT

Sarah Jackson (Metropolitan Police, Superintendent, Neighbourhoods)

Sarah Jackson

Superintendent

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

Adam Richmond (Metropolitan Police, Chief Inspector, Waltham Forest)

Adam Richmond

Chief Inspector

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 03 June 2026

Stop and search. Arrest offenders.

Actioned 15 September 2026

Complaints from Tesco security and customers regarding persistent beggars outside store

Issued 03 June 2026

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 September 2026

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 03 June 2026

VAWG outside Lea Bridge Ice Rink

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

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08/09/2026 08:20:47

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07/09/2026 14:35:54

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Cuppa with a Copper : Sun 20 Sep 13:00

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02/09/2026 14:34:06

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Cuppa with a Copper : Sun 16 Aug 13:00 - Location changed

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15/08/2026 11:49:21

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12/08/2026 18:12:57

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Waste Carrier Licence Enforcement Operation with the Council

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05/08/2026 14:00:50

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