St James
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St James - 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 StJames-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).
Emily Bianchi
PCSO
Daniel Bray
Sergeant
Sarah Jackson
Superintendent
Elaina Karuzas
PCSO
Tahsin Mushfique
Police Constable
Kadi Pau
PCSO
Paul Perversi
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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E-Bikes Issued 02 February 2026 |
Residents are concerned about the speed of e-bikes in the area and believe they present a safety risk. Delivery riders and other e-bikes users frequently travel at high-speed increasing the likelihood of an accident or injury. Actioned 20 May 2026 |
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Violence against women and girls. Issued 02 February 2026 |
On 17th November 2025 had a VAWG meeting to raise awareness and engaged with local and international students Actioned 20 May 2026 |
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Parcel theft on the ward Issued 02 February 2026 |
Officers have increased patrols within the hotspots over the past 3 months, this is an on going issue and a dedicated officer will now review overnight crimes and conduct enquires to identify offenders. Actioned 20 May 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 St James are saying are the issues in the area:
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