Shirley South

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Shirley 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 ShirleySouth@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).

Melanie Jane Best

Police Constable

Michael Cordrey

Police Constable

Ellie Crawley

Police Constable

Nathan Saville

Sergeant

Andrew Smith

Inspector

David Thompson

PCSO

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
Violence Related Priority Following an increase in violence offences and weapons being found around the Shrublands Estate, the continued aim for Shirley South Safer Neighbourhood Team is to reduce violent activity via continued weapon sweeps, public crime prevention meetings, high visibility patrols and a continued police presence throughout the summer months Issued 20 May 2026	Although not at the same level as previously there continues to be weapons found in the estate. The team will continue to patrol the area and utilise their powers of stop and search where appropriate as well as conducting open space searches of the local area. The team have held contact sessions at the Children's Centre and will look to hold further meetings there and at the community centre where the residents can discuss any issues they have with their local officers Actioned 21 May 2026
Motor Vehicle ASB The warmer/dryer weather has seen an increase in motorbikes being ridden on common land on Shirley Heath causing anti-social behaviour affecting those using the land. Issued 20 May 2026	The team will continue to patrol the area and seek to use their powers under anti-social behaviour legislation to tackle the issue and those committing the ASB. Actioned 21 May 2026
Motor Vehicle Crime Priority Despite a 9% year‑on‑year reduction in vehicle crime across the wider area, the issue remains clearly prevalent within Shirley South, with 88 offences recorded in the last 12 months. This is not only reflected in the crime data but is strongly echoed through community sentiment. Residents have repeatedly identified vehicle crime as their number one local priority via MetEngage, and this is reinforced further through direct conversations with community groups and neighbourhood associations. Issued 20 May 2026	A review of the crime patterns indicates that the majority of offences occur overnight, suggesting offenders are exploiting periods of reduced natural surveillance. This pattern aligns with existing operational activity, creating an opportunity for the Shirley South SNT to support and integrate with ongoing operations. The team will also seek to conduct street briefings in roads where there is repeat victimisation, with target hardening guidance to be given to all, as well as conduct reassurance visits to those victim of motor vehicle crime. We will also utilise MetEngage to provide crime prevention advice, and updates on any relevant activity. Actioned 21 May 2026

Priority

Action taken

Violence Related Priority
Following an increase in violence offences and weapons being found around the Shrublands Estate, the continued aim for Shirley South Safer Neighbourhood Team is to reduce violent activity via continued weapon sweeps, public crime prevention meetings, high visibility patrols and a continued police presence throughout the summer months

Issued 20 May 2026

Although not at the same level as previously there continues to be weapons found in the estate. The team will continue to patrol the area and utilise their powers of stop and search where appropriate as well as conducting open space searches of the local area. The team have held contact sessions at the Children's Centre and will look to hold further meetings there and at the community centre where the residents can discuss any issues they have with their local officers

Actioned 21 May 2026

Motor Vehicle ASB
The warmer/dryer weather has seen an increase in motorbikes being ridden on common land on Shirley Heath causing anti-social behaviour affecting those using the land.

Issued 20 May 2026

The team will continue to patrol the area and seek to use their powers under anti-social behaviour legislation to tackle the issue and those committing the ASB.

Actioned 21 May 2026

Motor Vehicle Crime Priority
Despite a 9% year‑on‑year reduction in vehicle crime across the wider area, the issue remains clearly prevalent within Shirley South, with 88 offences recorded in the last 12 months. This is not only reflected in the crime data but is strongly echoed through community sentiment. Residents have repeatedly identified vehicle crime as their number one local priority via MetEngage, and this is reinforced further through direct conversations with community groups and neighbourhood associations.

Issued 20 May 2026

A review of the crime patterns indicates that the majority of offences occur overnight, suggesting offenders are exploiting periods of reduced natural surveillance. This pattern aligns with existing operational activity, creating an opportunity for the Shirley South SNT to support and integrate with ongoing operations.
The team will also seek to conduct street briefings in roads where there is repeat victimisation, with target hardening guidance to be given to all, as well as conduct reassurance visits to those victim of motor vehicle crime. We will also utilise MetEngage to provide crime prevention advice, and updates on any relevant activity.

Actioned 21 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 Shirley South are saying are the issues in the area:

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