Woodside (Croydon)
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Woodside - Croydon 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 Woodside-Croydon@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).
Richard Flynn
Dedicated Ward Officer
Nathaniel Gates
Sergeant
Ryan Holliday
Inspector
Laima Kupciunaite
PCSO
Joseph Smith
Dedicated Ward Officer
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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Reducing Violent Crime as a Pan London objective working in conjunction with local residents and businesses to focus on hotspots areas and identified individuals Issued 25 June 2025 |
Officers have worked with a number of units to identify suspects involved in assaults against females. Officers have carried out arrest enquiries whilst also carrying out a number of events within the community to improve relationships between Actioned 25 June 2025 |
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Portland Road has come to the attention of a number of local residents due to the behaviour linked to drug dealing, shoplifting and other offences. Concerned residents want a higher level of police presence in Portland Road and surrounding streets Issued 25 June 2025 |
Woodside SNT have increased patrols in the area and are working with shops to improve security. Further positive action in relation to seeking charges against shoplifters along with the use of community protection warnings and notices. Actioned 25 June 2025 |
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Local residents have raised concerns that the following roads are used for speeding: Birdchanger Road, Portland Road and Davidson Road. Issued 25 June 2025 |
Speed checks were conducted in January 2024 where a number of road users were either given words of advise or received a speeding ticket. Actioned 25 June 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 Woodside (Croydon) are saying are the issues in the area:
Latest Alerts
Croydon police online meeting - Thursday 17th July 18:00 - 20:00
Dear all Myself and colleagues will be holding this meeting to give an update on the London Race Act...
Local Priorities Shoplifting Concern Update - Criminal Behaviour Order issued at Court
Dear Resident, I wanted to provide you with an update regarding Shoplifting, which people around you...
Local Priorities Shoplifting Message
Dear Resident, I wanted to provide you with an update regarding Shoplifting, which people around you...
Local Priorities Shoplifting Concern Update - Criminal Behaviour Order Issued at Court
Dear Resident, I wanted to provide you with an update regarding Shoplifting, which people around you...
Cuppa with a Copper : Fri 04 Jul 11:00
Hi Resident Please come along and chat with your local Woodside Safer Neighbourhood Team about ...
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Upcoming Events
Ward Panel Meeting
- Woodside Green Christian Centre, 1 Woodside Green, SE25 5EY
- 24/07/2025 19:00
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