Blackfen & Lamorbey

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Blackfen & Lamorbey 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 Blackfen&Lamorbey@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).

John Ahearne (Metropolitan Police, Dedicated Ward Officer, Blackfen & Lamorbey)

John Ahearne

Dedicated Ward Officer

Steven Cooney (Metropolitan Police, Sergeant, Falconwood & Welling, Blendon & Penhill & Blackfen & Lamorbey wards)

Steven Cooney

Sergeant

Gareth Evans (Metropolitan Police, Inspector, BEXLEY SNT - (Inspector for Longlands, St Marys, Sidcup, Blackfen, Blendon & Penhill, Welling))

Gareth Evans

Inspector

James Hendrick (Metropolitan Police, Chief Inspector, Bexley NPT)

James Hendrick

Chief Inspector

Rachael Jarman (Metropolitan Police, Neighbourhood Inspector, Bexley - Bexleyheath, Barnehurst, Crayford, Crook Log, West Heath and East Wickham Wards)

Rachael Jarman

Neighbourhood Inspector

Steven Watson (Metropolitan Police, Sergeant, SNT)

Steven Watson

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

Motor Vehicle Crime

Issued 27 June 2026

Crime prevention stalls and door to door enquiries, highlighting the use of trackers, steering wheel locks and ghost immobilisers. Run operations such as OP Huntsman to target and arrest offenders.

Actioned 27 June 2026

ASB

Issued 27 June 2026

Carry out foot patrols across the ward in order to identify ASB offenders, in particular parks on the ward. Encourage reporting of ASB incidents, via MET Engage and Ward panel meetings.

Actioned 27 June 2026

Drug offences

Issued 27 June 2026

Carry out plain clothes patrols in order to detect and deter drug use and dealing. Build on intelligence and carry out warrants on persons and venues identified to disrupt dealing in the locality.

Actioned 27 June 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 Blackfen & Lamorbey are saying are the issues in the area:

Latest Alerts

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Violence Against Women and Girls Awareness Partnership Patrols

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01/08/2026 17:21:33

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Project Vigilant at Kisstory and Uptown Festival

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27/07/2026 00:05:49

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Coffee with a Cop : Wed 12 Aug 13:00

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20/07/2026 14:04:14

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Danson Park - ParkRun, Prince and all!

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18/07/2026 12:07:53

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18/07/2026 11:36:37

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Walk Talk and Do in Shooters Hill

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17/07/2026 16:53:46

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17/07/2026 12:27:46

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Stamp Out Spiking Day of Action in BexleyHeath

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16/07/2026 16:47:47

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Upcoming Events

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Coffee with a Cop
  • Blackfen Community Library and Rooted Coffee House, 7-9 Blackfen Road, DA15 9LU
  • 12/08/2026 13:00
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