Crayford

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Through our new platform Met Engage you can get to know your local officers, help shape how we police your local area and have direct access to key information and advice.

This isn't just a platform for us to tell you what we're doing in your area, it's an opportunity for you to tell us what's concerning you most so we can take action on the things that truly matter to you.

Crayford 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 Crayford@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).

Joyce Barlow (Metropolitan Police, Police Community Support Officer, Crayford)

Joyce Barlow

Police Community Support Officer

Amy Gregory (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Crayford SNT)

Amy Gregory

Police Constable

Oliver Groves (Metropolitan Police, Dedicated Ward Officer, SNT Crayford and Barnehurst )

Oliver Groves

Dedicated Ward Officer

Rachael Jarman (Metropolitan Police, Inspector, Bexley)

Rachael Jarman

Inspector

Ersin Kesen (Metropolitan Police, Dedicated Ward Officer, Bexleyheath)

Ersin Kesen

Dedicated Ward Officer

Melanie Pressley (Metropolitan Police, Superintendent, Bexley Neighbourhoods)

Melanie Pressley

Superintendent

Glen Turner (Metropolitan Police, Sergeant, Safer Neighbourhoods, Wards Crayford & Barnehurst )

Glen Turner

Sergeant

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

Anti-Social Behaviour by motor vehicles.
Local residents have expressed their concern at anti-social behaviour by motorists, notably in the area around Tower Retail park and the one way system around Roman Way, London Road and Crayford Road.

Issued 30 April 2025

Our team will take direct action where possible in dealing with this type of anti-social behaviour. This may be by stopping the vehicles at the time or subsequently. This may be by using Section 59 legislation or other road traffic act legislation.

Actioned 30 April 2025

Anti-Social Behaviour in Crayford Town Centre
This relates to Crayford retail park and the adjacent residential area of Townhall Square. There have been reports of ASB, in the majority of cases by groups of youths relating to thefts, bad behaviour towards staff.

Issued 30 April 2025

Our team to increase patrols and therefore do enforcement and engagement.
Identifying groups and individuals and looking at home visits and where necessary enforcement through CPW and other methods. Engagement with businesses in the retail park and also engagement with residents of Town Hall Square. Working closely with Peabody, the housing provider for Town Hall Square to make them aware of any issues arising.

Actioned 30 April 2025

Violence related priority

Issued 30 April 2025

Violence reduction is number one aim across the Metropolitan Police . The team will conduct high visibility patrols and undertake specific tasks around the local train station and surrounding areas where we are aware of ASB and an increase in reporting. We will engage with local residents and also business and staff.

Actioned 30 April 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 Crayford are saying are the issues in the area:

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