Crook Log
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Crook Log 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 CrookLog@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).
Giles Balestrini
Licencing Sergeant
Gareth Evans
Inspector
Sc Billy Forrest
Police Constable
Scott Gardiner
Police Constable
James Hendrick
Chief Inspector
Demi James
PCSO
Craig Johnson
Police Constable
John Pruden
Police Constable
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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To reduce Vehicle and Drug related Anti-Social Behaviour in Avenue Road Car Park including shoplifting at nearby venues Issued 13 December 2026 |
High Visibility and Plain Clothes patrols. Actioned 16 June 2026 |
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To reduce Theft of and Theft From Motor Vehicles. Issued 27 October 2026 |
High Visibility and Plain Clothes proactive patrols. Actioned 30 November 2026 |
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To reduce residential and commercial Burglary offences. This is linked to retail crime in high volume crime location. Same offenders committing multiple offences Issued 06 October 2026 |
High Visibility and Plain Clothes Patrols Actioned 20 December 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 Crook Log are saying are the issues in the area:
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