East Wickham

Welcome to Met Engage,

We're transforming the Met to become a service that truly delivers for you.

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.

East Wickham 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 EastWickham@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).

Sean Adams

Police Constable

Augustine Gomes

Police Community Support Officer

James Hendrick

Chief Inspector

Wes Jones

Jamie Keen

Inspector

Christopher Walsh

Sergeant

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
Reduce East Wickham Open Space Robberies - There has been a reduction in these but they remain a priority along with retail crime and its associated violence Issued 16 July 2025	High visibility patrols Plain clothes patrols. Stop and Search of subjects where grounds exist. Engagement with local schools to raise awareness. Actioned 16 July 2025
A Resident survey identified several ASB hotspots on East Wickham. The main concerns are youths hanging around in groups and smoking cannabis. Issued 16 July 2025	High visibility patrols Plain clothes patrols Use of PSPO powers to give appropriate FPNs. Use Stop and Search where grounds exist. Engagement with the community to ensure ASB is reported when identified. Actioned 16 July 2025
Theft of and theft from motor vehicles. Furthermore issues with Motor Vehicles speeding on Welling Way. Issued 16 July 2025	Speed operations, focusing on identified areas of concern. Reassurance visits to residents High visibility patrols Plain clothes patrols Engagement with Bexley Council for SIDS (speed indicators) to be provided in problem areas Crime prevention surgeries to provide crime prevention advice. Actioned 16 July 2025

Priority

Action taken

Reduce East Wickham Open Space Robberies - There has been a reduction in these but they remain a priority along with retail crime and its associated violence

Issued 16 July 2025

High visibility patrols
Plain clothes patrols.
Stop and Search of subjects where grounds exist.
Engagement with local schools to raise awareness.

Actioned 16 July 2025

A Resident survey identified several ASB hotspots on East Wickham. The main concerns are youths hanging around in groups and smoking cannabis.

Issued 16 July 2025

High visibility patrols
Plain clothes patrols
Use of PSPO powers to give appropriate FPNs.
Use Stop and Search where grounds exist.
Engagement with the community to ensure ASB is reported when identified.

Actioned 16 July 2025

Theft of and theft from motor vehicles. Furthermore issues with Motor Vehicles speeding on Welling Way.

Issued 16 July 2025

Speed operations, focusing on identified areas of concern.
Reassurance visits to residents
High visibility patrols
Plain clothes patrols
Engagement with Bexley Council for SIDS (speed indicators) to be provided in problem areas
Crime prevention surgeries to provide crime prevention advice.

Actioned 16 July 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 East Wickham are saying are the issues in the area:

Agree or not? Have your say now, click here to do the survey