Sidcup

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.

Sidcup 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 Sidcup@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).

Daniel Austin

Police Constable

Sophie Bishop

Dedicated Ward Officer

Gareth Evans

Inspector

Steve Graves

PCSO 7328SE

Finn Haughey

PCSO

James Hendrick

Chief Inspector

Richard Parrett

Police Constable

Christopher Walsh

Sergeant

Mark Watson

Police Constable

Lewis Whitcombe

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
Reduce ASB in Sidcup High Street Issued 09 July 2026	High visibility patrols on Sidcup High Street to reduce ASB Plain clothes patrols on Sidcup High Street to target ASB. Engagement with businesses to identify ongoing trends, including providing crime prevention advice and support reporting to police. Met Engage posts to provide crime prevention advice. Appropriate use of ASB powers including the use of Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABC), Community Protection Notice Warning (CPNW) and Community Protection notices (CPN). Engagement with educational premises to reduce ASB. Actioned 22 October 2026
Reduce Shoplifting in Sidcup High Street Issued 09 July 2026	High visibility patrols in Sidcup High Street, utilising stop and search powers where appropriate Plain clothes patrols in Sidcup High Street Proactive operations to target and deter shoplifting offences. Crime prevention stalls Reassurance visits to impacted businesses Met Engage posts providing crime prevention advice. Business engagement to ensure reporting of offences. Actioned 22 October 2026
Reduce Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) offences Issued 09 July 2026	High visibility intelligence led patrols in areas impacted area's Plain clothes patrols to reduce offending Reassurance visits to victims of crime Crime Prevention stalls offering crime prevention advice. Met Engage posts to provide crime prevention advice. Arrest enquiries for High Harm Offenders to reduce offending. Business engagement to provide crime prevention tactics. Actioned 22 October 2026

Priority

Action taken

Reduce ASB in Sidcup High Street

Issued 09 July 2026

High visibility patrols on Sidcup High Street to reduce ASB
Plain clothes patrols on Sidcup High Street to target ASB.
Engagement with businesses to identify ongoing trends, including providing crime prevention advice and support reporting to police.
Met Engage posts to provide crime prevention advice.
Appropriate use of ASB powers including the use of Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABC), Community Protection Notice Warning (CPNW) and Community Protection notices (CPN).
Engagement with educational premises to reduce ASB.

Actioned 22 October 2026

Reduce Shoplifting in Sidcup High Street

Issued 09 July 2026

High visibility patrols in Sidcup High Street, utilising stop and search powers where appropriate
Plain clothes patrols in Sidcup High Street
Proactive operations to target and deter shoplifting offences.
Crime prevention stalls
Reassurance visits to impacted businesses
Met Engage posts providing crime prevention advice.
Business engagement to ensure reporting of offences.

Actioned 22 October 2026

Reduce Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) offences

Issued 09 July 2026

High visibility intelligence led patrols in areas impacted area's
Plain clothes patrols to reduce offending
Reassurance visits to victims of crime
Crime Prevention stalls offering crime prevention advice.
Met Engage posts to provide crime prevention advice.
Arrest enquiries for High Harm Offenders to reduce offending.
Business engagement to provide crime prevention tactics.

Actioned 22 October 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 Sidcup are saying are the issues in the area:

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