Blackheath Westcombe
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Blackheath Westcombe 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 BlackheathWestcombe@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).
Benjamin Edgar
Inspector
Selcuk Gulen
Police Constable
Matthew Hoyne-Butler
Sergeant
Sarah Jones
PCSO
Erol Suleyman
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 |
|---|---|
|
Theft of Pedal Cycles Issued 02 July 2026 |
To patrol across the ward at varied times to try and detect and deter criminal activity. Actioned 18 September 2026 |
|
ASB - The Dips SE3 Issued 02 July 2026 |
The Dips - The SNT will patrol the Dips and Surrounding area when on duty covering peak times during dark periods and weekends. During Weekends and School Holidays we will conduct High Visibility Patrols. Actioned 18 September 2026 |
|
Theft and motor vehicle interference Issued 02 July 2026 |
The Local SNT will give local residents advice on Motor Vehicle crime in the area. We will advise residents to sign up to Neighbourhood watch and Met Engage were they will be given Crime prevention advise. We will patrol when on duty Actioned 18 September 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 Blackheath Westcombe are saying are the issues in the area:
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