Eltham Town & Avery Hill

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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.

Eltham Town & Avery Hill 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 ElthamTown&AveryHill@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).

Joanna Chapman

Inspector

Simon Davey

Sergeant

Catherine Gray

Lee Hopkins

Bradley Journet-Exon

Dedicated Ward Officer

Kristina Money

Sergeant

Samantha Somerset

Susan Stacey

PCSO

Zsolt Vekony

Police Constable

Helen Watchorn

PCSO

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
ASB on Eltham High Street Description: Youth ASB caused in Eltham Town Centre and surrounding area Actions: The team will carry out high visibility patrols across the ward utilising data to identify ASB and drug hotspots Issued 07 July 2025	Continue to work closely with partner agencies to combat ASB and drug use and dealing. Actioned 30 September 2025
Tackling Theft of and Theft from MV in residential parts of the ward Issued 07 July 2025	We will continue to disseminate crime prevention advice both short term (Leafleting , High viz patrols, Street signage, leveraging other resources such as Utilising council staff, traffic wardens etc.) and long term ( Improvements to car parks and lighting and Partnership response with local authority ) Actioned 30 September 2025
Drug dealing and drug related violence particularly those directed against women and girls. Issued 07 July 2025	he team continue to promote the 'Ask Angels' safety initiative. Increased covert and high visibility patrols in parks and open spaces on the ward. Target drug hotspots on the ward and more diligent work around building better intel to effectively deal with drug related issues on the ward. Actioned 30 September 2025

Priority

Action taken

ASB on Eltham High Street
Description: Youth ASB caused in Eltham Town Centre and surrounding area
Actions:
The team will carry out high visibility patrols across the ward utilising data to identify ASB and drug hotspots

Issued 07 July 2025

Continue to work closely with partner agencies to combat ASB and drug use and dealing.

Actioned 30 September 2025

Tackling Theft of and Theft from MV in residential parts of the ward

Issued 07 July 2025

We will continue to disseminate crime prevention advice both short term (Leafleting , High viz patrols, Street signage, leveraging other resources such as Utilising council staff, traffic wardens etc.) and long term ( Improvements to car parks and lighting and Partnership response with local authority )

Actioned 30 September 2025

Drug dealing and drug related violence particularly those directed against women and girls.

Issued 07 July 2025

he team continue to promote the 'Ask Angels' safety initiative.

Increased covert and high visibility patrols in parks and open spaces on the ward.
Target drug hotspots on the ward and more diligent work around building better intel to effectively deal with drug related issues on the ward.

Actioned 30 September 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 Eltham Town & Avery Hill are saying are the issues in the area:

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