Forest Hill
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Forest 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 ForestHill@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).
Gavin Durnell
Inspector
Hamdiya Hassan
Police Constable
Amie Mccreery
PCSO
Nathan Munday
Sergeant
Jordan Nye
Police Constable
Charlene Pavitt
Superintendent
Paul Shaw
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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Public Order Offences Issued 04 September 2025 |
There has been an increase in Public Order incidents around Dartmouth Road and the licensed premises involving possible street drinkers. These incidents have resulted in people being assaulted and also feeling intimidated. Actioned 04 September 2025 |
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Motor Vehicle Crime Issued 04 September 2025 |
Motor Vehicle Crime including theft of and also theft from. There has been considerably concerning increase in vehicle thefts in and around Ringmore Rise and surrounding roads. Officers conduct proactive plain clothes and uniformed patrols in the area and also hold regular street briefings with residents to discuss the issues. Actioned 04 September 2025 |
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Burglary Offences Issued 04 September 2025 |
Burglary - The statistics in regards to Burglary fluctates during certain periods of the year. Burglaries appear to occur around Devonshire Road area whereby residential premises are targeted. Actioned 04 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 Forest Hill are saying are the issues in the area:
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