New Cross Gate
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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.
New Cross Gate 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 NewCrossGate@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).
Athen Charalambos
Police Constable
Kieran Dunn
PCSO
Adrian Hanna
Inspector
Jodie Hutton
PCSO
Joynal Miah
Dedicated Ward Officer
Charlene Pavitt
Superintendent
Ryan West
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 |
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To reduce violent crimes involving robberies and phone snatches across the ward, with a focus on the New Cross commuter corridor and the cycle paths. Delivered through a risk based approach, including through targeted patrols. Issued 21 July 2026 |
Targeted patrols at key times Actioned 29 October 2025 |
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Community engagement was raised as an area that members of community would like to see increased. This will be done through deployments of PCs and PCSOs in the local community, as well as increased engagement events. To continue to raise awareness and encourage reporting all crimes to Police within the community. Issued 21 July 2026 |
SNT to continue engaging at local events and through the introduction of Met Engage Actioned 29 November 2026 |
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Tackling ongoing ASB issues across ward working in partnership with the council and other agencies. Concerns from the community that ASB increases seasonally. In response to this officers will be conducting hi-visibility patrols across the ward including, residential streets and open spaces including Eckinton Gardens and environs Issued 21 July 2026 |
Continued patrols of Eckington Gardens and neighbouring streets Actioned 29 November 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 New Cross Gate are saying are the issues in the area:
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