Perry Vale

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Perry Vale 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 PerryVale@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).

Harriet Dempsey (Police, Police Constable, PERRY VALE)

Harriet Dempsey

Police Constable

Gavin Durnell (Police, Inspector, Lewisham)

Gavin Durnell

Inspector

Nathan Munday (Police, Sergeant, Forest Hill, Perry Vale and Crofton Park)

Nathan Munday

Sergeant

Charlene Pavitt (Police, Superintendent, Lewisham)

Charlene Pavitt

Superintendent

James Rhodes (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Perry Vale Safer Neighbourhoods)

James Rhodes

Police Constable

Paul Shaw (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Perry Vale SNT)

Paul Shaw

Police Constable

Andrea Woolrych (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, Perry Vale SNT)

Andrea Woolrych

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

Motor Vehicle Crime

Issued 26 February 2026

Reduce vehicle crime in the area. The ward has recently seen an slight increase in regards to TOMV and TFMV offences.
Officers have been conducting patrols in the area's where concerns have been raised and providing a high visibility response. The team also conducted numerous mobile police stations posts in the area's where concerns were raised whereby the local community were engaged with.

Actioned 09 May 2026

Drug Use/Drug Supply

Issued 26 February 2026

Reduction in drug related offences, such as possession and supply of drugs

Officers have condcucted extensive patrols around the identified area's where drug use and/or supply is taking place. Officers have recently had really positive arrests and stops whereby large amounts of drugs were found. Patrols will continue to be conducted.

Actioned 09 May 2026

Burglary Offences

Issued 26 February 2026

Reduce burglary offences across the ward for both residential and non residential premises.

During the summer months burglaries often increase due to the weather and people being on holiday and away from their properties. Officers conduct plain clothes and also visible patrols in areas which have been previously targeted and also continue to provide crime prevention advice across the ward.

Actioned 09 May 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 Perry Vale are saying are the issues in the area:

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Lewisham | Serious crime enforcement — recent charge outcomes Lewisham CID

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12/03/2026 12:22:43

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Lewisham | Tackling retail crime & burglary — recent charge outcomes Volume Crime Team (VCT)

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12/03/2026 12:16:53

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Theft From and Of Motor Vehicles

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02/03/2026 13:46:54

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Changes to front counters in Lewisham

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24/02/2026 12:25:05

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Tackling Retail Crime in Our Community

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23/02/2026 13:26:47

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Community Connect Day : Thu 19 Mar 12:00

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19/02/2026 14:31:46

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Firearm and CS Spray Recovered- Two Suspects arrested and Charged

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16/02/2026 10:51:22

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Keeping Yourself & Your Property Safe When Out and About

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