Sydenham

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We're transforming the Met to become a service that truly delivers for you.

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.

Sydenham 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 Sydenham@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 (Police, Inspector, Lewisham)

Gavin Durnell

Inspector

Isabel Fanawopo (Metropolitan Police, PC, Sydenham Ward)

Isabel Fanawopo

PC

Jamie Foreman (Police, Sergeant, Bellingham and Sydenham SNT)

Jamie Foreman

Sergeant

Ollie Lumley (Police, PC, Sydenham SNT)

Ollie Lumley

PC

Peter Okonji (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, Sydenham)

Peter Okonji

PCSO

Charlene Pavitt (Police, Superintendent, Lewisham)

Charlene Pavitt

Superintendent

Local Priority Issues

We regularly speak to local residents to establish what issues they may be experiencing in the area. The word cloud below represents the issues that residents of Sydenham have highlighted as priorities for the area recently.

Word clouds are graphical representations of word frequency that give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently. The larger the word in the visual below the more common the word was in the local survey.

To 'Have your say' on local issues, please click on the button below to complete a short survey.

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 Sydenham are saying are the issues in the area:

Latest Alerts

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SERIAL SHOPLIFTER WITH DANGEROUS WEAPON CAUGHT BY BLACKHEATH POLICE

Officers from the Blackheath Safer Neighbourhoods team identified a serial shoplifter on CCTV commit...

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31/07/2025 15:06:58

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LEWISHAM MAN ARRESTED AFTER LINKED SERIES OF INCEDENT EXPOSURE OFFENCES

A man in the Lewisham area has been arrested recently by the Brockley Safer Neighbourhoods team afte...

Metropolitan Police
30/07/2025 09:46:17

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DEPTFORD CLUB LOSES OPERATING LICENSE AFTER SERIOUS OFFENCES REPORTED

This story contains sensitive content that may be distressing to some readers. A Deptford bar has ...

Metropolitan Police
29/07/2025 11:31:58

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POLICE SEIZE £25,000 WORTH OF ASSETS IN HUGE POWDER BUST

Police officers from the Crofton Park Safer Neighbourhoods team were on patrol around their area whe...

Metropolitan Police
24/07/2025 10:40:08

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Lewisham Safer Communities Event : Fri 25 Jul 12:00

Hi Resident

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09/07/2025 11:41:17

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LOCAL SOUTH EAST 999 OFFICERS TRACK DOWN STOLEN CAR 15 MINUTES AFTER IT WAS STOLEN

LOCAL SOUTH EAST 999 OFFICERS TRACK DOWN STOLEN CAR 15 MINUTES AFTER IT WAS STOLEN Officers from th...

Metropolitan Police
08/07/2025 12:24:48

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Ward Panel : Thu 18 Sep 19:00

Hi Resident

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30/06/2025 14:58:26

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