Lavender Fields
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Lavender Fields 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 LavenderFields@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).
Peter Beesley
Police Constable
Kevin Chambers
Inspector
Amjad Miah
Police Constable
Lara Murton
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:
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There have been multiple reports of persistent anti-social behaviour in and around Sheldrick Close and the surrounding streets. This activity has included incidents that are causing significant concern to local residents, impacting their quality of life and sense of safety. The behaviour reported ranges from groups congregating and causing disturbances to acts of vandalism and intimidation Issued 08 July 2026 |
We are implementing a significant increase in high-visibility patrols across key areas to provide reassurance to the community and deter criminal activity. These patrols will be supported by intelligence-led, proactive policing strategies that focus on identifying emerging threats and targeting individuals or locations linked to crime and anti-social behaviour. In addition, we will strengthen our collaborative approach by working closely with the local council and partner agencies to address underlying issues, share information effectively, and deliver joint initiatives aimed at improving public safety and community confidence. Actioned 04 August 2026 |
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Parking issues around Lavender Avenue, Steers Mead, Veals Mead Issued 22 April 2026 |
See if feasible to have parking restrictions implemented to prevent visual obstructions to cars turning from specified junction. Multi agency approach with council and highways agency Actioned 04 August 2026 |
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Drugs ASB occurring in Lavender Park, Tamworth Farm and Portland Road area. Focus on reducing drug dealing and drug use in the open spaces and surrounding streets. These locations have been highlighted due to the amount of positive drugs stop and search conducted as well as information reports from local residents. Issued 22 April 2026 |
Drugs premises closed. Actioned 04 August 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 Lavender Fields are saying are the issues in the area:
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