Barnes

Welcome to Met Engage,

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.

Barnes 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 Barnes@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).

Michael Hirsch

Police Sergeant

Chris Jackson

Inspector

Darren Meakins

Police Constable

May Moody

Police Constable

Matthew Morbey

PCSO

Christopher Scammell

Superintendent

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
Violent Crime - Violent crime remains a top priority for the Barnes Safer Neighbourhood Team, specifically VAWG related offences and violence targeting school children around school finish times. Concerns were also raised about potential incidents around Hammersmith Bridge. Ward priority remains unchanged following most recent PLG meeting Issued 24 November 2025	Targeted patrols during school finish times in areas known for issues. Crime Prevention advice to be given to Residents in relation to theft and robbery, with use of new Whatsapp channel to disseminate information. Patrols continue to be conducted in area around Lonsdale Road/Castelnau area Actioned 24 November 2025
Anti-Social Behaviour - During September PLG meeting, it was agreed with residents that ASB would remain a ward priority. Particular concern was expressed around anti-social behaviour on Castelnau and around Hammersmith Bridge. Both areas see high footfall and have a lot of people passing through and there has been previous incidents around anti-social behaviour in these locations. Issued 24 November 2025	Officers will continue to conduct regular patrols of anti-social behaviour hotspots. Engagement with local councillors and partners regarding issues raised by residents. PCSOs tasked with community engagement activity to speak with local residents directly and better understand concerns. Update - Ward engagement activities have been held and will continue to be held at varying locations within the ward, details of which will be sent out via MetEngage Actioned 24 November 2025
Burglary - Agreed at September PLG meeting that burglary would remain a ward priority, residents expressed concern that owing to the longer evenings during autumn/winter, that burglary offences would increase. Issued 24 November 2025	Targeted patrols in burglary hotspots. Local officers completing reassurance visits and cocooning in areas that have seen offences, to raise awareness with local residents. Ward PCSO's will conduct community engagement events in affected areas to speak with residents to understand concerns and provide crime prevention advice. Actioned 24 November 2025

Priority

Action taken

Violent Crime - Violent crime remains a top priority for the Barnes Safer Neighbourhood Team, specifically VAWG related offences and violence targeting school children around school finish times. Concerns were also raised about potential incidents around Hammersmith Bridge.
Ward priority remains unchanged following most recent PLG meeting

Issued 24 November 2025

Targeted patrols during school finish times in areas known for issues.

Crime Prevention advice to be given to Residents in relation to theft and robbery, with use of new Whatsapp channel to disseminate information.

Patrols continue to be conducted in area around Lonsdale Road/Castelnau area

Actioned 24 November 2025

Anti-Social Behaviour - During September PLG meeting, it was agreed with residents that ASB would remain a ward priority. Particular concern was expressed around anti-social behaviour on Castelnau and around Hammersmith Bridge. Both areas see high footfall and have a lot of people passing through and there has been previous incidents around anti-social behaviour in these locations.

Issued 24 November 2025

Officers will continue to conduct regular patrols of anti-social behaviour hotspots. Engagement with local councillors and partners regarding issues raised by residents. PCSOs tasked with community engagement activity to speak with local residents directly and better understand concerns.
Update - Ward engagement activities have been held and will continue to be held at varying locations within the ward, details of which will be sent out via MetEngage

Actioned 24 November 2025

Burglary - Agreed at September PLG meeting that burglary would remain a ward priority, residents expressed concern that owing to the longer evenings during autumn/winter, that burglary offences would increase.

Issued 24 November 2025

Targeted patrols in burglary hotspots.
Local officers completing reassurance visits and cocooning in areas that have seen offences, to raise awareness with local residents.
Ward PCSO's will conduct community engagement events in affected areas to speak with residents to understand concerns and provide crime prevention advice.

Actioned 24 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 Barnes are saying are the issues in the area:

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