Mortlake & Barnes Common
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Mortlake & Barnes Common 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 Mortlake&BarnesCommon@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).
El-Hassan Gamea
PCSO
Michael Hirsch
Police Sergeant
Daniel Humphrey
Police Constable
Chris Jackson
Inspector
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 |
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Violent Crime - Violent crime was confirmed as remaining a ward priority at the September PLG meeting. Residents expressed concerns around violent crime in specific areas of Mortlake. Priority remains unchanged, to be reviewed at the next PLG meeting, to be held in January. Issued 24 November 2025 |
Patrols of areas within the ward that residents have highlighted as areas of concern. Engagement conducted with local council about potential for CCTV to be installed in areas within the ward that have had recent activity. Actioned 24 November 2025 |
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Burglary - At the September PLG meeting it was agreed that burglary would remain one of the ward priorities. Residents were concerned that the winter months and longer evenings would result in an increase in burglary offences. Remains a ward priority, will be discussed at next PLG to be held in January. Issued 24 November 2025 |
Patrols to be conducted in burglary hotspot areas. Reassurance visits conducted by local officers to victims of burglary and cocooning carried out in immediate area of burglary offences to raise awareness and offer crime prevention advice. Actioned 24 November 2025 |
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Motor Vehicle Crime - Local residents agreed at September PLG meeting that vehicle crime would remain a ward priority. Both theft from motor vehicle and theft of motor vehicle offences continue to be an issue within the ward. Ward priority remains unchanged and will be reviewed at the next PLG meeting, to be held in January. Issued 24 November 2025 |
Research of intelligence system to identify locations for patrols and potential offenders. High visibility patrols and promoting of crime prevention through social media and engagement with owners of vehicles at highest risk. Local officers engaging with Crime Prevention Officer and signage has been installed in areas of high activity to raise awareness with vehicle owners around vehicle security. 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 Mortlake & Barnes Common are saying are the issues in the area:
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