South Richmond

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.

South Richmond 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 SouthRichmond@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).

Gunita Ghannam Begdouri

PCSO

Robert Hughes

Sergeant

Chris Jackson

Inspector

Saad Khedr

PCSO

Grant Lendon

Police Constable

Philip Moore

Police Constable

Christopher Scammell

Superintendent

Richard Wright

Police Sergeant

Richard Wright

Police 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:

Priority	Action taken
Street/Personal Robbery: VAWG (Violence against woman & girls) Issued 20 October 2025	Data analysis: Map incidents of domestic abuse, sexual violence, harassment, and stalking. Victim profiles: Identify repeat victims and vulnerable groups (e.g. young women, ethnic minorities). School engagement: Deliver workshops on healthy relationships, consent, and online safety. Public awareness campaigns: Promote zero tolerance for harassment and abuse (e.g. posters, social media). Safe spaces: Work with local businesses and transport hubs to create safe reporting environments. Bystander training: Encourage community members to safely intervene or report abuse. Actioned 01 January 2026
Theft by shoplifting Issued 20 October 2025	Review all theft related reports to identify crime patterns and offenders. Work better with Richmond business community and store recovery agents to deter persons from committing shoplifting within the town centre. Increase patrols within George Street as part of Op Martello to reduce shoplifting and to intercept criminal behaviour more effectively. Actioned 01 January 2026
Anti social behaviour (ASB) Issued 20 October 2025	Increase high visibility patrols within areas known for ASB. Make use of ASB legislation to deter and prevent offenders from committing ASB on the ward. Actioned 01 January 2026
Residential Burglary Issued 20 October 2025	Analyse crime data: Identify hotspots, repeat locations, times of day, and MO. Link series: Use CCTV, forensic hits, and witness statements to link offences. Nominal focus: Identify and monitor known offenders, especially those recently released from custody. Partner intel: Share information with probation, housing, and neighbouring wards. High-visibility patrols in hotspot areas during peak offending times. Plain-clothes operations to detect suspicious behaviour. Stop/search powers used proportionately on known suspects or in hotspot zones. Warrants and arrests: Prioritise burglary suspects for proactive enforcement. Actioned 01 January 2026

Priority

Action taken

Street/Personal Robbery:
VAWG (Violence against woman & girls)

Issued 20 October 2025

Data analysis: Map incidents of domestic abuse, sexual violence, harassment, and stalking.
Victim profiles: Identify repeat victims and vulnerable groups (e.g. young women, ethnic minorities).

School engagement: Deliver workshops on healthy relationships, consent, and online safety.
Public awareness campaigns: Promote zero tolerance for harassment and abuse (e.g. posters, social media).
Safe spaces: Work with local businesses and transport hubs to create safe reporting environments.
Bystander training: Encourage community members to safely intervene or report abuse.

Actioned 01 January 2026

Theft by shoplifting

Issued 20 October 2025

Review all theft related reports to identify crime patterns and offenders. Work better with Richmond business community and store recovery agents to deter persons from committing shoplifting within the town centre. Increase patrols within George Street as part of Op Martello to reduce shoplifting and to intercept criminal behaviour more effectively.

Actioned 01 January 2026

Anti social behaviour (ASB)

Issued 20 October 2025

Increase high visibility patrols within areas known for ASB. Make use of ASB legislation to deter and prevent offenders from committing ASB on the ward.

Actioned 01 January 2026

Residential Burglary

Issued 20 October 2025

Analyse crime data: Identify hotspots, repeat locations, times of day, and MO.
Link series: Use CCTV, forensic hits, and witness statements to link offences.
Nominal focus: Identify and monitor known offenders, especially those recently released from custody.
Partner intel: Share information with probation, housing, and neighbouring wards.

High-visibility patrols in hotspot areas during peak offending times.
Plain-clothes operations to detect suspicious behaviour.
Stop/search powers used proportionately on known suspects or in hotspot zones.
Warrants and arrests: Prioritise burglary suspects for proactive enforcement.

Actioned 01 January 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 South Richmond are saying are the issues in the area:

Agree or not? Have your say now, click here to do the survey