East Putney

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.

East Putney 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 EastPutney@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).

Cecilia Allaker

PCSO

Charles Craven

Police Constable

Putney Snt East Putney

PCSO

Paul James

Inspector

Jerome Nicolas

Police Constable

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
Violence against the Person To reduce violence related offences linked to drug use on Rayners Road, Cabalt Road, Carlton Drive and Strathan Close areas. Drug activity is a known driver of violence related offences including but not exclusive to gang activity, organised crime and criminal expoitation of young people through the avenue of County Lines. PMP/19148/25 Issued 12 January 2026	Officers will conduct High Visibility patrols to the locations identified to deter those committing Anti-Social Behaviour and using drugs. Use of stop & Search and arrest powers when appropriate. Utilising Anti-Social Behaviour legislation to issue ASN warnings, Community Protection warnings and Community Protection Notices when appropriate. Monitoring of this will be by way of arrests, stop and search and reduction of crime and reports made to police PMP/19148/25 Actioned 10 April 2026
Burglary Burglary remains a long term ward priority for East Putney. Whilst there is no specific area of concern within this reporting period, a number of burglaries have occurred. PMP/82918/24 Issued 12 January 2026	Dedicated Ward Officers (DWO) will continue to conduct hi visibility cycle and foot patrols in the area. With a high level of residential premises on the ward, a number of streets were identified via predicative crime mapping as being more vulnerable to burglary. Officers have utilised a tactic called Smartwater (Ultra Violet) marking at a number of homes which may be extended in future. The team have regular drop in / street sessions whereby officers are able to offer crime prevention advice. PMP/82918/24 Regular operational updates are being provided via the use of Met Engage. Actioned 10 April 2026
Theft of Motor Vehicle To reduce Theft from Motor Vehicle offences within the ward by using detection and prevention methods. Vehicle crimes on East Putney ward are predominantly in the south of the ward whereby high end performance vehicles have been identified as the most vulnerable to theft. PMP/89983/24 Issued 12 January 2026	Crime prevention advice posted on Social Media, Use of predictive mapping, both Hi-Vis and plain clothes patrols in high crime areas. Preventative engagement with owners of vehicles at highest risk. Officers will carry out directed patrols such as Operation Sensor in order to reduce MV crime within the ward. Patrolling officers will identify insecure vehicles, and valuables left on show, and given advice around motor vehicle security. Community engagement strategies include delivering crime prevention advice, reassurance visits to repeat victims of crime and leaflet drops. PMP/89983/24 Actioned 10 April 2026

Priority

Action taken

Violence against the Person
To reduce violence related offences linked to drug use on Rayners Road, Cabalt Road, Carlton Drive and Strathan Close areas.

Drug activity is a known driver of violence related offences including but not exclusive to gang activity, organised crime and criminal expoitation of young people through the avenue of County Lines.

PMP/19148/25

Issued 12 January 2026

Officers will conduct High Visibility patrols to the locations identified to deter those committing Anti-Social Behaviour and using drugs. Use of stop & Search and arrest powers when appropriate. Utilising Anti-Social Behaviour legislation to issue ASN warnings, Community Protection warnings and Community Protection Notices when appropriate. Monitoring of this will be by way of arrests, stop and search and reduction of crime and reports made to police

PMP/19148/25

Actioned 10 April 2026

Burglary
Burglary remains a long term ward priority for East Putney. Whilst there is no specific area of concern within this reporting period, a number of burglaries have occurred.

PMP/82918/24

Issued 12 January 2026

Dedicated Ward Officers (DWO) will continue to conduct hi visibility cycle and foot patrols in the area. With a high level of residential premises on the ward, a number of streets were identified via predicative crime mapping as being more vulnerable to burglary. Officers have utilised a tactic called Smartwater (Ultra Violet) marking at a number of homes which may be extended in future.
The team have regular drop in / street sessions whereby officers are able to offer crime prevention advice.

PMP/82918/24
Regular operational updates are being provided via the use of Met Engage.

Actioned 10 April 2026

Theft of Motor Vehicle
To reduce Theft from Motor Vehicle offences within the ward by using detection and prevention methods.
Vehicle crimes on East Putney ward are predominantly in the south of the ward whereby high end performance vehicles have been identified as the most vulnerable to theft.

PMP/89983/24

Issued 12 January 2026

Crime prevention advice posted on Social Media, Use of predictive mapping, both Hi-Vis and plain clothes patrols in high crime areas. Preventative engagement with owners of vehicles at highest risk.

Officers will carry out directed patrols such as Operation Sensor in order to reduce MV crime within the ward. Patrolling officers will identify insecure vehicles, and valuables left on show, and given advice around motor vehicle security. Community engagement strategies include delivering crime prevention advice, reassurance visits to repeat victims of crime and leaflet drops.

PMP/89983/24

Actioned 10 April 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 East Putney are saying are the issues in the area:

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