Northcote

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Northcote 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 Northcote@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).

Michele Jones (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Northcote Ward)

Michele Jones

Police Constable

Ben Jury (Metropolitan Police, Inspector, Wandsworth)

Ben Jury

Inspector

Shane Lyons (Metropolitan Police, Sergeant, Northcote/Balham)

Shane Lyons

Sergeant

Manuela Marin (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, Northcote Ward)

Manuela Marin

PCSO

Joana Carolina Martins da Silva (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Northcote )

Joana Carolina Martins Da Silva

Police Constable

Dale Seales (Metropolitan Police, Dedicated Ward Officer, Northcote)

Dale Seales

Dedicated Ward Officer

Maggie Swalwell (Metropolitan Police, Sergeant, Balham/Northcote/nine elms)

Maggie Swalwell

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

Priority 1 – Robbery
To reduce Robbery and Violence related offences within the areas of Northcote Road, and around Shellgate Rd, and Clapham Common.

Issued 26 February 2026

Interrogating intelligence and analytical data in order to identify locations for patrols and potential offenders, in keeping with the summer crime plan and neighbourhood guarantee. Officers will promote crime prevention through social media, leaflet drops and engagement with the community. Variable shift changes to tackle trends, and provide high visibility and plain clothes patrols

Actioned 25 April 2026

Priority 2 – Burglary
Priority is to reduce Residential Burglaries throughout the Northcote ward (most common types - slip lock & sash window offences).

Issued 26 February 2026

Accessing various streams of intelligence-based resources to direct and define a patrol strategy for officers to identify locations for patrols and potential offenders. DWO’s will conduct High visibility patrols and promoting of crime prevention through social media and engagement with Businesses & residents.

Actioned 25 April 2026

Priority 3 – Motor Vehicle Crime .
Vehicle crimes on Northcote ward are prominent in mainly centre of Northcote where high end vehicles have been identified.

Issued 26 February 2026

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, include delivering CPA, officers carry our reassurance visits to repeat victims of crime. Crime prevention leaflet drops in those areas targeted by criminals, and advice around including faraday porches and steering locks.
Working in partnership with other local wards to identify offenders through research of niche methods used to commit specific crime.

Actioned 25 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 Northcote are saying are the issues in the area:

Latest Alerts

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Neighbourhood Watch Battersea Sector Surgery

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06/03/2026 12:21:38

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Changes to Lavender Hill Front Office Counter hours in Wandsworth

Dear Residents, I am writing to inform you that from Tuesday 3 March 2026, the front counter at ...

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27/02/2026 20:47:38

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GOOD NEWS STORY!! PROLIFIC SHOPLIFTER ARRESTED BY NORTHCOTE WARD OFFICERS

Dear Resident, I wanted to provide you with an update regarding Shoplifting, which people around you...

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16/02/2026 19:58:58

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Met Engage /Burglary stall - outside Aesop Store - Northcote Road, SW11 on Saturday 14 Feb 12:00 - 13:30

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13/02/2026 11:00:43

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Local Priorities Mobile phone theft Message

Dear Resident, I wanted to provide you with an update regarding Mobile phone theft, which people aro...

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11/02/2026 13:08:25

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Local Priorities Theft Of Motor Vehicles Message

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09/02/2026 14:30:12

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Northcote Ward Panel Meeting - 29/01/26 at St Michael's Church, Cobham Close SW11 6SP - 6.30PM - 7.30PM

Dear Residents of Northcote Your local policing team invite you to join our next Ward Panel Meeti...

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26/01/2026 15:28:01

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New Years Eve - Staying Safe!

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31/12/2025 20:51:50

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