Wandle (Wandsworth)

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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.

Wandle - Wandsworth 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 Wandle-Wandsworth@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).

Xuan Dang

PCSO

Souhila Halima

Police Constable

Alistair Macpherson

Inspector

Eric Ostrowski

Sergeant

Ali Qureshi

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
Youth Violence Youth Violence and ASB in Vicinity of St. Johns Drive, Henry Prince Estate and Garratt Lane. Increase in offences / complaints of ASB relating to youths associated to St Johns Drive Issued 16 April 2026	To continue patrols in the vicinity of Henry Prince Estate, Garratt Lane and St.Johns Drive, engage with groups of youths, progress investigations of offences identified and liaise / promote good work with local community through street briefings, community events and Ward Panel meetings. Officers secured installation of a temporary CCTV camera overlooking an ASB hotspot area and when appropriate will utilise stop and search powers. Officers will aim to provide reassurance visits to repeat victims of ASB and continue to liaise with partner agencies. Actioned 16 July 2026
Theft from Motor Vehicles Increase of Theft From Motor Vehicles offences in and around Swaffield Road and Whitehead Close SW18 Issued 16 April 2026	Theft from Motor Vehicle remains a long term priority for the ward. Officers will monitor crime trends and utilise predictive mapping and aim to patrol hotspot areas and specifically around Swaffield Road and Whitehead Close. Officers will aim to engage with vehicle owners and offer crime prevention advice. High Visibility patrols continue to take place around these areas and officers will provide regular street briefings for local residents, to provide updates and address any concerns raised. Actioned 16 July 2026
Burglary To aim to reduce daytime residential burglaries within the ward. Issued 16 April 2026	Dedicated Ward Officers will promote awareness of home security and provide High Visibility patrols in identified burglary hotspot areas. Officers will promote crime prevention through engagement events, home reassurance visits, social media, street briefings and public meetings. Officers will continuously review all reports of burglary and highlight any patterns of offending and adjust their patrols and events accordingly to correspond with locations highlighted. Officers will aim to visit victims of burglaries and have recently completed a property marking scheme across the ward. Actioned 16 July 2026

Priority

Action taken

Youth Violence
Youth Violence and ASB in Vicinity of St. Johns Drive, Henry Prince Estate and Garratt Lane. Increase in offences / complaints of ASB relating to youths associated to St Johns Drive

Issued 16 April 2026

To continue patrols in the vicinity of Henry Prince Estate, Garratt Lane and St.Johns Drive, engage with groups of youths, progress investigations of offences identified and liaise / promote good work with local community through street briefings, community events and Ward Panel meetings. Officers secured installation of a temporary CCTV camera overlooking an ASB hotspot area and when appropriate will utilise stop and search powers. Officers will aim to provide reassurance visits to repeat victims of ASB and continue to liaise with partner agencies.

Actioned 16 July 2026

Theft from Motor Vehicles
Increase of Theft From Motor Vehicles offences in and around Swaffield Road and Whitehead Close SW18

Issued 16 April 2026

Theft from Motor Vehicle remains a long term priority for the ward. Officers will monitor crime trends and utilise predictive mapping and aim to patrol hotspot areas and specifically around Swaffield Road and Whitehead Close. Officers will aim to engage with vehicle owners and offer crime prevention advice. High Visibility patrols continue to take place around these areas and officers will provide regular street briefings for local residents, to provide updates and address any concerns raised.

Actioned 16 July 2026

Burglary
To aim to reduce daytime residential burglaries within the ward.

Issued 16 April 2026

Dedicated Ward Officers will promote awareness of home security and provide High Visibility patrols in identified burglary hotspot areas. Officers will promote crime prevention through engagement events, home reassurance visits, social media, street briefings and public meetings. Officers will continuously review all reports of burglary and highlight any patterns of offending and adjust their patrols and events accordingly to correspond with locations highlighted. Officers will aim to visit victims of burglaries and have recently completed a property marking scheme across the ward.

Actioned 16 July 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 Wandle (Wandsworth) are saying are the issues in the area:

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