Erith

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.

Erith 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 Erith@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).

Matthew Compton (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, ERITH)

Matthew Compton

Police Constable

Benjamin Laing (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Erith)

Benjamin Laing

Police Constable

Lorraine O'Hara (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, Erith)

Lorraine O'hara

PCSO

Wayne Robbens (Metropolitan Police, Sergeant, Erith, Slade Green, Northumberland Heath)

Wayne Robbens

Sergeant

Adam Winch (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, Erith)

Adam Winch

PCSO

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

ASB in and around Erith Town Centre

Issued 05 November 2025

Targeted uniform and plain clothes patrols.
Use of ASB tools to target identified perpetrators.
Targeted stop and search.

Actioned 01 January 2026

Drug Dealing Lesney Park

Issued 05 November 2025

Targeted patrols at identified times.
Development of intelligence to target identified individuals.

Actioned 01 January 2026

Extra patrols Erith train Station

Issued 05 November 2025

Joint working with British Transport Police.
High visibility knife arch and drug dog operations.
High visibility and plain clothes patrols.

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 Erith are saying are the issues in the area:

Latest Alerts

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Social Media Posts. (school Wars)

Due to ongoing updates around the new Social media trend of school Wars, Bexley NPT has put a Sec35 ...

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27/02/2026 13:30:14

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Courier crime

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25/02/2026 15:46:02

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Social Media Posts.

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24/02/2026 18:03:37

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Changes to front counters in Bexley

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

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23/02/2026 15:52:45

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Bexley SNT – Successful Execution of Two Section 8 PACE Warrants – Erith Industrial Estate

On Thursday 12 February 2026, officers from Bexley Safer Neighbourhoods Team executed two Section 8 ...

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13/02/2026 13:39:19

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Community Safety Partnership

News stories about gender-based violence and exploitation are becoming increasingly visible. For man...

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11/02/2026 13:46:14

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How we are tackling e-bike crime in Bexley

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09/02/2026 13:35:21

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VAWG Event : Wed 28 Jan 17:00

Dear Erith residents Please see the below (this is in Slade green, but you are more then welcome to...

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28/01/2026 13:21:57

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