What are Safer Neighbourhood teams?

• Safer Neighbourhoods teams provide a more visible police presence on London's streets, giving the public greater access to our services. In essence, it's about introducing policing values fit for the 21st century that balances our need to cut crime with the public's want for greater police visibility.
• Safer Neighbourhoods teams provide a local, engaging visible, accessible and familiar police service that finds lasting partnership-based solutions to local problems.

Drug dealing crack down

The team have been very successful over the last month, several potential drug deals have been prevented and general disruption has been a constant to these offenders.

Intelligence lead search warrants have been executed at drug dealing premises resulting in many arrests and a Cannabis factory was successfully found and closed down resulting in £20,000 worth of cannabis being stopped from reaching the streets.

Drug dealing is still a West Hill Ward Priority and the team remain dedicated to working with our partners and residents to stop dealing in the West Hill area.

On a lighter note

The team have been meeting and greeting lots of community groups recently from giving crime prevention advise to the elderly to attending the over 50’s club and luncheon at St. Paul’s Church on Inner Park Road. We will next be at the Fun day at St. Paul’s church on Saturday 24 th May and hope to see some of you there.

If you know of an event or place you feel would be beneficial of us attending please call us or email us an invite on the contact details below and if it is possible we will be happy to come along, this could be anything form talking to children at a nursery to just meeting and greeting our residents at an event.

Email : westhill.snt@met.police.uk

Tel: 020 8247 8759 or

0 020 8721 2430

Anti-social behaviour

Anti-social Behaviour is still also a West Hill Ward priority and the team are ever aware of the disruption to the enjoyment of every day life this can cause to our residents.

We are still aware of the school children being problematic in the Wimbledon Park Road and Southfields tube area and we will be there to keep an eye on them whenever our shift pattern allows us but please be reminded that we do work a variable shift pattern and Safer neighbourhoods is not a 24 hour service, if you do need police in an emergency always dial 999.

We have noticed that with our constant patrols in the area and the addition of a mosquito box, these school children are moving off home more quickly and are now usually gone from the area within an hour. Obviously there will always be some congestion in the area on school day end times as it is a transport hub area and not all the children can fit on the buses in one go so some consideration should be given to that point.

With regards to our other school, John Paul II, we have been working together with our borough Safer Transport team who have been riding the buses from West Hill right up to Clapham junction to reduce antisocial Behaviour on the buses.

In other area’s of the ward we are aware of some small gangs loitering around and whenever possible we are engaging with these youths and discouraging their presence in areas which cause discomfort to our residents, we remind you not to confront these gangs yourselves but if they are causing distress to you call police to deal with the matter.

We have also received some useful information regarding the supply of alcohol to under aged youths, which will be looked into, and whenever we come across under aged youths drinking we immediately confiscate and dispose of the alcohol and make a thorough report of the individuals concerned.

Anti-social Behaviour will not be tolerated by the West Hill team and any youth who comes to notice will be stopped and asked to account for their actions, a letter about their behaviour could be sent to their parents and right at the top end of the scale, if they persist, evidence will be gather to issue them with Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO).

Pedal Cycle Thefts

Unfortunately there has been an increase in the theft of bicycles on the ward and so we would like to remind everyone to keep them securely locked when unattended.

You can also register your cycles frame number on the above immobilise website, this number is found on the under side of the frame where the pedals are.

Graffiti

We understand that this is also a problem on West hill and can cause an unpleasant atmosphere, but you don’t have to wait to see us to get this removed you can contact the Graffiti the Removal Hotline at anytime on:

0208 871 7049

And remember if you see anyone committing this offence contact police immediately or crime stoppers anonymously.

Sergeant 30WW Nigel Mussett
PC 643WW Mark Toulson
PC 986WW Glen Cheal
PCSO 7272WW Lee Tyler
PCSO 7230WW Andrew Morgan

West Hill Ward Team priorities:

• ASB by Youths
• Drug dealing

"Working in partnership to reduce crime and keep your Community safe"

We are pleased to announce that the team have introduced a monthly Surgery, located in the Ackroydon Community Centre Lower Hall, Montfort Place. This is to help to give us an understanding of the community issues and the opportunity for you to come and chat to us off the street.

WARD SURGERY MEETING -

• Saturday 7th June 2008

• Saturday 5th July 2008

• Saturday 2nd August 2008

from 12.00 to 14.00 hours at The Ackroydon Community Centre Lower Hall, 26 Montfort Place , SW19 .
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE

Street Briefing - On Friday 13th June 2008
From 5pm to 8pm
Outside Southfields tube station
EVERYONE WELCOME !! If there are any points or concerns about your area you would like to raise or you would just like to meet your team please come along and talk to your safer neighbourhoods team