Furzedown, Wandsworth

Current local priorities

• Robbery Furzedown encompasses Graveney School, Furzedown Recreation Ground and Tooting Bec Athletic Track, where we see a rise in Robbery offences in these locations compared to the rest of the ward. Furzedown borders both Mitcham and Streatham so we see that that these offences are commonly enabled by suspects travelling on mopeds from outside of the ward boundaries.
• Theft from Motor Vehicle During our ward panel meeting residents have raised concerns that there have been a number of theft from motor vehicles, these commonly occur during the night but do also happen during daylight hours. Suspects have been seen walking down the road trying door handles, which is an offence of Motor Vehicle Interference if it is with the intent to steal the vehicle or something inside it. We also have reports of windows being smashed to steal the contents inside the vehicle. These offences are not specific to any part of the ward, but they have been mostly reported on residential streets between Mitcham Lane and Rectory Lane.
• Anti-social Behaviour Anti-Social Behaviour can encompass a number of issues, this is one of our priorities due to the number of reports that have been raised to us by residents. These include Furzedown Recreation ground where we have received reports of youths smoking cannabis and stolen mopeds being ridden across the ground. Another current issue is mopeds and cyclists riding on the paved area where Eardley Road meets Blegborough Road, causing a dangers to pedestrians and also drug related offences in Mosyer Court and Fayland Avenue.