Greenford Broadway, Ealing

Current local priorities

• PMP/59667/24 VIOLENT RELATED ACTIVITIES Youth violence and robberies on Greenford Broadway Description: There has been an increase in violence and robbery offences between youths on The Broadway, especially around school closure times. Actions: A specialist operation has been put together between the neighbourhood team, schools officers, and local council, to identify offenders and bring them to justice. Dedicated high-visibility patrols around school closure time have been put on to ensure the safety of school children travelling from school
• PMP/59667/24 Street Drinking and Drug Use, and rough sleeping on Greenford Broadway, Ravenor Park, and surrounding estates and blocks. Several concerns have been raised by local residents regarding street drinking, drug use and congregation of groups on The Broadway and Ravenor Park. Rough sleepers have been reported as sleeping in bin sheds and communal areas of blocks. Actions: Regular patrols of the Broadway and surrounding areas are completed. Rough sleepers found have been engaged with and offered referrals to get them off the street. The team are liaising with housing companies and the local authority to find long term solutions to preventing rough sleeping. 33 CPW’s and CPN’s have been issued this year for anti-social behaviour on the ward
• PMP/46501/24 Shoplifting from retail premises on The Broadway An increase in shoplifting has been identified from all retail premises on the Broadway. Actions: Dedicated high-visibility and plain clothes patrols are ongoing to identify and target repeat offenders. Several shop-lifters have been arrested after being caught in the act and charged to court. Improved relations between the Neighbourhood team and local businesses has resulted in quicker CCTV retrieval to identify and target repeat offenders