New Cross Gate, Lewisham

Current local priorities

• To reduce violent crimes involving robberies and phone snatches across the ward, with a focus on the New Cross commuter corridor and the cycle paths. Delivered through a risk based approach, including through targeted patrols.
• Community engagement was raised as an area that members of community would like to see increased. This will be done through deployments of PCs and PCSOs in the local community, as well as increased engagement events. To continue to raise awareness and encourage reporting all crimes to Police within the community.
• Tackling ongoing ASB issues across ward working in partnership with the council and other agencies. Concerns from the community that ASB increases seasonally. In response to this officers will be conducting hi-visibility patrols across the ward including, residential streets and open spaces including Eckinton Gardens and environs