Darwin — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Metropolitan Police Service area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Contact the team
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Metropolitan Police Service's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
25 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (30): ▼ 5 (17%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences9 · 36%
- Anti-social behaviour7 · 28%
- Vehicle crime5 · 20%
- Other theft2 · 8%
- Burglary1 · 4%
- Possession of weapons1 · 4%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
18 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified12 · 67%
- Unable to prosecute suspect6 · 33%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR - Hi-Vis patrols targeted at local hotspots for ASB, review trends on the ward of occurring ASB - focused offender management, reassuring the community, building trust with the community and deterring and detecting crime.
Set: 2026-04-22
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY - To conduct marked and unmarked proactive patrols using shared community intelligence, and data to target hotspots, vehicles and known subjects. To raise awareness of this type of crime, provide crime prevention advice.
Set: 2026-04-22
VEHICLE CRIME - Target motor vehicle crime and traffic offences by way of speed devise operations, stopping traffic offenders and bring offenders to justice. Conducting marked and unmarked proactive patrols and tasking to identify criminal activity. This is to build on trust within the community and making the roads on the ward safer.
Set: 2026-04-22
Public events & surgeries
Drop-in Surgery
2026-07-29 · High Elms Country Park, Shire Lane Orpington
Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.
Nearby teams in Metropolitan Police Service
- Biggin Hill
- Farnborough and Crofton
- New Addington South
- Chelsfield
- Bromley Common and Holwood
- Hayes and Coney Hall
Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Metropolitan Police Service.