Downham — 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
190 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (158): ▲ 32 (20%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences66 · 35%
- Anti-social behaviour36 · 19%
- Vehicle crime22 · 12%
- Drugs17 · 9%
- Public order13 · 7%
- Other theft11 · 6%
- Shoplifting8 · 4%
- Burglary7 · 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
165 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified73 · 44%
- Unable to prosecute suspect72 · 44%
- Awaiting court outcome15 · 9%
- Action to be taken by another organisation3 · 2%
- Further investigation is not in the public interest2 · 1%
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
Drugs and Anti-Social Behaviour Issues linked to drug related activity and the associated ASB that goes with this within the ward.
Pulse patrols of high activity areas (Galahad Road/Gareth Grove and Downham Way) Proactive policing operations utilising a variety of tactics Developing intelligence into Warrants to tackle Drug Activity at source
Set: 2025-11-07
Shoplifting Tackling shoplifting occurring at stores on the High Street
Community Event - providing target hardening advice and issues of underreporting Hi visibility patrols Proactive policing operations
Set: 2025-11-07
Youth Violence and related ASB Tackling issues regarding incidents of Youth Violence and ASB
Building on established relationships with Schools through DWO-CYP Proactively engage & seek opportunities to interact with Young People through assemblies, events and non-policing forums Provide guidance for crime prevention; educating youth on appropriate channels for reporting and support Work with partners on crime/ASB education initiatives around key winter events
Set: 2025-11-07
Nearby teams in Metropolitan Police Service
All Metropolitan Police Service neighbourhood teams →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.