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Forest — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Metropolitan Police Service area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

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Recorded crime — June 2026

121 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (111): ▲ 10 (9%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

  • Violence and sexual offences54 · 45%
  • Anti-social behaviour19 · 16%
  • Vehicle crime11 · 9%
  • Public order10 · 8%
  • Other theft9 · 7%
  • Burglary8 · 7%
  • Theft from the person5 · 4%
  • Robbery3 · 2%

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

107 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

  • Unable to prosecute suspect47 · 44%
  • Investigation complete; no suspect identified43 · 40%
  • Awaiting court outcome11 · 10%
  • Action to be taken by another organisation2 · 2%
  • Further investigation is not in the public interest1 · 1%
  • Offender given penalty notice1 · 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

VAWG S - Increased volume of reports of violence against women and girls. O - To increase public confidence in Policing, to improve the reporting of crime and the prosecution of offenders. A - Increased Patrols in hotspot areas such as Hollows Pond to target exposure and related offences. R - As a MET priority this is a realistic ward priority.

High Vis Targeted Patrols in hotspot areas and environs to engage with members of the public to raise awareness on how to protect themselves against such ASB

Set: 2026-06-01

S - Increased reports of drug activity -Robbery and ASB in and around Essex Rd/Abbotts Park where students from LSC are both victims and the perpetrators of the crimes. O - To conduct high visibility patrols to increase public confidence, to engage with the youth to deter them from ASB and to prosecute those that would victimise them. A - To work alongside both our internal and our external partners to achieve our aim R - This is a realistic priority as safe guarding is a MET priority.

To work closely with the schools, schools officer and local authority to conduct Patrols and Plain-clothes visits at areas to target suspects and seek prosecutions.

Set: 2026-06-01

S - Increase in reports of motor vehicle crime. O - To reduce crime and to prosecute offenders. A - To actively patrol to increase public confidence and to target offenders. R - This is a ward priority set by the ward panel and is a community issues therefore a realistic priority

To provide crime prevention advise. To increase patrols to improve public confidence and to identify and prosecute offenders.

Set: 2026-06-01

Public events & surgeries

Ward Panel Meeting

2026-07-17 · E11 1FE, London

Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.

Official Forest team page on Metropolitan Police Service's site

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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.