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Gascoigne — 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

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

Compared with May 2026 (118): ▲ 6 (5%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

  • Violence and sexual offences34 · 27%
  • Vehicle crime23 · 19%
  • Anti-social behaviour21 · 17%
  • Other theft11 · 9%
  • Drugs10 · 8%
  • Theft from the person9 · 7%
  • Robbery6 · 5%
  • Public order4 · 3%

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

106 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

  • Investigation complete; no suspect identified55 · 52%
  • Unable to prosecute suspect35 · 33%
  • Awaiting court outcome14 · 13%
  • Action to be taken by another organisation2 · 2%

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

Priority 1: Theft - Parcel thefts have been on the rise, especially in the run up to the Holiday seasons. Thieves often target unattended packages left in communal areas or on doorsteps. Action taken:

•Increasing patrols in known hotspot areas. •Engaging with delivery companies to promote secure delivery practices. •Advising residents to request parcels be delivered to secure locations or collected in person when possible. If you notice suspicious activity or are a victim of parcel theft, please report it promptly. Your information helps us take action and prevent further incidents.

Set: 2026-06-25

Priority 2: ASB - Begging and Drug dealing - Ice House, Ripple Road, Wheelers Cross and Movers Lane

Action taken: Patrols and work around Criminal Behaviour Orders and Community Protection process ongoing.

Set: 2026-06-25

Priority 3: VAWG - Protecting women and girls from violence is a top priority. Everyone has the right to feel safe, whether at home, work, or out in the community.

Working in partnership with local authority and community to reduce, prevent, detect and deter incidents and impact of VAWG on women and girls in Gascoigne . Team will be conducting a range of deployments and activities, including engagements and events to reduce and prevent incidents linked to VAWG. A intelligence led and problem solving approach to those committing offences will see continued partnership and joint working with local authority and key agencies, and third sector to design out and target high harm offenders including use of technology linked to Live Facial Recognition pre planned operations . A mixture of enforcement and engagement work will continue, seeing further referrals into Community MARAC multi agency pathway, and to utilize other tactics linked to Community Protection and Criminal Behavior Orders as and where able.

Set: 2026-06-25

Priority 2: ASB - Begging and Drug dealing - Ice House, Ripple Road, Wheelers Cross and Movers Lane

Action taken: Patrols and work around Criminal Behaviour Orders and Community Protection process ongoing.

Set: 2026-03-17

Priority 1: Theft - Parcel thefts have been on the rise, especially in the run up to the Holiday seasons. Thieves often target unattended packages left in communal areas or on doorsteps

Action taken: •Increasing patrols in known hotspot areas. •Engaging with delivery companies to promote secure delivery practices. •Advising residents to request parcels be delivered to secure locations or collected in person when possible. If you notice suspicious activity or are a victim of parcel theft, please report it promptly. Your information helps us take action and prevent further incidents.

Set: 2026-03-17

VAWG - Protecting women and girls from violence is a top priority. Everyone has the right to feel safe, whether at home, work, or out in the community.

Action taken: Working in partnership with local authority and community to reduce, prevent, detect and deter incidents and impact of VAWG on women and girls in Gascoigne . Team will be conducting a range of deployments and activities, including engagements and events to reduce and prevent incidents linked to VAWG. A intelligence led and problem solving approach to those committing offences will see continued partnership and joint working with local authority and key agencies, and third sector to design out and target high harm offenders including use of technology linked to Live Facial Recognition pre planned operations . A mixture of enforcement and engagement work will continue, seeing further referrals into Community MARAC multi agency pathway, and to utilize other tactics linked to Community Protection and Criminal Behavior Orders as and where able.

Set: 2026-03-17

Public events & surgeries

WARD PANEL MEETING

2026-08-19 · The Salvation Army Church, 240 Ripple Road Barking

WARD PANEL MEETING

2026-08-19 · The Salvation Army Church, 240 Ripple Road Barking

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

Official Gascoigne 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.