Heath — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Metropolitan Police Service area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Contact the team
- https://twitter.com/MPSHeath
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Recorded crime — June 2026
71 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (63): ▲ 8 (13%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences25 · 35%
- Anti-social behaviour11 · 15%
- Vehicle crime10 · 14%
- Other theft8 · 11%
- Drugs5 · 7%
- Public order3 · 4%
- Burglary2 · 3%
- Robbery2 · 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
64 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Unable to prosecute suspect31 · 48%
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified26 · 41%
- Awaiting court outcome3 · 5%
- Formal action is not in the public interest2 · 3%
- Action to be taken by another organisation1 · 2%
- Offender given penalty notice1 · 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
Heath Ward’s drugs ASB in the three towers (Laburnum House, Peverel House, Hawkwell House).
To conduct visible patrols, and target individuals intent on committing offences linked to anti-social behaviour and Drug related in key areas identified. On identifying offenders to work with LBBD local authority around implementation of other tactics including Community Protection disposals and for those most persistent applying for Criminal Behaviour Orders, or issuing Community Protection Warning/Notices to disperse Ongoing ASB drugs issues occurring in the high rises identified as a complex long term ongoing issue that would require a multi-agency problem solving approach. High visibility foot patrols and community engagement/awareness to help reduce ASB.
Set: 2026-06-30
VAWG patrols, Oxlow Lane, Wood lane and other Heath hotspots
Working in partnership with local authority and community to reduce, prevent, detect and deter incidents and impact of VAWG on women and girls . Team will be conducting a range of deployments and activities, including engagements and events to reduce and prevent incidents linked to VAWG. An 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 Behaviour Orders as and where able.
Set: 2026-06-30
Theft of and from Motor Vehicle Crime in Wythenshawe Road and Crescent Road
Wythenshawe Road has been reported as a hub of motor vehicle crime and general antisocial behaviour. Team were working to prevent, deter and detect offences linked anti social behaviour related offences through enforcement action and activities, engagement events and partnership joint working with local authority community enforcement teams, CCTV teams and other statutory agencies. Further referrals of individuals or groups identified are also completed and sent through to the Local Authority led Community MARAC meeting, and further joint working with, Drug/Alcohol related outreach teams, continues.
Set: 2026-06-30
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.