Hither Green — 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
175 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (218): ▼ 43 (20%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences58 · 33%
- Anti-social behaviour54 · 31%
- Vehicle crime19 · 11%
- Other theft15 · 9%
- Burglary9 · 5%
- Other crime6 · 3%
- Drugs4 · 2%
- Public order4 · 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
155 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Unable to prosecute suspect81 · 52%
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified59 · 38%
- Awaiting court outcome5 · 3%
- Action to be taken by another organisation4 · 3%
- Formal action is not in the public interest3 · 2%
- Offender given a caution2 · 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
Violence Related Priority To address community concerns relating to women and girls feeling safe while walking alone or out at night. To prevent any members of the public feeling unsafe when out at any time.
Patrols continue to be conducted. Engagements continue along with partners. SNT officers continue to hold ‘Teams’ meetings with Partners such as Lewisham Council, Businesses and Councillors every three months to monitor results and amend strategy Proactive policing operations utilising a variety of tactics
Set: 2025-11-07
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 (Ennersdale Road and vicinity of St Mungos) Proactive policing operations utilising a variety of tactics Joint PSPO patrols with council Improve signage in the area making clear what behaviour is not in accordance with PSPO Liaising with Highway Team to remove street furniture which encourage congregating/loitering.
Set: 2025-11-07
Anti-Social Behaviour in residential premises
Continue the focus on targeting problem residences with Closure Orders Utilise police intelligence to target addresses suspected for drug dealing Proactive policing operations utilising a variety of tactics
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.