Island Gardens — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Metropolitan Police Service area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Contact the team
- https://x.com/MPSTowerHam
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Metropolitan Police Service's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
114 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (126): ▼ 12 (10%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences42 · 37%
- Anti-social behaviour39 · 34%
- Public order10 · 9%
- Other theft5 · 4%
- Drugs4 · 4%
- Theft from the person4 · 4%
- Robbery3 · 3%
- Vehicle crime3 · 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
88 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Unable to prosecute suspect39 · 44%
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified34 · 39%
- Awaiting court outcome10 · 11%
- Action to be taken by another organisation5 · 6%
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
Youth Related Violence around Douglas Path/Millwall Park, E14 - Youths congregate, particularly after school kick out, with reports of some robberies in the park.
The SNT have been doing regular high visibility patrols and operations with the local authority.
Set: 2026-01-13
Phoenix Court and surrounding areas - reports of theft snatch/robberies.
The SNT have been doing regular hi-vis patrols and plain clothes patrols, as well as operations with the local authority.
Set: 2026-01-13
Issues of Drug Dealing in Phoenix Court.
The SNT have been doing regular hi-vis patrols, and operations with the local authority.
Set: 2026-01-13
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.