Longlands — 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
40 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (41): ▼ 1 (2%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences19 · 48%
- Anti-social behaviour7 · 18%
- Vehicle crime4 · 10%
- Other theft3 · 8%
- Drugs2 · 5%
- Public order2 · 5%
- Other crime2 · 5%
- Robbery1 · 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
19 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified10 · 53%
- Unable to prosecute suspect9 · 47%
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
Reduce Anti-social behaviour (ASB) impacting the ward.
High visibility patrols in recreational areas and parks to tackle ASB. Plain clothes patrols in open spaces. Cycle patrols in impacted areas to reduce ASB. Educational talks within school premises Engagement with impacted businesses to address ongoing issues. Met Engage posts providing crime prevention advice. Any persons identified to be causing ASB will be given appropriate warnings, including Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABC), Community Protection Notice Warning (CPNW) and community Protection notices. (CPN).
Set: 2026-07-09
Reduce motor vehicle offences - This is in relation to all motor vehicle offences including theft of and theft from motor vehicles and moving traffic offences (including speeding, driving with no insurance and driving not in accordance with a driving licence).
High visibility intelligence led patrols Plain clothes Patrols in impacted areas. High visibility road operations utilising police systems to confirm vehicle ownership and the presence of insurance and appropriate licenses. Speed Gun Operations to reduce speeding. High harm and persistent offenders will be targeted via pro-active patrols and intelligence led operations to reduce offending.
Set: 2026-07-09
Reduce violence against a person offences
High visibility intelligence led patrols in impacted areas. Plain clothes patrols Reassurance visits to victims of crime Crime Prevention Stalls Met Engage posts providing crime prevention advice Arrest enquiries for high harm offenders to reduce offending.
Set: 2026-07-09
Nearby teams in Metropolitan Police Service
- Blackfen and Lamorbey
- Sidcup
- Chislehurst
- Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham
- Eltham Town and Avery Hill
- Blendon and Penhill
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.