New Cross Gate — 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
100 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (92): ▲ 8 (9%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences33 · 33%
- Anti-social behaviour20 · 20%
- Theft from the person8 · 8%
- Burglary6 · 6%
- Public order6 · 6%
- Other theft5 · 5%
- Possession of weapons5 · 5%
- Robbery4 · 4%
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
81 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified39 · 48%
- Unable to prosecute suspect26 · 32%
- Awaiting court outcome13 · 16%
- Local resolution1 · 1%
- Action to be taken by another organisation1 · 1%
- Offender given a caution1 · 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
To reduce violent crimes involving robberies and phone snatches across the ward, with a focus on the New Cross commuter corridor and the cycle paths. Delivered through a risk based approach, including through targeted patrols.
Targeted patrols at key times
Set: 2026-08-29
Community engagement was raised as an area that members of community would like to see increased. This will be done through deployments of PCs and PCSOs in the local community, as well as increased engagement events. To continue to raise awareness and encourage reporting all crimes to Police within the community.
SNT to continue engaging at local events and through the introduction of Met Engage
Set: 2026-05-29
Tackling ongoing ASB issues across ward working in partnership with the council and other agencies. Concerns from the community that ASB increases seasonally. In response to this officers will be conducting hi-visibility patrols across the ward including, residential streets and open spaces including Eckinton Gardens and environs
Continued patrols of Eckington Gardens and neighbouring streets
Set: 2026-05-29
Public events & surgeries
New Cross Ward Panel Meeting
2026-08-13 · SE14 5DJ, New Cross Road London
Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.
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.