Perry Vale — 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
108 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (96): ▲ 12 (13%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences41 · 38%
- Vehicle crime21 · 19%
- Anti-social behaviour19 · 18%
- Other theft7 · 6%
- Theft from the person4 · 4%
- Burglary3 · 3%
- Drugs3 · 3%
- Public order3 · 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
103 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified43 · 42%
- Unable to prosecute suspect41 · 40%
- Awaiting court outcome7 · 7%
- Action to be taken by another organisation5 · 5%
- Formal action is not in the public interest3 · 3%
- Local resolution2 · 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
Motor Vehicle Crime
Reduce vehicle crime in the area. The ward has recently seen an slight increase in regards to TOMV and TFMV offences. Officers have been conducting patrols in the area's where concerns have been raised and providing a high visibility response. The team also conducted numerous mobile police stations posts in the area's where concerns were raised whereby the local community were engaged with.
Set: 2026-02-26
Drug Use/Drug Supply
Reduction in drug related offences, such as possession and supply of drugs Officers have condcucted extensive patrols around the identified area's where drug use and/or supply is taking place. Officers have recently had really positive arrests and stops whereby large amounts of drugs were found. Patrols will continue to be conducted.
Set: 2026-02-26
Burglary Offences
Reduce burglary offences across the ward for both residential and non residential premises. During the summer months burglaries often increase due to the weather and people being on holiday and away from their properties. Officers conduct plain clothes and also visible patrols in areas which have been previously targeted and also continue to provide crime prevention advice across the ward.
Set: 2026-02-26
Public events & surgeries
Forest Hill Ward Panel Meeting
2026-08-20 · SE23 2AG, Vancouver Road London
Perry Vale/Forest Hill Ward Panel Meeting
2026-08-20 · SE23 2AG, Vancouver Road London
Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.
Nearby teams in Metropolitan Police Service
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