Sidcup — 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
132 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (114): ▲ 18 (16%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences38 · 29%
- Anti-social behaviour35 · 27%
- Shoplifting17 · 13%
- Vehicle crime9 · 7%
- Other theft8 · 6%
- Public order8 · 6%
- Drugs5 · 4%
- Burglary4 · 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
117 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Unable to prosecute suspect58 · 50%
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified56 · 48%
- Awaiting court outcome3 · 3%
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 ASB in Sidcup High Street
High visibility patrols on Sidcup High Street to reduce ASB Plain clothes patrols on Sidcup High Street to target ASB. Engagement with businesses to identify ongoing trends, including providing crime prevention advice and support reporting to police. Met Engage posts to provide crime prevention advice. Appropriate use of ASB powers including the use of Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABC), Community Protection Notice Warning (CPNW) and Community Protection notices (CPN). Engagement with educational premises to reduce ASB.
Set: 2026-07-09
Reduce Shoplifting in Sidcup High Street
High visibility patrols in Sidcup High Street, utilising stop and search powers where appropriate Plain clothes patrols in Sidcup High Street Proactive operations to target and deter shoplifting offences. Crime prevention stalls Reassurance visits to impacted businesses Met Engage posts providing crime prevention advice. Business engagement to ensure reporting of offences.
Set: 2026-07-09
Reduce Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) offences
High visibility intelligence led patrols in areas impacted area's Plain clothes patrols to reduce offending Reassurance visits to victims of crime Crime Prevention stalls offering crime prevention advice. Met Engage posts to provide crime prevention advice. Arrest enquiries for High Harm Offenders to reduce offending. Business engagement to provide crime prevention tactics.
Set: 2026-07-09
Public events & surgeries
Community Meeting
2026-07-23 · Kingswood Court - Retirement Living - McCarthy & Stone, 47-51 Sidcup Hill Sidcup
Community Meeting
2026-07-23 · Kingswood Court - Retirement Living - McCarthy & Stone, 47-51 Sidcup Hill Sidcup
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.