West Wickham — 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
69 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (67): ▲ 2 (3%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Shoplifting16 · 23%
- Violence and sexual offences15 · 22%
- Anti-social behaviour11 · 16%
- Vehicle crime9 · 13%
- Burglary5 · 7%
- Other theft5 · 7%
- Public order3 · 4%
- Robbery3 · 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
67 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified43 · 64%
- Unable to prosecute suspect16 · 24%
- Awaiting court outcome3 · 4%
- Action to be taken by another organisation2 · 3%
- Further investigation is not in the public interest1 · 1%
- Formal action is not in the public interest1 · 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 protect vulnerable residents on the ward. To patrol public places such as the parks where violent offences are more likely to occur.
Regular foot patrols around the parks and wooded areas.
Set: 2026-07-09
Burglary To identify the areas mainly affected and provide the residents with crime prevention advice to help deter and prevent burglary by better securing their property..
visit all victims of burglary and Provide crime prevention information to surrounding properties.
Set: 2026-07-09
Theft of and from Motor Vehicles As one of the most prolific offences on West Wickham Ward. The theft of and from Motor vehicles has become our highest priority..
Crime prevention advice and information regularly posted on social media and via email to all our contact
Set: 2026-07-09
Nearby teams in Metropolitan Police Service
- Hayes and Coney Hall
- Kelsey and Eden Park
- Shortlands and Park Langley
- Shirley South
- New Addington North
- Shirley North
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.