Operated by: Metropolitan Police Service

https://www.met.police.uk/area/your-area/met/Bexley/Crayford

Contact Details

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPSCrayford

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BexleyPolice

Email: [email protected]

Current Priorities

Issue

This relates to violence against Women and girls.

Action

Violence reduction is the number one aim across the Metropolitan Police. Your team will conduct high visibility patrols and undertake specific tasks aropund the local train station and hubs and also the retail park and surrounding areas with regards engagement and fact finding with females. this will include local commuters and women that live and work in the localities.

Issue

This relates to Crayford retail park and the adjacent residential are of Townhall square. There has been a constant and some increase in general ASB in the majority of cases by groups of youths relating to thefts, bad behaviour towards staff and re Town hall Square drug misuse.
This will also focus on Christmas crime prevention around shopping safely

Action

Our team to increase patrols and thereby doing enforcement and engagement.
Identifying groups and individuals and looking at home visits and where necessary enforcement through CPNW and other methods. Engagment with businesses in the retail park and also engagment with residents of Town Hall Square. Where any residents of Town hall Square are identified as being anti-social working with partners to deal. If there are any issues within the Estate bringing this to the attention of Pea body. The team are working in conjuntion with the design out crime team with the process of undertaking an Environmental visual Audit

Issue

Been informed by local residents of concerns around local drug concerns around ASB and alleged drug dealing in the locality.

Action

Our team to increase patrols and thereby doing enforcement and engagement.
Identifying groups and individuals and looking at home visits and where necessary enforcement through CPNW and other methods. Locations identified via local residents and crime mapping which will focus the teams efforts and patrols around enforcement. This will include Iron Mill Lne, Old Road, Crayford Town centre and locality.

Upcoming Events

Ward Panel meeting

A meeting of the panel members to discuss local concerns and to and set priorities for the local police team.

Where: Crayford Library - upstairs

When: 30 April 2025 at 19:00 - 30 April 2025 at 21:00

Ward Panel meeting

A meeting of the panel members to discuss local concerns and to and set priorities for the local police team.

Where: Crayford Library - upstairs

When: 13 August 2025 at 19:00 - 13 August 2025 at 21:00

Ward Panel meeting

A meeting of the panel members to discuss local concerns and to and set priorities for the local police team.

Where: Crayford Library

When: 29 November 2025 at 10:00 - 29 November 2025 at 12:00

Ward Panel meeting

A meeting of the panel members to discuss local concerns and to and set priorities for the local police team.

Where: Crayford Library

When: 14 March 2026 at 10:00 - 14 March 2026 at 12:00