Reducing Violent Crime as a Pan London objective working in conjunction with local residents and businesses to focus on hotspots areas and identified individuals

High visibility patrols with partner agencies and female members of the public.
Arrest Enquiries for wanted offenders with arrests made.

Numerous residents have raised concerns regarding the number of antisocial issues arising linked to drug use. There were matters regarding the behaviour of drug users impacting residents and impacting the local community

Officers have worked hard with Project Adder in relation to working closely with charities in relation to referals for substance abuse users and this has seen a small number of positive actions through some individuals not returning and causing issues.
The SNT have also worked with Croydon council to ensure a large commercial property has been secured which has dramatically reduced the number of drug users and issues linked to the property from occuring still.

The officers have also issued Community Protection Notices to individuals which reduces their ability to return to areas whereby they have been involved in drug use/supply

The team are also in the process of obtaining and executing warrants linked to drugs.

The issue of shoplifting has been brought to the teams attention with one specific shop being the victim of a number of incidents in the last three months.

officers are now taking on all the shoplifting offences at the specific targetted venue which is in the top three shoplifting venues in Croydon and are in the process or carrying out arrest enquires and identifying a group involved in repeat offending. Officers have issued Community Protection Notices to those involved whilst also working with the stores to improve their own security methods.