Operated by: Metropolitan Police Service

https://www.met.police.uk/area/your-area/met/Croydon/West-Thornton

Contact Details

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPSWestThornton

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

Email: [email protected]

Current Priorities

Issue

VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls).

Action

- Evening crime prevention safety walks
- Streetsafe pavement stencils and local business safety zones, advertised for awareness
- School talks for prevention and awareness.

Issue

Theft of motor vehicle, theft from motor vehicle, disabled badge thefts.

Action

- Victim care and prevention advice for blue badge thefts
- Unmarked patrolling targeting prolific areas
- Catalytic converter Met Trace marking roadshows
- Speed enforcement days
- Securing stolen vehicles
- ANPR (Automated Number Plate Recognition) operations.

Issue

Drug dealing, possession offences, drug factories, drug dens, cuckooing.

Action

- Proactive patrols of drug hotspots
- Identifying regular offenders
- Securing communal areas, vulnerable to ASB and environmental alterations to deter offenders
- Targeting wanted offenders for drug offences
- Knife arches at transport hubs
- Enforcing the PSPO

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: St Jude and St Aidan Church Hall, Thornton Heath

When: 29 January 2025 at 19:00 - 29 January 2025 at 20:30