Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls is a key aspect of the Mayors Policing Plan and a New Met for London.

We use data to identify specific problem areas in Colliers Wood. We work with Merton Council to make areas safer. We work with specialist departments to relentlessly pursue perpetrators of VAWG.

Colliers Wood has a large retail footprint and is often targeted by shoplifters. Concerns have been raised by a number of residents due to the increase in shoplifting that they have noticed on the ward.

Local officers have participated in a number of operations targeting the shoplifting hotspots resulting in a number of arrests. Officers will continue to target shoplifters and seek to manage the most prolific offenders with long standing solutions, such as Community Behavioural Orders.

Colliers Wood has seen an increase in Anti-Social Behaviour caused by Street drinkers, such as drug taking and rowdy and inconsiderate behaviour. With particular hotspots being outside the tube station, on the High-street and its surrounding area.

Officers have patrolled the ward with Merton Safer Streets and are assisting in the implementation of the borough wide public space protection order (PSPO) on anti-social street drinking. Officers have also set up their own proactive management plan to focus efforts on reducing the amount of anti-social behaviour caused by street drinkers.