Minutes:
Safer Neighbourhood Teams
Sergeant Tom Leach, Brunswick Park and South Camberwell Safer Neighbourhood Teams (SNT) gave the following updates for each ward:
Camberwell Green
· Officers had made arrests regarding cash-point thefts.
· Three drugs warrants had been issued which included one crack house being closed.
· Street drinkers had been targeted in the area.
Brunswick Park
· Eighteen arrests had been made for offences including robbery and burglary.
· Funding from the Mayor of London’s office had been put towards an Easter programme on the Sceaux gardens estate. This had helped to reduce anti-social behaviour in the area.
South Camberwell
· Eight arrests had been made, including conspiracy to produce drugs.
· An operation at East Dulwich station had led to an arrest for knife possession.
Sgt. Leach said that crime generally was down year on year on most categories of offences. Total crime in Southwark had fallen 5.7% since last year, which represnted 1,934 fewer recorded crimes in the borough.
In response to questions, Sgt Leach made the following points:
· Further crime statistics for Southwark could be found on the Metropolitan Police Service website.
· Camberwell Police Station remains open and there were no plans to close it.