Local Police Team
Minutes:
Inspector Richard Barton explained that he had been in place as the local police team cluster inspector since January 2015. Prior to then he had been an officer in the north of the borough around Bankside. Inspector Barton gave a summary of recent activities:
- Camberwell Green officers had been working on a Metropolitan Police Service initiative to tackle violence with injury, which aimed to prevent assaults.
- Public meeting with councillors on the Crawford Estate. In the area there was a need for more youth provision and to explore designing out crime.
- South Camberwell officers had been focusing on tackling anti-social behaviour on the Denmark Hill Estate.
- Brunswick Park officers had been working on a crack house closure.
- SE5 had an issue with motor vehicle crime and theft from motor vehicles. Residents were reminded to fit good locks and hide possessions from view.
- To combat burglary, residents were asked to fit timers on lighting.
- Inspector Barton was promoting Neighbourhood Watch. Interested residents should contact their local police team.
The chair thanked the police for extra officers being deployed on the Crawford Estate which had made a difference and been appreciated by residents.
In response to questions, Inspector Barton said he would ask officers to target cyclists riding on the pavements with fixed penalty notices.