Crime in London Bridge & West Bermondsey, Southwark

Ward officers provide a regular police presence in the area to detect and deter criminal activity. These patrols patrols and activities are intel led and focus on times and locations where robbery offences occur. The Safer Neighbourhood Team offer crime prevention advice to members of the public as well as securing additional funding for patrols and signage across the ward area. The team conduct weapon sweeps regularly to in order to remove hidden weapons and prevent their potential use in violent crime.

The Safer Neighbourhoods Team work with venues to identify prolific repeat offenders who account for the vast majority of offences.
Charges are served on these individuals and officers seek Criminal Behaviour Orders that can then be enforced to curb further behaviour in this area. The ward team have been successful in securing significant a high number of charges on persistent offenders.

The team regularly use Community Protection Warning and Community Protection Notices to help curb the ASB that is associated with drug use. Stop and search where grounds allow is used and those that are found in possession of drugs are processed in the appropriate manner. The team conduct regular engagement activity with the Street Population sign posting them to services in order to house and rehabilitate. Joint patrols with a specialist NHS nurse dedicated to the Street Population, drugs and alcohol support workers, charity outreach workers and the Street Population lead for Southwark Council. Those committing crime or anti-social behaviour are dealt with appropriately