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Aug 2025 145 9.4%
Sep 2025 114 7.4%
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Local policing teams are groups of officers dedicated to serving the community. Teams are made up of officers based in the area, supported by additional officers from the wider area. 

Teams work closely with local authorities, organisations, partners and residents to decide policing priorities. This helps teams find long-term solutions to local problems. 

 

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Your team

  • Inspector

    Andrew Smith

  • Sergeant

    Nathaniel Gates

  • Police Constable

    Christopher Woods

  • Police Constable

    Dominic Lundie

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    Jack Killian

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    Rebecca Pitt

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    Anastasai Molotkova

Policing priorities

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    2) BURGLARY

    Marked & Unmarked Police patrols in Burglary hotspots to create a visible police presences to disrupt burglaries, and unmarked to detect crimes.

    Issued 29 January 2026

    Action taken:

    The team have been utilising local knowledge and intelligence to proactively patrol the ward throughout February and into the new year utilising overt and covert tactics. Further, crime prevention advice will be provided to residents around securing their properties over the festive period.

    Actioned 29 January 2026

  • Priority:

    3) MOTOR CRIME

    Increase visible Police patrols in high vehicle crime hotspots to detect and disrupt offenders. Using an intelligence lead approach to targeting offenders by using new tends to identify target vehicles and bringing offenders to justice.

    Issued 29 January 2026

    Action taken:

    The team are utilising local knowledge and intelligence to proactively patrol the ward throughout December and into the new year utilising overt and covert tactics.

    Actioned 29 January 2026

  • Priority:

    4) SHOPLIFTING
    Shoplifting is a borough-wide priority for Croydon

    Issued 29 January 2026

    Action taken:

    Plain clothes operations will take place in stores that experience a high level of shoplifting. Working with stores and security, planned operations will take place in order to catch shoplifters in the act and deal with them thorough the judicial process.

    Actioned 29 January 2026

  • Priority:

    1) VIOLENCE AGAINST THE PERSON

    Violence against the person, patrol the ASB / ROBBERY hotspots to detect and disrupt criminal behavior, reassure public and create a visible presence.

    Issued 28 January 2026

    Action taken:

    The team continue to work in partnership with local councilors and local school staff to patrol the hotspot areas in and around Purley & Woodcote. This has provided good quality stop and searches, a targeted approach and intelligence lead tasks / stops. This has shown a reduction in ASB and Robberies in recent months.

    Actioned 28 January 2026

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Ward Panel Meeting

7:00PM - 8:30PM, Mon 15 June 2026

CR8 3YP, Purley

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Ward Panel Meeting

7:00PM - 8:30PM, Mon 15 June 2026

The John Fisher School Purley

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Coffee with a Copper

2:00PM - 3:00PM, Wed 17 June 2026

FILTR by Coromandel Coast, 14 High Street Purley

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Coffee with a copper

9:00AM - 10:00AM, Fri 10 July 2026

Tesco Extra, 8 Purley Road Purley

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Coffee with copper

2:00PM - 3:00PM, Wed 26 August 2026

Infinity Coffee Shop, 32 High Street Purley

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Coffee with a copper

1:00PM - 2:00PM, Fri 25 September 2026

FILTR by Coromandel Coast, 14 High Street Purley

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Coffee with a copper

4:00PM - 5:00PM, Thu 29 October 2026

O Farol, 945 Brighton Road Purley

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Coffee with a copper

1:00PM - 2:00PM, Fri 27 November 2026

Infinity Coffee Shop, 32 High Street Purley

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