Received from Forest Hill Police:

"Local officers including myself and Joanna will visit every address within the ward over the next few weeks to speak to you about our new plans to maintain contact and keep you up to date with crime in your area or last minute changes of plans to prearranged events."


That will take absolutely ages to get to every address - beggars belief........

"The intention is to provide a text messaging service whereby your local team will send text messages notifying you with local crimes that have taken place, when they happen, in your specific area so you are aware and also to provide you with crime prevention advice".

Just set up a Whatsapp group for this purpose and get those interested to contact you with their details.

Does a WhatsApp group show its members others' contact details?

Yes it does,
We use them at work

Which is probably the reason why the police don't use that medium - as I would expect that it opens up GDPR and privacy issues.

Thanks for clarifying though.

The most logical (to me anyway) system for our local SNT to use for communication would be a mailing list..
they could post a link here and whoever wishes to could subscribe to weekly updates pretty much like one does with TFL.
They could also then do the odd 'newsflash' one if there is a local issue that needs immediate attention
ie: missing child etc.

Like stolen cars, lots and lots and lots of them and no apparent action
Lots of break ins and again no action
Hit and runs and again no action
Mobile phone thefts and again no action
Retail thefts and again no action

The common theme of the police is no action, so WHAT DO THEY ACTUALLY DO, because I have no absolutely idea. Oh apart from getting the public to use speed guns because some one is driving just over 20mph. A joke and absolute joke.

A common thread is immediately apparent, they don't do anything and the thieves and villains know this this so they do what they want knowing they won't get caught. It has become an utter farce and what does the Mayor do, oh he increases his bit of the council tax, says there are more police, but I don't see them. What you do see is more unmarked cars responding but here on the ground nothing happens.

Actually go and do the policing they are meant to do, because it is becoming a lawless society.

Try and report a crime, oh you can't because they closed all the police stations and when you go to Lewisham you wait and wait and wait to be seen, not by a PC but by an admin person who doesn't even work for them, guess what, front desk has been contracted out. No wonder nothing happens or works.

This post was last modified: 27-03-2024 10:10 PM by samuelsen.

Good shout!
To NottingHillBilly's post

This post was last modified: 28-03-2024 12:31 PM by Anotherjohn.

Re Samuelson's post -

I understood that the police had recovered many stolen cars and dealt with numerous crimes and their perpetrators.

It's not the police officer's fault that funding cuts and ineffective legislation have left them in an almost impossible situation.

Most policemen & women are trying extremely hard to make a fist of it and I appreciate their efforts.

But, yes, as with the crazed zombie knife attack at school home time on a local train yesterday, I totally agree that things have become desperately lawless - and we can only hope that those in Westminster and County Hall will do the right things to get a grip!

This post was last modified: 28-03-2024 12:41 PM by Anotherjohn.

I am aware of at least four cars having been stolen from my road in the last 6- 8 weeks, no action, case closed.
Hit and run in my road, no action
Mobile phone thefts, no action
Retail thefts, police can't be bothered
Drugs use, turn a blind eye

Funding cuts and legislation issues are merely excuses, I want the police to be seen, to be active, to do what the name implies, police, solve crimes, catch criminals, put together water tight cases so they can't get off on a technicality, but no they just take the easy way out.

You say most are trying extremely hard, I totally disagree. London is becoming more lawless day by day. They can't even get the basics right, what chance do we have of them doing what they get paid to do, go and police, i.e solve crimes, make the streets safe, change that to safer.

And in City Hall in his big comyf chair. And don't get me started on the waste of council tax money that City Hall and Councils seem to achieve. Do those staff really deserve annual six figure salaries and ditto in TfL, that's where the increases go to pay for all the paper pushing bureaucrats who love nothing more than layer upon layer of administration which we have to pay for.

thank you

Shouldn't it be Coffee and Donuts with the invisible Cops?.

I have lived in this area for over 35 years and have not seen a police officer for many years. May be base them in portacabins in each ward or my other suggestion I put on other post on this forum: Why Forest Hill deserves its spot in the Best Places to Live in London. Make them walk the area the full shift rather then hiding behind high fences and locked doors and take away they vehicles and use public transport this would improve the safety of the area.

This post was last modified: 30-03-2024 02:47 PM by Herbparis.