Larkhall Safer Neighbourhoods Panel - next meeting Monday 8th March 2010

The next meeting of the Larkhall Ward Safer Neighbourhoods Panel will take place on Monday 8th March at 7pm in St Johns Church, Clapham Road SW4.

The Safer Neighbourhoods Panel, which consists of local Larkhall resident representatives, meets every three months to discuss local policing issues and to decide what priorities the local Safer Neighbourhoods Police Team are to follow for the next quarter of the year. All local residents are invitied to attend and have their say on local policing priorities.

The Larkhall Safer Neighbourhoods Police Team are all based at the Clapham Police Station in Union Grove and spend all of their time tackling issues in Larkhall ward. The officer in charge of the Team is Sergeant Graham Williamson.

The Team is a permanent fixture in Larkhall, not a 'quick fix' brought in to respond to local changes in crime and disorder. They have been working in Larkhall ward since 2006. The Team’s priorities are decided by the ward’s Safer Neighbourhoods Panel, who put forward their three top local priorities for local officers to tackle.

The three current priorities for the Team - set at the December meeting of the Panel - are 1) youth engagement, 2) reducing burglaries, and 3) anti-social behaviour on the Stockwell Gardens estate.