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REPORTING CRIME
Safer Neighbourhoods and Police information
HOW TO REPORT CRIME & ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
Please note that 'reporting' crime or ASB on Social Media (Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, NextDoor etc.) is NOT officially reporting anything and will not necessarily be responded to.
How to officially report crime & anti social behaviour
REPORTING TO THE POLICE
Is it an emergency? Does it feel like the situation could get heated or violent very soon? Is someone in immediate danger? Do you need support right away? If so, please call 999 now.
If you have a hearing or speech impairment, use our textphone service 18000 or text us on 999 if you’ve pre-registered with the emergency SMS service.
Report a crime online
Simply click to start: https://met.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/…
You can also report to the police via 101
If you’ve witnessed or been the victim of crime please report it to us.
Reports are dealt with by our control room in exactly the same way whether you report it online or call 101.
You can also report issues to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111
Crimestoppers are independent charity that gives people the power to speak up and stop crime – 100% anonymously. Find out more about them on https://crimestoppers-uk.org
Local Safer Neighbourhood Teams
St. Leonard's
Tel: 0208 721 2621
Email (Police): StLeonards.snt@met.police.uk
Email (Panel): stleonardsward@hotmail.com
Twitter (Police): @MPSStLeonards
Twitter (Panel): @stsafer
Panel Website: St Leonard's SN Panel
Streatham Wells
Team Website: Streatham Wells Safer Neighbourhood Team
Streatham South
Team Website: Streatham South Safer Neighbourhood Team
Streatham Hill
Team Website: Streatham Hill Safer Neighbourhood Team
Reporting anti-social behaviour to Lambeth Council
(you should also report to local police as above)
For some people anti-social behaviour (ASB) might be noisy or nuisance neighbours. For other people it might be having to walk past people drinking in the street. It can include graffiti, litter, fly-tipping, abandoned cars, dog fouling, dumping, spitting, street urination. It can also include feeling intimidated by individuals or groups or experiencing hate crime.
You can telephone Public Protection on 020 7926 5000 during office hours for reporting and advice and information.
Lambeth Council ASB Website: https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/noise-nuisance-pollution-and-anti-social-behaviour
To report Anti Social Behaviour or noise nuisance:
Please call Lambeth Public Protection response service 020 7926 5000, due to service demands you may have to hold or call back, we apologise for this inconvenience.
Our operational hours are:
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9am to 5pm (Monday to Friday)
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6pm to 2am (Tuesday and Wednesday)
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7pm to 3am (Thursday to Saturday)
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6pm to 2am (Sunday)
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6pm to 2am (Bank Holiday Mondays)
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We are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Alternatively please use the online service.
Lambeth Anti Social Behaviour
Anti-social behaviour in Lambeth | Lambeth Council
Please also report incidents of ASB (NOT NOISE) online with the police as below, these reports will be directed to the appropriate local policing teams.
https://www.met.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/
Or use the non-emergency number 101 for situations that do not require an immediate police response.
If it feel like the situation could get heated or violent very soon, or if someone in immediate danger, or you need support right away, please call 999.
Lambeth Noise Response Service, please use this service in the first instance during operational hours to report noise.
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION REQUIRED WHEN REPORTING NOISE OR ASB EITHER BY PHONE OR ONLINE
There is some information we will require to successfully investigate any complaint or report of noise or ASB, this information is extremely important for us to be able to evidence the noise or ASB as required by the law and take any possible action.
Who – a description of the individual/s involved in the noise or ASB, the better the description the more likely they will be identified.
What – a detailed description of the noise or ASB you witnessed.
When – accurate details of the date, and the time you witnessed the noise or ASB.
Where – accurate details of where you were and where you witnessed the noise or ASB.
Why – a brief description of why the noise or ASB you witnessed caused you harassment, alarm or distress.
Your details - We understand that reporting noise or ASB can be worrying, however you will need to be contacted in the first instance for an investigation to be opened, for the details of the report/complaint to be confirmed and to possibly assist with any further investigation.
If you wish to remain anonymous please use Crimestoppers; 0800 555 111
SURVEY
Lambeth Public Protection in partnership with the Violence Against Women and Girls Team (VAWG) have launched a survey site specific to Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) incidents, it is important to know that this site does not replace and can not be used for reporting Violence Against Women and Girls, it is solely for collecting data to assist in identifying key areas and resources required in those areas.
Please DO NOT use this site to comment on any other type of Anti-Social Behaviour.
https://lambethsaferstreets.commonplace.is/
Please feel free to share this information with anyone that travels through, visits or lives in Lambeth!