Clamping down on Coleman Court car crime

On Tuesday I was out and about in Coleman Court, off Kimber Road on the edge of King George's Park in Southfields.

I took the opportunity of my visit to Coleman Court to ask residents about problems that had been reported to my via my website.

A number of residents expressed their concern about a spate of car crime locally.

Although there is some parking within Coleman Court, most residents use Burr Road which runs parallel to the estate. It seems there has been an increase in damage to vehicles (broken windows) and some thefts.

Problems of this nature if not stamped out quickly can escalate. They are also exactly the type of crimes that Labour's Safer Neighbourhood police Teams were established to tackle: a local police response to very local problems.

I have been in touch with the Southfields SNT and was impressed with their response. Sgt David Mepham, who leads the team, has a number of ideas about how to tackle this and a number of other problems in the area and I am confident it is "on his radar". He'll be in touch with residents to outline how they can help - and I hope everyone will play their part in tackling this problem.