Policing the Lennox

Another Roehampton story in last week's Wandsworth Guardian (along with the collapse of the Conservatives' Danebury Avenue demolition plans) was another success story for local policing.

Getting more police resources focussed on the Lennox estate, at the top of Priory Lane, has been something I've been working on for months - I reported on it in this special edition of the Putney Paper and it was an issue mentioned throughout my campaign week on the estate this spring. It's also an issue about which I know the local residents association have been very vocal and active.

I've been in touch with local residents on the estate who've been reporting worries about crime and anti-social behaviourto me, putting them in touch with police officers and making sure their concerns are taken seriously.

Gun crime in our area is fortunately very, very rare. When it occurs it is often linked to the twin problems of gangs and drugs. Roehampton's Police have taken it seriously and as a result, this incident on the Lennox has been tackled; and the estate can return to being a decent place to live.