Car key burglaries in Hatch Lane/Chingford Green
Feb 2012: Police are warning residents to take extra care with their car keys after a recent spike in thefts in Hatch Lane/Chingford Green. In the last fortnight, 2 out of 3 overnight burglaries in this area have resulted in car keys being stolen leading to theft of a car. Remember: always keep your car keys safe and hidden out of sight, never leave car keys near letter boxes or on window sills, don’t leave spare car keys in your house and don’t leave car keys in unattended bags.
» Find out more about protecting yourself from vehicle crime
Preventing crime in Waltham Forest
We want to raise the level of awareness about some of the community safety issues in Waltham Forest, and to provide information about services that are available to help combat these.
- Anti-social behaviour
Contact us to report anti-social behaviour. And find out about dispersal orders in the borough - CCTV
Providing a safe and secure environment for residents, visitors, and businesses - Community Safety Board
Provides the opportunity for local people to discuss community safety issues - Crime prevention
Contribute to the fight against crime by protecting yourself and your property - Domestic violence
Any violence or threats between family members or partners is a crime - Drug and alcohol abuse
Support and treatment services, including support for children and young people - Emergency planning
What the Council is doing to prepare for emergencies - Hate crime
Crime committed because of your race, religion, sexuality or disability. Report it! - Safer travel at night
Find out what 24 hour bus and night routes serve Waltham Forest and how to travel safely at night - Support for victims and witnesses
Support and advice to witnesses or victims of crime - Young people and crime
What we are doing to tackle youth crime in the borough
Contact
Community Safety
London Borough of Waltham Forest
2nd Floor, Cedar Wood House
2d Fulbourne Road
Walthamstow E17 4GG
Email communitysafety@walthamforest.gov.uk
Tel 020 8496 3000
Find out about local services
Use My Place to find services local to where you live: when your rubbish is collected, your nearest library or leisure centre and more.
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Popular links
- Advice on keeping your vehicle safe
- Anti-Social Behaviour
- Back up campaign
- Dispersal orders
- Domestic violence
- Emergency planning
- Neighbourhood Watch
- Youth crime
- Youth Offending Service
Reward in connection with murder
Detectives are now offering a reward of up to £20,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and prosecution of the person responsible for the murder of Michelle Samaraweera and three other DNA-linked sexual assaults.
» Read more on this appeal
Wiping out enviro-crime campaign re-launched
To mark the re-launch of the Wiping out enviro-crime campaign we have launched a massive clamp down on dirty front gardens.
Over the coming months residents will see us taking tough action against people who commit enviro-crime in our borough, with a focus on tackling all forms of fly-tipping and littering.
Since the campaign launch in 2009 we have made significant progress in cleaning up the borough, but we know that there is still a lot of work to do. The re-launch of the campaign today is a sign of our commitment to keep tackling enviro-crime so we can transform all parts of Waltham Forest.
» Keep up-to-date with the latest enviro-crime campaign news
Mobile phone theft
Find out about protecting your mobile phone from thieves by reading the mobile phone location service leaflet (93KB PDF file)
Neighbourhood Link - community messaging service
Neighbourhood Link is a community messaging service from the Metropolitan Police Service that provides news and information about policing activity or initiatives, crime prevention advice as well as major incidents affecting your area.
» Find out more about Neighbourhood Link