Tower Hamlets

Your Neighbourhood Policing Team is made up of Kent Police beat officers who are dedicated to keeping your community safe. They focus on preventing crime and antisocial behaviour, responding to local concerns, and building strong relationships with residents, community groups and local businesses.

Our officers will:

patrol to deter crime and reassure the public
hold regular engagement activities in the area, including attending community meetings to share advice and listen to concerns
work with partner agencies including councils, schools, charities, and local groups
tackle issues like antisocial behaviour, repeat offending, and vulnerability
build trust by being visible, approachable, and responsive

Neighbourhood policing is a key part of Kent Police’s commitment to being community-focused, visible, and responsive.

Report crime

Please do not contact neighbourhood officers to report crime.

If it's not an emergency, the easiest way to contact us is online. Your report will be sent direct to our control room where it will be reviewed by the same team who answer our calls.

in an emergency, call 999
call 101 for non-emergency enquiries

Tom Lowther

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Antisocial behaviour - nuisance. Issued 04 November 2025	Officers have increased high‑visibility foot patrols and used both marked and unmarked police vehicles to prevent and deter anti‑social behaviour. Officers are engaging directly with groups and individuals, explaining the impact their actions have on the community and encouraging positive choices. Where appropriate, we have used stop‑and‑search powers, leading to the seizure of items. Acting on information from the community, we worked with Immigration Enforcement to make several arrests for human trafficking and modern slavery linked to an illegal brothel. We’re also working with partner agencies, including Porchlight, to reduce antisocial behaviour (ASB). These actions have contributed to a reduction in ASB‑related incident reports. Actioned 14 January 2026
Drug dealing. Issued 04 November 2025	Officers have carried out intelligence‑led proactive patrols using both marked and unmarked police vehicles, along with uniformed and plain‑clothed foot patrols, to target known hotspots linked to drug supply. Working jointly with the Neighbourhood Task Force, we focused on known offenders and vehicles connected to drug activity. This work has led to several significant results, including arrests for drug-related offences. A number of suspects have been charged and are now going through the court process. Actioned 14 January 2026
Drug taking. Issued 04 November 2025	Officers have carried out intelligence‑led proactive patrols using marked and unmarked police vehicles, along with both plain‑clothed and uniformed foot patrols, to target known hotspots linked to drug supply. Working jointly with the Neighbourhood Task Force, we focused on known offenders and vehicles connected to drug activity. This approach has led to several notable results, including arrests for drug-related offences. A number of suspects have now been put before the courts and are awaiting sentencing. Actioned 14 January 2026

Priority

Action taken

Antisocial behaviour - nuisance.

Issued 04 November 2025

Officers have increased high‑visibility foot patrols and used both marked and unmarked police vehicles to prevent and deter anti‑social behaviour. Officers are engaging directly with groups and individuals, explaining the impact their actions have on the community and encouraging positive choices. Where appropriate, we have used stop‑and‑search powers, leading to the seizure of items. Acting on information from the community, we worked with Immigration Enforcement to make several arrests for human trafficking and modern slavery linked to an illegal brothel. We’re also working with partner agencies, including Porchlight, to reduce antisocial behaviour (ASB). These actions have contributed to a reduction in ASB‑related incident reports.

Actioned 14 January 2026

Drug dealing.

Issued 04 November 2025

Officers have carried out intelligence‑led proactive patrols using both marked and unmarked police vehicles, along with uniformed and plain‑clothed foot patrols, to target known hotspots linked to drug supply. Working jointly with the Neighbourhood Task Force, we focused on known offenders and vehicles connected to drug activity. This work has led to several significant results, including arrests for drug-related offences. A number of suspects have been charged and are now going through the court process.

Actioned 14 January 2026

Drug taking.

Issued 04 November 2025

Officers have carried out intelligence‑led proactive patrols using marked and unmarked police vehicles, along with both plain‑clothed and uniformed foot patrols, to target known hotspots linked to drug supply. Working jointly with the Neighbourhood Task Force, we focused on known offenders and vehicles connected to drug activity. This approach has led to several notable results, including arrests for drug-related offences. A number of suspects have now been put before the courts and are awaiting sentencing.

Actioned 14 January 2026

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