Foot patrol (13/01/2026)

Rick was out with Heath Safer Neighbourhoods Team's (SNT) PC, Gabe, today for mid-morning coverage around Barking and Dagenham College (p) in Rush Green (3.8 miles).

Anti-social behaviour (ASB) hotpots, including Harveys Lane, the Thorntons Farm Avenue alley and Fourth Avenue (9.51am, p), while Valentines Way (9.14am, p) and Horace Avenue (9.44am) also saw a presence.

"We're continuing to check areas around the college that have previously been reported as gathering spots for students potentially causing issues. We also had a quick tidy up of some of the litter left behind in Fourth Avenue, it's not fair that residents have to come home to that."
-Rick (7199EA)