You are not registered to receive alerts sent from Met Engage

I note that you are among the 10% of Neighbourhood Watch participants in Lambeth who have not registered to receive crime prevention alerts, like that below, sent by the police. 

If this was mistake please go into your contact details for Neighbourhood Watch and add the police.  

If you wish to receive crime prevention alerts but not to give your address to the police, there are two options:

Any comment you have on the types of information you would like to receive from whom would be most welcome. 

As part of planning for the launch of an Association to support the 2,000 or so Neighbourhood Watch participants and 120 or so groups in Lambeth, we are in process of working out the division of labour, including which messages should be sent direct by the police and which by Neighbourhood Watch.     

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How we are tackling e-bike crime in Lambeth

Over the last few months, we have been talking to Londoners at our community crime fighting events, to better understand exactly what issues you care about most, including here in Lambeth

Across London, including in Lambeth we heard of widespread concerns about dangerous riding, anti-social behaviour and thefts linked to e-bikes and e-scooters.  

So, we are stepping up our action. 

In the past year, we have taken over 2,500 illegal and unsafe e-bikes and e-vehicles off London’s streets. Through precision-led policing driven by intelligence, data and technology, we are seizing thousands of dangerous rides where they’re being used unlawfully or anti-socially.  

We are working with partners to develop evidence-based, targeted interventions and operations that will lead to effective, long-term change. 

Acting on concerns that matter most to Londoners is at the heart of our community crime-fighting – and so we need your input. 

Help us keep our streets safe and click the link below to fill in a short survey: 

https://survey.metengage.co.uk/Survey/GUID/c2c1fffd-0a6e-491e-b542-bd1782e2b772 

We would appreciate hearing from you to help us better understand both the concerns and benefits of e-bikes and e-scooters use in your area. This will help us understand what you would like us to prioritise and give us insight to take to partners and drive action.  

MPS actions so far:

In the meantime, we want to take this opportunity to tell you what we are already doing to clamp down on the illegal and anti-social behaviour concerns you raised about e-bikes / e-scooters.  

Across 2025 we seized more than 2,500 illegal e-bikes and e-scooters across London and will continue to take steps to keep you safe. 

We are stopping riders suspected of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Drunk riding is illegal, unsafe, and contributes to a growing proportion of near-misses and collisions, particularly on increasingly used high-powered e- bikes. 

This has included operations in Streatham last month where we have seized around 12 illegal e-bikes and e-scooters

 Message Sent By

Olly Lamb

(Metropolitan Police, Inspector, Lambeth)