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The Ward Panel met on Monday 12th April and decided on new priorities for the team. These are youth engagement at Raynes Park High School and problems around Burlington Road. The other matters considered were parking problems around Motspur Park train station, speeding in the 20 mph zones and Grand Drive, Burglary to houses, garages or sheds, and vehicle crime. We will be keeping House Burglary as a priority anyway because all Merton SNT (Safer Neighbourhood Teams) have been set this by the Borough Senior Management Team. Raynes Park High School During the last term there were some incidents where a caravan on a building site was set alight and two bikes were stolen with witnesses believing the pupils were from the School. Also comparing age groups young people are most likely to be the victims of crime and there have been a couple of incidents near Raynes Park train station where people have tried to take the phones off young people. West Barnes SNT and Raynes Park SNT will be working together at the school to be more involved with young people. We are looking to set up a youth panel so we can address their concerns. Burlington Road During the street survey on Claremont Avenue residents raised concerns about the amount of litter and dumped material in the alleyway behind the restaurants. There is also some graffiti on the buildings nearer the A3 roundabout and the disused premises are looking very untidy. We don’t want the broken windows scenario to set in where an area that does not appear looked after attracts crime. There has already been an incident where some girls were chased down the road by a group coming out of the alleyway from Barnard Gardens. Our first task will be to conduct a visual audit of the area and canvass the local community to fully establish what the problems are. House Burglary Following the reduction in house Burglary across the ward we will now be looking at specific projects in areas. The first is being run by PCSO Glackin. The last attacked premises was reported on the last Community Safe message which was actually a shop in West Barnes Lane where entry was gained by a brick being put through the rear window. PCSO Glackin has surveyed the security to the rear of these shops and houses on Marina Avenue and is now working with the residents to improve security in the area. If you consider a similar scheme would be useful where you live then please contact us. Other News Over the last 2 days two cars have had their number plates removed. Both were the stick on type of plate. They were very near each other, one was parked in Consfield Avenue, and the other was Cavendish Avenue. The offenders pulled up in their vehicle, pulled the plates off and were gone in a matter of seconds. We will be doing extra patrols in the area but if you do have these types of plates then we strongly advise they are screwed on with non-returning screws. We have these screws and are able to deliver them to your house. While I have reported on several crime matters West Barnes remains one of the safest places to live in London. Please contact us if you need any non-emergency help or advice. Sgt Graham Chapman 0208 721 2454 WestBarnes.SNT@met.police.uk