Dear Resident
I hope that you all had a good summer, and have enjoyed your holidays whether home or abroad.
The next joint Police and Councillor drop-in will be on Friday 23/09/2022 1500-1600 hours at Lloyd Park Café, please feel free to come and join us.
The next Park Hill & Whitgift Ward Panel Meeting will take place on Monday 19/09/2022 at 1830 hours, in St Matthew’s Church. I will update the ward priorities for the SNT to focus on, in the next 3 months, as agreed and voted for by the panel in the meeting, in next month’s newsletter.
In August there were 4 catalytic converter thefts reported, please keep vigilant for this, and if you see anything suspicious call Police immediately, DO NOT approach them, as they are likely to be armed with weapons, most commonly, baseball bats, and will not hesitate to use them.
Please also visit, for more information, the MPS page for ways to protect your vehicle from catalytic converter theft:
https://www.met.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/keeping-vehicles-safe/catalytic-converter-theft/
There have been a few incidents in Lloyd Park in August, as you will see below, these are mainly related to Garage Nation. There was also a robbery and an attempted robbery, relating to the ongoing issue of 1 or more groups of balaclava youths demanding phones and phone pins, and threatening violence. There are various teams within the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and British Transport Police (BTP) involved in combatting this. On this subject Councillor Appleton and I conducted a ward walk last Friday, and knocked on some doors along Lloyd Park Avenue to reassure residents. At Lloyd Park Tram Stop, we met Manny the BTP PCSO, who was there as part of BTP’s role in combatting the robberies.
Please report ANY crimes through one of the 4 ways below:
- 999
- 101 (the non-emergency number for reporting crime);
- www.met.police.uk and choose the Report tab; or
- Croydon Police Station Front Office, which is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Please DO NOT use the ward phone to report crime, as the team is not in everyday, it should only be used to make appointments with the team for reassurance and community visits.
| Classification | Location | Date | Time |
| Criminal Damage to a Motor Vehicle – The suspect(s) have broken the rear window of the victim’s car, searched it, but not taken anything. | Chepstow Road | 02/08/2022-03/08/2022 | 2100-0600 |
| Theft From Motor Vehicle – The victim’s car was parked in a private, residential car park, entered the car, and stolen £750 worth of fishing rods and gear. The suspects were wearing hoodies and rode escooters. | Park Hill Rise | 02/08/2022-03/08/2022 | 1800-0730 |
| Theft From Motor Vehicle – Suspects stole a catalytic converter, one of the males was carrying a baseball bat. | Lyndhurst Close | 10/08/2022 | 2200 |
| Theft From Motor Vehicle – The suspects stole a catalytic converter from a Lexus. | Fitzjames Avenue | 10/08/2022-11/08/2022 | 1900-0850 |
| Theft From Motor Vehicle – The victim left their car locked and secure. When they returned unknown suspects had stolen the catalytic converter. | Sandilands | 10/08/2022-11/08/2022 | 1900-1930 |
| Possession of MDMA – The suspect was searched as a condition of entry to Garage Nation, they were then further searched due to suspicions raised with security staff by Police about the suspect’s behaviour. Upon the further search, the suspect was found to be in possession of 40 MDMA pills. The suspect was arrested, taken to Windmill Road Custody Centre, where they were questioned and then charged with Possession of Class A substance. | Lloyd Park | 13/08/2022 | 1314-1315 |
| Theft – The victim had their phone stolen from their bag, whilst at Garage Nation. | Lloyd Park | 13/08/2022 | 1950-2000 |
| Theft – The victim had their phone stolen from their bag, whilst at Garage Nation. | Lloyd Park | 13/08/2022 | 2145-2200 |
| Possession of Cocaine – The suspect was seen by an officer to put a flexible, transparent container underneath their shorts, in an attempt to smuggle this into Garage Nation. The officer challenged the suspect, who took the container out from under their shorts. They admitted that contents were Class A drugs, which were MDMA, Ketamine, & Cocaine, for personal use. A roadside interview was conducted, and the suspect was then given a PCR (Postal Charge Requisition), which means they were given a court date. | Lloyd Park Avenue | 14/08/2022 | 1313-1314 |
| Theft – The victim met the unnamed suspect at the One Dance Festival, and the suspect has stolen approx. £300 from the victim’s pocket, whilst the victim was drunk, after the suspect asked to have their photo taken for Snapchat, with the victim. | Lloyd Park | 14/08/2022 | 1621 |
| Theft – The victim’s bag was stolen containing their Freedom Pass & £20, from the funfair. | Lloyd Park | 14/08/2022 | 1400-2000 |
| Possession of Cannabis – The suspect was seen to cup their hand on seeing Police patrolling the perimeter of Lloyd Park for Garage Nation. Officers also smelt Cannabis, and as a result of this, the suspect was searched under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. During the search nothing was found, other than half a Cannabis joint in the suspect’s hand. The suspect received a Community Resolution for Cannabis as a result. | Opposite Lloyd Park | 14/08/2022 | 2015 |
| Grievous Bodily Harm/Serious Wounding – The victims are a couple of people who went to Garage Nation, and were allegedly being beaten up by security, cutting their lip, and losing a tooth in the process. | Lloyd Park | 14/08/2022 | 2010-2030 |
| Robbery – The victim and their friend were walking from Sandilands tram stop to Lloyd Park tram stop. When they were by Larcombe Close, they were stopped by 2 suspects who first feigned that they didn’t know the area and asked for directions to Sandilands. The suspects said to the victim and friend “Ima be so real, give me your stuff, where are you from?” The suspects then demanded the victim’s phone, when they answered Croydon. The suspects spent approx. 20 mins changing the pin, threatened to use knives they had on them, if they ran or told (no knives were seen). The suspects then walked through the alleyway, leading to Lloyd Park Avenue. | Larcombe Close | 19/08/2022 | 1841-1842 |
| Attempted Robbery – The victim, a 70 year old, left a family member’s home, and started walking to the tram stop, taking a short cut through the park. The victim saw the 2 suspects, who had just got off the tram, they were covering their faces, and walking towards her. They shouted out “Give me your phone”, and she shouted back “I’m not going to give you my phone.” By this time, the victim was near other people, so the suspects stopped following, they did not try to get the phone off the victim or touch them. The victim got then decided to return to the family member’s home, and there they called the Police. | Lloyd Park | 27/08/2022 | 1610 |
| Common Assault – A member of a work party, inspecting tram tracks had eggs thrown at them, from residents in a block of flats behind the tracks. | Near Sandilands Tram Stop | 01/09/2022 | 0910 |
| Burglary – The victim’s garage was broken into, the roller garage door was forced open with a tool, possibly a crowbar. This has caused approx. £1000-£1500 of damage. The suspect(s) stole an adult bicycle from within. | Addiscombe Road | 01/09/2022-02/09/2022 | 2200-0655 |
| Theft From Motor Vehicle – The victim’s catalytic converter was stolen by 4 males, (3 were seen, and 1 was waiting in the car). | Sudbury Gardens | 04/09/2022 | 0026 |
| Burglary – The suspect(s) are believed to have used the rubbish/recycling bins to have climbed over the side gate, accessed the rear of the property, climbed up and onto the conservatory roof, and smashed a pane of glass. They put their hand through the smashed window and released the window latch, entering the house. The burglar alarm was activated when the glass was smashed. The suspect(s) have entered all of the bedrooms, and lifted up beds. The suspect(s) stole the CCTV hard drive, and left. A neighbour knocked on the door, alerting the suspect(s) to their presence outside. | Grimwade Avenue | 04/09/2022 | 2050 |
| Possession of Offensive Weapon – There was a call made to Police about a fight involving 6-7 people, with one of those believed to be seriously hurt. When police arrived on scene there were 2 walking away from the area. These males were both stopped and searched under Section 1 of the Police And Criminal Evidence (PACE) Act 1984. One of the males searched admitted to being in possession of a knuckle dusters, before Police searched him. The male was arrested for Possession of an Offensive Weapon. | Coombe Road | 04/09/2022 | 2135 |
Many thanks.
PCSO Ollie White, PC Charles Gryson, & PC Maddie Conway.
Report crime by calling 101 or in an emergency call 999.
Remember, you can also report crime online on our website: https://www.met.police.uk/
