Conservative Councillors have visited Eltham High Street to talk to traders about fears of violence spreading from other parts of London, and thanked the police for their efforts to protect the community.

Cllr Adam Thomas recently attended the latest Eltham South Safer Neighbourhood Ward Panel meeting to discuss issues concerning residents.

A range of issues were discussed, including:

Woolwich suffers from high levels of violent crime and an existing Labour Councillor has described their Woolwich ward as the ‘murder capital of Greenwich’. However, not only have the Labour run Council failed to improve our safety but are planning to take even more police off the streets.

Local Conservatives met with Charlton's Safer Neighbourhood Team to discuss antisocial behaviour problems in and around Charlton Station.

Questions from Parliamentary Spokesman Cllr Spencer Drury, have revealed that Greenwich is the only major borough to refuse to attend London police meetings intended to reduce the level of youth violence, anti-social behaviour and disorder.

Greenwich Conservatives’ proposals to introduce more police and reduce Council Tax were rejected by Labour as part of the annual budget debate in the spring.
 

In April, James Garry, Conservative Spokesman for Charlton, helped to fix the first Neighbourhood Watch signs to lampposts in Eastcombe Avenue. The newly founded Neighbourhood Watch scheme will help to raise awareness about crime & safety in Eastcombe Avenue and surrounding areas. Residents of Charlton have expressed concern to James about recent criminal activity in the ward, especially household burglary. James, who is a keen participant in the scheme, said: “Charlton has always been a great place to live.

Conservatives are very concerned over a new report from the Labour Government admitting that burglars now regard robbing people’s homes as a ‘virtually risk free’ activity. 

Figures out today from the Metropolitan Police Authority show that crime is still rising in the London Borough of Greenwich.  Whilst vehicle crime has fallen, robberies and street crime have risen by 56% compared to the previous year, residential burglary and gun crime by 3% and possession of offensive weapon by 15%.  There were 12 murders - an increase of 8 on the previous year.