A blog detailing progress in making the Greenway a safe and pleasant route through Newham
Blighted by a series of muggings and attacks the Greenway is no longer fulfilling its ambition of being a safe place for residents and visitors to travel along. Straddled between 5 Police Safer Neighbourhood wards this blog aims to document and stimulate a co-ordinated approach between the different stakeholders involved.
Newham Councillor reacts to “Appalling” levels of crime on the Greenway
On Saturday 7th March 2020 I raised the issue of crime on the Greenway at the Newham Councillors surgery at … More
FOI request sent to Newham Council + Met Police
This is the FOI request sent to Newham Council on 7th March 2020: Please consider my questions as requests under … More
Crime on the Greenway raised at the Council
At the Crime and Antisocial Behaviour Scrutiny Commission meeting on Thursday 13 February 2020 at Newham Town Hall the Assistant … More
Article: “Gangs lie in wait to target lone cyclists for bikes”
Link to the article Mark Blunden reports in the Evening Standard on the spate of muggings and robberies along cycle … More
Police: Knife found on caught Robber on the Greenway
The local policing team for Stratford and New Town reported on their twitter feed on November 22nd that:“One male behind … More
Over 500 sign petition to stop muggings on the Greenway
Sign the petition at Change.org Set up by Richard Stevenson, also the admin on the Facebook group ‘Greenway Users’ the … More
Police Advice
From PCSO Lauren Dixon, Newham Police “Dear residents, There has been a rise in the number of robberies reported along … More
Meeting with the Safer Neighbourhood Team
We attended the Police’s Safer Neighbourhood meeting at Plaistow Fire station on 25/11/2019 at 6pm. Hosted by Police Sergeant Dan … More
Article : “Dozens of cyclists mugged on one stretch of London cycle route”
Online journal “Cyclists” reports on 25th October 2019 that “Dozens of cyclists mugged on one stretch of London cycle route” … More
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