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Public meeting with Police about Wapping Woods – 8th January 2013

by What's in Wapping on January 3, 2013 in What's on

Public meeting with Police about Wapping Woods – 8th January 2013

A public reassurance meeting about safety in Wapping Woods will be held on Tuesday 8th January at 7pm in St George’s Town Hall in Cable Street, Shadwell.

SNT Inspector, Steve Cook will chair the meeting which will be attended by the Police Borough Commander, Chief Superintendent, Dave Stringer and the Head of Tower Hamlets Community Safety, Andy Bamber.

Cllr Denise Jones, who helped arranged the meeting, to brief residents, answer questions and to listen to any suggestions from residents on safety in the park will also be attending.

The meeting with police has been called following two violent stabbings in Wapping Woods of lone women on 4th and 29th December 2012 [view post] and a number of muggings during recent years.

Sijil Miah, aged 32 from Shadwell has been charged with the two stabbings committed in December and appears in Westminster Magistrates Court today – charged with two counts of attempted murder and two counts of possession of a knife in a public place.


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Please note that “it is not allowed to discuss the details of the specific attacks for which a man has been charged as that would prejudice court proceedings; however, there will be an opportunity for the community to question the police and council on general safety issues that this case has brought to the attention of the public.”

See details of the Public Reassurance Meeting on the Metropolitan Police website here.

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  • http://www.whatsinwapping.co.uk/ What’s in Wapping

    Hi Fifa
    Wapping is still a low crime area. This is the latest update from the most recent Safer Neighbourhoods Team meeting by Love Wapping who attended it:
    http://lovewapping.org/2013/02/wapping-crime-drought-continues/

    Depending where on the Highway, it’s possible the area you’re looking at comes under Limehouse or Shadwell as that’s where the boundaries change (depends which statistics, so worth reading any small print that goes with them).
    Hope that helps.

  • Fifa-1

    Hi, I’m a prospective Wapping resident and I wanted to ask whether anyone has any comments about the safety of the area, The Highway in particular? I’m thinking of buying a flat on The Highway (around KEMP) but came across these stabbings which have added to my concerns about safety implications of moving to this part of London. As a first time buyer I’m very worried about making the wrong move in purchasing in this specific location even though I really like its central location. Does anyone have thoughts to share on the topic, i.e. any positive/negative experiences around that part of The Highway, things for someone unfamiliar with the area should consider/watch out for if buying?
    Thanks in advance; I appreciate this is a community website and not necessarily a forum to ask opinions, so I apologise in advance for any misuse resulting from my post.

  • Glen

    Having just jogged through Wapping Wood I noticed that one of the lamps in a key light in the central walkway has failed making it darker than it need be – given the recent attacks, we need reassurances that authorities are taking safety very seriously – not just maintaining present lighting but improving it as well as other measures. This is presently not the case. Stay safe everyone and let’s reclaim Wapping Wood for everyone!