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Working for the residents in the South of the Borough of Kingston upon Thames

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Safer neighbourhoods

Here you’ll find the latest updates from local Safer Neighbourhood Teams, including police reports, community safety initiatives, crime prevention advice, and updates on issues affecting our area. We work closely with local officers to keep residents informed, involved, and safer. Check back regularly for new reports and ways to get involved in keeping our community secure.

Join Kingston’s Volunteer Police Cadets
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Join Kingston’s Volunteer Police Cadets

Make friends, build skills, make a difference At a recent Safer Neighbourhood Committee meeting, it was…

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Police deploy Live Facial Recognition technology in Kingston
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Police deploy Live Facial Recognition technology in Kingston

If you were wandering along Clarence Street (the main pedestrianised shopping street) in Kingston on 14th…

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Farewell to Acting Sergeant Oli Shearer
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Farewell to Acting Sergeant Oli Shearer

Acting Sergeant Oli Shearer was warmly thanked for his service at the South of the Borough…

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Police Ward Panel Meeting Reports
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Police Ward Panel Meeting Reports

Ward panel meetings are informal quarterly meetings where our safer neighbourhood police team, the council and…

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Your safer neighbourhoods team
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Your safer neighbourhoods team

Your Safer Neighbourhoods Team is a group of Met police officers dedicated to serving your community.…

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Kingston Police Station reduced front counter hours
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Kingston Police Station reduced front counter hours

Under Metropolitan Police plans to address a £260m budget shortfall, ten front counter at police stations…

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Next CDRA Executive Committee Meeting

Tuesday 1st September – 7.30pm
St Paul's Centre
280 Hook Road, Chessington, KT9 1PL

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Summer activities

Summer activities in and around Chessington

24 July 20269 August 2026
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Kingston Council’s new Local Plan – major development for Chessington

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Back garden development 13-15 Leatherhead Road, Chessington – developers revise plans

27 July 202629 July 2026
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Major power cable replacement underway

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Industrial-scale battery farm proposed on Green Belt

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Chessington District Residents’ Association (CDRA) is a voluntary, non-political, self-funded organisation which aims to ensure residents of Hook, Chessington and south of the borough have a strong, meaningful voice on matters that impact our community.

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Chessington Memories

Olympic Games torch 2012

London 2012 Olympic torch

7 July 202611 June 2026
Doodlebug bomb damage in Chessington

Doodlebug bomb near Chantry Road

15 July 202611 June 2026
Ace of Spades, Chessington 1950s

Ace of Spades Roadhouse

6 July 202611 June 2026
71 Chessington Zoo Bus

15 years driving buses

8 July 202611 June 2026

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Advice & tips

Staying safe online

Staying safe online: A plain-English guide to avoid online fraud

15 July 202616 June 2026
Analogue telephone

Digital Voice switchover and its implications

15 July 20264 June 2025
Shared ownership

Shared ownership – get independent legal advice

15 July 202616 July 2025
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