Cleaver Square, Cleaver Street and Bowden Street Residents' Association & Neighbourhood Watch

Our local Neighbourhood Watch covers Cleaver Square, Cleaver Street and Bowden Street, and comes under the Princes Ward area.  Our local police - the Princes Ward Safer Neighbourhood Team - are based at Kennington police station in Kennington Road. 


Latest Neighbourhood Watch alerts and bulletins can be found on the home page (Residents' updates - password protected). Advice from the Metropolitan Police about how to avoid burglary, fraud, scams etc. can be found by clicking on this link: https://www.met.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/

Our local Safer Neighbourhoods Team and local police news: https://www.met.police.uk/area/your-area/met/lambeth/kennington/about-us/top-reported-crimes-in-this-area

Contact the local team: https://www.met.police.uk/area/your-area/met/lambeth/kennington/contact-us/top-reported-crimes-in-this-area

 (Team includes, as at 2026): PC Adam Willis adam.willis@met.police.uk and PC Alfie Paxton Alfie.paxton@met.police.uk.  Joint email Asmailbox-.Kennington@met.police.uk. Always report incidents to them as well as the Met so they're aware of local issues. 

Other useful contact numbers:

  • Emergencies (or if you see something suspicious happening) – call: 999
  • Emergency calls from your mobile if you are unsure of your location (UK and abroad) – call: 112
  • To report an incident or criminal damage that has already happened – call: 101or go online to Met Police
  • Anti-Social Behaviour reporting line – call: 020 7926 4000
  • Noise pollution (loud music in early hours etc) – call Lambeth’s noise control team (not the police): 020 7926 6111 (day), 020 7926 5999 (evening/night).