South Area BCU covers the London Boroughs of Bromley, Croydon and Sutton.
Linktree https://linktr.ee/sabculgbt
Bromley Census 2021 Local Mapping
https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/maps/choropleth/identity/sexual-orientation/sexual-orientation-9a/gay-or-lesbian?lad=E09000006
Croydon Census 2021 Local Mapping
https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/maps/choropleth/identity/sexual-orientation/sexual-orientation-9a/gay-or-lesbian?lad=E09000008
Sutton Census 2021 Local Mapping
https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/maps/choropleth/identity/sexual-orientation/sexual-orientation-9a/gay-or-lesbian?lad=E09000029
LGBT+ Forums
Bromley LGBT+ Forum – has a Facebook page (last post was Dec 2016) and a Twitter profile (still active). Unsure if the two profiles are connected or run by seperate people/organisations.
Croydon LGBT Listings
Croydon Area Gay Society CAGS
Croydon LGBT+ Group – currently under development.
Contact Mark via email safer@metrocharity.org.uk
Sutton LGBTQ+ Forum
LGBT Archive – Sutton LGBT Forum webpage
Trans Sutton
Police Services
In an emergency you can contact the police by calling 999, if it is not an emergency you can call them using 101.
British Transport Police – covers public transport services across the UK.
Metropolitian Police Service – covers the South Area Basic Command Unit, London region (excluding the City of London which is covered by the City of London Police).
Borough Commander
- Chief Superintendent Dave Stringer
Senior Leadership Team
Neighbourhoods
- Super Intendent Andy Brittain (Neighbourhood Lead)
- Chief Inspector Ken Hoyal (North)
- Chief Inspector Imran Asghar (South)
- Inspector Kate Woods (Partnership and Prevention)
- Sergeant James Edwards (Partnership)
Key Officers
- Hate Crime HCop – PC Martin Dopson
- Age and Gender – PC Alex Smith
- Disability – PC Maxine Clee
- Faith and Race – PC Lucy Cokell
- LGBT+ – PC Mathieu Smith snmailbox_.lgbtcoordinator@met.police.uk
- VAWG – PC Jemma Stewart
True Vision – national police hate crime reporting website.
Council Services
Bromley Council
Bromley Crime Prevention and Community Safety webpage
Safer Bromley Partnership webpage
Croydon Council
Safer Croydon Partnership webpage
Hate Crime webpage
Advice, information and activities for LGBT+ people webpage
Sutton Council
Community Safety and policing webpage
Community Services
Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline – 0300 330 0630 open 10 am to 10 pm 365 days of the year. Run by LGBT+ volunteers for the LGBT+ community.
Aurora – Croydon’s LGBT+ Police Consultation Group
Croydon Area Gay Society (CAGS) is a social group for gay men and lesbians in Croydon, South London, founded 1971.
LGBT Archive Croydon Area Gay Society webpage
Croydon LGBT+ Network Group – for LGBT+ Croydon Council Employees.
No social media contact links.
Croydon Pride
Galop – the LGBT+ anti-violence charity
0800 999 5428 LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline email help@galop.org.uk
0800 130 3335 Conversion Threrapy Helpline email CThelp@galop.org.uk
020 7704 2040 LGBT+ Hate Crime Helpline email hatecrim@galop.org.uk
LGBTQ+ South London Facebook group
Metro Bridge – LGBTQ youth group for young people aged between 11 to 25 in Croydon.
020 8305 5004 or email youth@metrocharity.org.uk
Metro Charity – Health, community and youth services across London and the South East.
Metro Safer: Croydon Hate Crime Service – advice and support to report anti-LGBT+ hate crime in Croydon.
020 8305 5003 ask to speak to the Croydon Hate Crime Officer or email safer@metrocharity.org.uk
Queer Croydon – is all about amplifying LGBTQI+ arts, events and artists from across Croydon and wider South London.
Rainbows Across Boarders RAB – supporting LGBT asylum seekers in and around Croydon.
Rainbow Reading Group – LGBT+ reading group meet in Croydon Library on the last Thursday of each month.
Surrey and London Association of Gay Organisations SLAGO
The Gay UK – national listings website
The Gay UK Croydon webpage
131 Oval Road, Croydon CR0 6BR
TransPALS – a social support group for Trans People Across South London.
RainbowBoroughsProject 