Your Safer Neighbourhoods Team
Your Safer Neighbourhoods Team is a group of Met police officers dedicated to serving your community. The team is made up of officers based in your area (or 'ward'), supported by additional officers from the wider area.
We work closely with local authorities, community leaders and residents to decide our policing priorities for the area. This helps us to find useful, long-term solutions to local problems, while maintaining our wider focus on reducing crime across London.
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Crimes and priorities
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Priority:
Action taken:
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Priority:
Anti-Social Behaviour
To reduce drug dealing and ASB within areas of Cricklewood specifically Cricklewood Lane, Golders Green Estate, Westcroft Estate and surrounding areas
Action taken:
Enforcement of the Public Space Protection Order, along with joint working with the Local Authority Community Safety Team
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Priority:
Theft
Specifically Pickpocket/snatch offences on Cricklewood Lane/A5
Action taken:
Reduce mobile phone snatches
Improve crime prevention
Improve public awareness on the problem
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Priority:
Shoplifting
Specifically Cricklewood Lane/Cricklewood Broadway and Tilling road retail park
Action taken:
Develop intelligence around prolific offenders
Proactively target offenders and arrest/charge them
Work with community partners to share information and improve security within the stores
Use ASB legislation and Criminal Behaviour Orders to target the most prolific offenders. Banning them from the area if necessary.