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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Violence Related Priority
Focusing on reducing Violence related crime originating mostly from Estates around the ward. Local officers are conducting targeted patrols at the problematic areas. Working towards a reduction in assaults across the ward.Action taken:
Local officers are continuing their patrols of known locations where historically reported issues have been taking place.
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ASB/ MANOR HOUSE Junction
Focusing on reducing ASB i identified problematic areas around the Ward, MANOR Hse Jnc. Local officers are conducting targeted patrols at the problematic areas. Working towards a reduction in ASB across the Ward. ASB on the MANOR HOUSE Jct, predominately linked to street drinkers engaging in Rowdy/ Nuisance Behaviour with Alcohol being a key element.Action taken:
Local officers are continuing their targeted patrols of location. A long spell of very hot weather as well as the recent WIRE Festival in FINSBURY PARK has resulted in a spike in calls to The Manor House Junction, linked to drink related ASB at location. Local officers are continuing to target any suspects re-ported engaging in ASB at location.
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Drugs ASB/ Old blocks on the WOODBERRY DOWN Est
Focusing on reducing drug related ASB originating mostly from Estates around the ward, old blocks Woodberry Down Est. Local officers are conducting targeted patrols at the problematic areas. Reported issue is of a historic nature with suspects involved in reported behaviour being residents as well as visitors to the blocks of which some access points are insecure. Working towards a reduction in ASB across the ward.Action taken:
Local officers have observed a substantial reduction in calls to Police in recent weeks in relation to ASB in old blocks on The Woodberry Down Estate. Local officers are continuing their targeted patrols/ Weapons sweeps on The Woodberry Down and neighbouring Estates. Officers recently recovered 4 knives concealed in heavy plant undergrowth on the AMWELL COURT ESTATE.