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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Action taken:
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Harringay Ward Priority 2: Tackle rough sleeping issue within Finsbury Park N4 linked to ASB, Drug offences and other criminal matters.. - Reference PMP/20021/26
Officers have received reports of rough sleepers within Finsbury Park who are taking part in criminal activities. This includes drug taking and ASB.
Key Issues -
Increased amount of rough sleeping within FINSBURY PARK N4
Drug taking
ASBAction taken:
Increased high-visibility patrols in the identified hotspot
Deployment of plain clothes / proactive teams to gather evidence
Use of stop and search powers where grounds exist
Targeted operations with drug units / borough task force
Multi agency approach by working with outreach teams to ensure appropriate support is provided when needed. -
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Harringay Ward Priority 1: Traffic Offences on Green Lanes - Reference PMP/20020/26
Concerns raised around traffic offences being committed on GREEN LANES. Offences include illegal use of high powered E-Bikes, bikes mounting pavements and careless driving.Action taken:
Pro active approach in catching and prosecuting offenders.
Increase patrols both covert and overt.
Issuing Traffic Offence Reports (TOR's)
Vehicle seizures where appropriate -
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Harringay Ward Priority 3: Anti Social Behaviour in Harringay Passage - PMP/19939/26
This ward priority focuses on Anti Social Behaviour & Drug related issues within Harringay passage. Officers have received reports that Harringay Passage is being used as a congregation point for individuals engaged in ASB and suspected drug activity.
Action taken:
Conduct targeted high-visibility patrols in Harringay Passage
Use stop and search powers where grounds are met
Deploy plain clothes officers for proactive identification of drug activity
Consider dispersal powers (Section 35) to address loitering groups