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:
Violence Against Women and Girls
Designated officers patrolling in and around the Emirates Stadium during match days. Officers also briefing both male and female staff and stewards before each match, providing resources on how to report and receive support, education on what VAWG is and encouraging them to report incidents.Action taken:
Dedicated officers to assist with policing inside and outside the stadium. Briefings with catering staff and stewards.
Officers to engage with female fans outside of the stadium. Patrols after the games to provide reassurance particularly with evening games. -
Priority:
Gillespie Park ASB
Increased reports from residents and council that Anti Social Behaviour is occurring in the park and the surrounding areas.
Action taken:
Officers to increase hi-visibility patrols using the a mixture of ‘engagement and proactive patrols. This will including joint working with relevant partnerships.
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Priority:
Drug induced ASB
Increased reports and complaints that drug users are congregating around the Emirates Stadium to use drugs and cause ASB.
Action taken:
High viability patrols, days of action, officers will work with Community safety officers and Arsenal to deter this. Officers will utilise ASB powers when necessary to mange those causing harm in the area.