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:
Theft from person
Targeting Theft in the street occurring in Canonbury, we aim to reduce these further and target those carrying this crime.
Action taken:
Carry out high visibility patrols in areas affected by theft – particularly along Essex Road in order to deter would-be offenders. Patrols in area will also build relationships with those who live/work in the area and reassure residents.
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Drugs related ASB
Engagement and proactive patrols around Essex Road to prevent drug activity. High visibility patrols with regular sweeps to prevent Drug related crime.
Action taken:
Carrying out High Visibility patrols based on intelligence. Work with partners utilising Community Crime Officers and Park Guard to extend coverage. Working through the Early Intervention Scheme to ensure that those causing Anti-Social Behaviour are dealt with have the opportunity to be diverted to support required before moving through to enforcement using community notices to stop offending.
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ASB issues specific to Alwyne Villas and environs.
Action taken:
High visibility patrols to be conducted in and around the area, joint working with the Local Authority Community Safety Officers to bolster response and offer diversionary services to anyone who may be causing issues. Consideration of full ASB powers for persistent offenders to reduce impact of behaviour on community.