Your Safer Neighbourhoods Team
No upcoming events are planned in the Clerkenwell area.
Crimes and priorities
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Priority:
Action taken:
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Priority:
St John's Garden/ Near Faringdon Station - Drug users sitting in the garden area smoking drugs all day. Affecting locals who feel they can't use this outside space due to the smell.
Action taken:
Regular patrols of the area and use any police powers where necessary and justifiable.
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Priority:
Engagement with Sainsbury's Store manager, as there have been a number of shoplifting thefts in the stores on Clerkenwell Ward. Also the Co-op store in Clerkenwell is being targeted. Targeted patrols in the location and enforcement where required. Planned shoplifting operation with police and store detectives to reduce thefts and identify prolific/ wanted offenders.
Action taken:
Police have arranged to do to a shoplifting operation with the store detectives at the beginning of March and into May. This is an ongoing priority where more operations will continue.
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Finsbury Estate EC1 - Anti social behaviour in the children's park area. Rough sleepers under the covered well next to the library.
Action taken:
Police will actively be patrolling and targeting this area, with a mix of uniform and plain clothes patrol, in order to proactively target those causing ASB issues in the area.