Woodberry Down

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Through our new platform Met Engage you can get to know your local officers, help shape how we police your local area and have direct access to key information and advice.

This isn't just a platform for us to tell you what we're doing in your area, it's an opportunity for you to tell us what's concerning you most so we can take action on the things that truly matter to you.

Woodberry Down 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.

To contact to your team about local policing issues, email us at WoodberryDown@contact.metengage.co.uk or pick an officer to email below. (Please do not use this contact method to report crime, in an emergency always call 999 or you can report crime online at www.met.police.uk or dial 101).

Abser Abdur

Police Constable

Matthew Anderson

Constable

Neil Lawson

Sergeant

Jesus Perez Barro

Inspector

Zaka Ullah

PCSO

Local Priority Issues

We are committed to tackling the issues that matter most to local communities. Based on our conversations with residents, and the issues they have raised with us, our main priorities are:

Priority	Action taken
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. Issued 29 July 2026	Local officers are continuing their patrols of known locations where historically reported issues have been taking place. Actioned 28 October 2026
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. Issued 29 July 2026	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. Actioned 28 October 2026
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. Issued 29 July 2026	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. Actioned 28 October 2026

Priority

Action taken

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.

Issued 29 July 2026

Local officers are continuing their patrols of known locations where historically reported issues have been taking place.

Actioned 28 October 2026

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.

Issued 29 July 2026

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.

Actioned 28 October 2026

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.

Issued 29 July 2026

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.

Actioned 28 October 2026

The word cloud below represents the issues raised by residents through their Local Matters survey. We take this into consideration along with discussions with stakeholders, ward panel meetings and conversations with the public when setting our key priorities

What members in Woodberry Down are saying are the issues in the area:

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