Holborn & Covent Garden
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Holborn & Covent Garden 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 Holborn&CoventGarden@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).
Ashley Blenman
Inspector
Lee Davies
Inspector
Michael Eales
Police Constable
Inanc Erbas
Police Constable
Orlando Escobar Hincapie
PCSO
James Flanagan
PCSO
Sean Lewis
Police Constable
Barry Macinnes
Sergeant
Amber Matthews
Police Constable
Eleanor Priddy
Police Constable
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 |
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Combatting Youth Violence - Intelligence led local policing working to combat youth violence specifically related to gang activity on our Intelligence led local policing working to combat youth violence specifically related to gang activity on our housing estates. We will achieve this through increased visibility, utilising resident and partner agency intelligence and early identification of Child Criminal Exploitation. Issued 01 December 2025 |
The ward team regularly patrol the areas most effected by youth violence and feedback any intelligence to the relevant MPS teams and partner agencies. Actioned 28 February 2026 |
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Drug Related Activity Issued 01 December 2025 |
The ward team regularly meet with various agencies to manage vulnerable residents and anti-social behaviour issues within blocks and areas on the ward. Actioned 28 February 2026 |
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Visitor Crime Issued 01 December 2025 |
The ward team work alongside the council and partnership agencies to target tourist crime and provide a visible presence to deter. Actioned 28 February 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 Holborn & Covent Garden are saying are the issues in the area:
Latest Alerts
Street surgery - Leather lane outside Lebanese Grill – 21:00HOURS : Fri 27 Feb 21:00
Hi Resident Come to speak to your local ward policing team to discuss issues in the area
Street surgery - Shaftesbury Avenue WC2 outside Leyland 15:00HOURS : Tue 10 Feb 15:00
Hi Resident Come and speak to your local policing team regarding issues in the area.
Street surgery - Hatton Garden outside Costa 13:00HOURS : Thu 29 Jan 13:00
Hi Resident Come and meet your local ward officers and discuss any concerns in the area.
Street surgery - Drury Lane outside the Travelodge 11:00HOURS : Sun 11 Jan 11:00
Hi Resident Come and meet your local ward officers and discuss any concerns in the area.
Local Priorities Anti Social Behaviour Concern Update
Dear Resident, Thank you for taking the local priority survey recently, we note that you highlighte...
Final Reminder - Community Crime-Fighting: Camden - 3rd December
- Last Remaining Tickets Dear Communities and Residents of Camden, On the evening of Wednesday...
Local Priorities Violence against women and girls Message
Dear Resident, I wanted to provide you with an update regarding Violence against women and girls, wh...
Local Priorities Violence against women and girls Concern Update
Dear Resident, Thank you for taking the local priority survey recently, we note that you highlighte...
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Upcoming Events
Street surgery - 19:00HOURS - Drury Lane, Junction with Stukeley Street WC2
- WC2B 5LF, , WC2B 5LF
- 19/12/2025 19:00
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Street surgery - Drury Lane outside the Travelodge 11:00HOURS
- WC2B 5RE, , WC2B 5RE
- 11/01/2026 11:00
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Street surgery - Hatton Garden outside Costa 13:00HOURS
- EC1N 8QQ, Hatton Garden, EC1N 8QQ
- 29/01/2026 13:00
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Street surgery - Shaftesbury Avenue WC2 outside Leyland 15:00HOURS
- WC2H 8AN, Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8AN
- 10/02/2026 15:00
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Street surgery - Leather lane outside Lebanese Grill – 21:00HOURS
- EC1N 7TT, Leather Lane, EC1N 7TT
- 27/02/2026 21:00
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