Barnsbury

Welcome to Met Engage,

We're transforming the Met to become a service that truly delivers for you.

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.

Barnsbury 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 Barnsbury@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).

Andrew Field

Inspector

Kerry Landrock

Police Constable

Vinnie Maningas

Sergeant

Christopher O'toole

Police Constable

Saskia Van Den Berghe

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
CHAPEL MARKET - Focus on all manner of reported ASB, shoplifting, and phone snatches. Issued 04 August 2025	Mixed and frequent patrols from a number of officers in different departments at Islington police station. Continued working with the councils Angel BID team to identify trends repeat offenders. Support work around civil injunctions. Actioned 04 August 2025
Address reports of drug dealing on Offord Road and surrounding areas. Issued 04 August 2025	Continued monitoring of reports and regular patrols Actioned 04 August 2025
BARNARD PARK - Ongoing issues with ASB and volume crime matters, linked to the new football pitches and issues with poor dog behaviors. Issued 04 August 2025	Officers to conduct patrols in the area of the park and the surrounding areas. Work with the local authority to tackle issues with inappropriate dogs and poor behavior. Ensure that park staff are updated and share information. Actioned 04 August 2025

Priority

Action taken

CHAPEL MARKET - Focus on all manner of reported ASB, shoplifting, and phone snatches.

Issued 04 August 2025

Mixed and frequent patrols from a number of officers in different departments at Islington police station. Continued working with the councils Angel BID team to identify trends repeat offenders. Support work around civil injunctions.

Actioned 04 August 2025

Address reports of drug dealing on Offord Road and surrounding areas.

Issued 04 August 2025

Continued monitoring of reports and regular patrols

Actioned 04 August 2025

BARNARD PARK - Ongoing issues with ASB and volume crime matters, linked to the new football pitches and issues with poor dog behaviors.

Issued 04 August 2025

Officers to conduct patrols in the area of the park and the surrounding areas. Work with the local authority to tackle issues with inappropriate dogs and poor behavior. Ensure that park staff are updated and share information.

Actioned 04 August 2025

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 Barnsbury are saying are the issues in the area:

Agree or not? Have your say now, click here to do the survey