Barnsbury

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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 (Metropolitan Police, Inspector, Islington South)

Andrew Field

Inspector

Kerry Landrock (Police, Police Constable, Barnsbury Ward)

Kerry Landrock

Police Constable

Vinnie Maningas (Metropolitan Police, Sergeant, St Peter's & Canalside and Barnsbury)

Vinnie Maningas

Sergeant

Christopher O'Toole (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Barnsbury )

Christopher O'toole

Police Constable

Saskia Van den Berghe (Police, PCSO, Barnsbury)

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. (Returned as additional ward priority).

Issued 05 November 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 05 November 2025

Engaging and responding to reports of criminality and ASB in the area around Culpeper Gardens, Cloudesley Street, Stonefield Street. These chiefly relate to street Drug taking and possible drug dealing.

Issued 05 November 2025

Regular patrols of both uniformed and plain clothed officers.

Actioned 05 November 2025

RICHMOND Crescent - Reports of Drug dealing and taking in the area.

Issued 05 November 2025

Officers to conduct patrols in the and link in with the local authority to tackle issues not related to policing matters.

Actioned 05 November 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:

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