Canonbury

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.

Canonbury 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 Canonbury@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).

Mj Atasoy

Police Constable

Paul Hewitt

Sergeant

Abduswamad Omar

PCSO

Christopher Spiteri

Dedicated Ward Officer

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
Theft from person Targeting Theft in the street occurring in Canonbury, we aim to reduce these further and target those carrying this crime. Issued 23 February 2026	Carry out high visibility patrols in areas affected by theft – particularly along Essex Road in order to deter would-be offenders. Patrols in area will also build relationships with those who live/work in the area and reassure residents. Actioned 30 April 2026
Drugs related ASB Engagement and proactive patrols around Essex Road to prevent drug activity. High visibility patrols with regular sweeps to prevent Drug related crime. Issued 23 February 2026	Carrying out High Visibility patrols based on intelligence. Work with partners utilising Community Crime Officers and Park Guard to extend coverage. Working through the Early Intervention Scheme to ensure that those causing Anti-Social Behaviour are dealt with have the opportunity to be diverted to support required before moving through to enforcement using community notices to stop offending. Actioned 30 April 2026
ASB issues specific to Alwyne Villas and environs. Issued 23 February 2026	High visibility patrols to be conducted in and around the area, joint working with the Local Authority Community Safety Officers to bolster response and offer diversionary services to anyone who may be causing issues. Consideration of full ASB powers for persistent offenders to reduce impact of behaviour on community. Actioned 30 April 2026

Priority

Action taken

Theft from person

Targeting Theft in the street occurring in Canonbury, we aim to reduce these further and target those carrying this crime.

Issued 23 February 2026

Carry out high visibility patrols in areas affected by theft – particularly along Essex Road in order to deter would-be offenders. Patrols in area will also build relationships with those who live/work in the area and reassure residents.

Actioned 30 April 2026

Drugs related ASB

Engagement and proactive patrols around Essex Road to prevent drug activity. High visibility patrols with regular sweeps to prevent Drug related crime.

Issued 23 February 2026

Carrying out High Visibility patrols based on intelligence. Work with partners utilising Community Crime Officers and Park Guard to extend coverage. Working through the Early Intervention Scheme to ensure that those causing Anti-Social Behaviour are dealt with have the opportunity to be diverted to support required before moving through to enforcement using community notices to stop offending.

Actioned 30 April 2026

ASB issues specific to Alwyne Villas and environs.

Issued 23 February 2026

High visibility patrols to be conducted in and around the area, joint working with the Local Authority Community Safety Officers to bolster response and offer diversionary services to anyone who may be causing issues. Consideration of full ASB powers for persistent offenders to reduce impact of behaviour on community.

Actioned 30 April 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 Canonbury are saying are the issues in the area:

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