Highbury

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.

Highbury 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 Highbury@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).

Rares Bogdan

PCSO

Miguel Farfan Bossio

PCSO

Daniel Hick

Dedicated Ward Officer

Michael Lohan

Sergeant

Sophie Wright

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
Violent Crime There has been an increased in reports of Violent Crime in the area Issued 28 January 2026	Hi vis mobile patrols within the area to recognise any offenders. Walk and Talk events speaking to local residents on how they feel in the area and providing crime prevention advice and high visibility patrols. Officers to work with the ASB team to patrol the ward during unsociable hours. Officers are also working with the council to bid for CCTV in these areas. Actioned 30 April 2026
Theft from Person - Highbury Fields There has been an influx of reports in regards to theft. This includes phone snatches and theft of a pedal cycle in and around Highbury Fields. Issued 28 January 2026	Officers to conduct hi vis patrols in and around Highbury Fields to identify these offenders. Officers also to engage with the community by providing crime prevention advice via leaflet drops and door to door knocks. Officers are also arranging a community events which include a bike marking event and property marking event to provide reassurance to residents and help protect their property. Actioned 30 April 2026
Violence Against Women & Girls Violence against Women and Girls is a Met wide priority and officers are aware that women and girls may feel unsafe in large open spaces such as Highbury Fields. Our aim is to reduce violence against women and girls and provide reassurance to our community, encouraging residents to report these incidents and have the resources to be able to report Issued 28 January 2026	Officers to conduct hi vis patrols in and around Highbury Fields including the ASB team and our community safety officers. Officers will be providing crime prevention advice through leaflets drops and will be hosting community events such as Walk and Talks, in order to engage with female residents and find out where they feel unsafe and work with our partners to tackle these issues. Officers and the council are working to increase lighting in darker spaces. Actioned 30 April 2026

Priority

Action taken

Violent Crime

There has been an increased in reports of Violent Crime in the area

Issued 28 January 2026

Hi vis mobile patrols within the area to recognise any offenders.
Walk and Talk events speaking to local residents on how they feel in the area and providing crime prevention advice and high visibility patrols.
Officers to work with the ASB team to patrol the ward during unsociable hours.
Officers are also working with the council to bid for CCTV in these areas.

Actioned 30 April 2026

Theft from Person - Highbury Fields

There has been an influx of reports in regards to theft. This includes phone snatches and theft of a pedal cycle in and around Highbury Fields.

Issued 28 January 2026

Officers to conduct hi vis patrols in and around Highbury Fields to identify these offenders.
Officers also to engage with the community by providing crime prevention advice via leaflet drops and door to door knocks.
Officers are also arranging a community events which include a bike marking event and property marking event to provide reassurance to residents and help protect their property.

Actioned 30 April 2026

Violence Against Women & Girls

Violence against Women and Girls is a Met wide priority and officers are aware that women and girls may feel unsafe in large open spaces such as Highbury Fields. Our aim is to reduce violence against women and girls and provide reassurance to our community, encouraging residents to report these incidents and have the resources to be able to report

Issued 28 January 2026

Officers to conduct hi vis patrols in and around Highbury Fields including the ASB team and our community safety officers. Officers will be providing crime prevention advice through leaflets drops and will be hosting community events such as Walk and Talks, in order to engage with female residents and find out where they feel unsafe and work with our partners to tackle these issues. Officers and the council are working to increase lighting in darker spaces.

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 Highbury are saying are the issues in the area:

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