St Peter's & Canalside
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St Peter's & Canalside 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 StPeters&Canalside@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
Audrey Forrester
Police Constable
Anthony Jaiyeola
PCSO
Edmund Lyons
Police Constable
Vinnie Maningas
Sergeant
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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ASB - King Square and surrounding area Reports of drug use, ASB and Alcohol usage in King Square and surrounding environs. (continued priority) Issued 07 May 2026 |
Continue routine high visibility patrols and working with the council to encourage reporting from residents. Explore and work with licencing team to reduce issues caused by street drinking. We continue to build relationship with local partners including the local church, council, Islington MPS street population SPOC. Increase high visibility patrols. Actioned 07 August 2026 |
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Tackling drug dealing and ASB in a location reported to ward officers and surrounding areas. In addition to reports of Youth ASB on Duncan Street. (Continued priority) Issued 07 May 2026 |
Area in question was put into Enhanced response for LA lead partnership. This included High visibility patrols alongside plain clothes proactive policing. Engaging with residents to encourage reporting. Use of the full suit of LA problem solving (Park guard patrols, licencing checks, community safety etc). Actioned 07 August 2026 |
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Ongoing drug use and drug dealing in and around St John's street. Issued 07 May 2026 |
High Vis and plain clothed patrols. Use of Local Authority operatives to support police actions. Actioned 07 August 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 St Peter's & Canalside are saying are the issues in the area:
Latest Alerts
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Upcoming Events
Ward Panel Meeting - Thursday 18th June
- King Square Community Centre, Pankhurst Terrace King Square, EC1Y 8DY
- 18/06/2026 18:00
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