Little Venice

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 speak to your local team about policing issues, and find out how you can get involved, you can email them at AWMailbox.SNTCWLittlevenice@met.police.uk.

In an emergency always call 999.

If it is not an emergency, you can report crime online at www.met.police.uk or dial 101.

We regularly speak to local residents to establish what issues they may be experiencing in the area. The word cloud below represents the issues that residents of Little Venice have highlighted as priorities for the area recently. Word clouds are graphical representations of word frequency that give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently. The larger the word in the visual below the more common the word was in the local survey.

We seek to tackle the issues raised by you and your communities in your local area. To 'Have your say' on local issues, please click on the button below to complete a short survey.

Violence Related Priority

S. To reduce Youth related violence which is taking place on City and Westminster College, Hall Place and Edgware Road. M. Intel sharing with neighbouring wards and College security staff to keep an up-to-date picture on youth tensions. Utilising CRIMINT and closed source intelligence to establish frequently used locations and MO's by offenders. A. Our aim to reduce violent crimes in outlined areas will be, by increasing proactive targeted patrols. Conducting daily weapon sweeps and stop and searches where applicable. On top of that, increasing patrols around Westminster College during break times and finishing time this is when most issues occur. R. Due to tensions serious youth crime is a top priority in Little Venice recognised by local ward officers as well as the ward panel. T. To be reviewed every 6 weeks.

Neighbourhood officers continue to engage with younger members of the community. Specifically, we work in partnership with the local City of Westminster College to tackle youth initiated anti-social behaviour, react to intelligence suggestion any heightened tensions between youths from different areas of London that may come into conflict and through intervention and education we aim to reduce and then maintain a low level of violent incidents whereby either one or more of those involved is deemed a 'youth' through age. I am currently working with YOTS and the council re having youths with refers sent to my boxing club for discipline.

Burglary

S. To reduce Burglary which is taking place on specifically targeting the Postal Code area of W2. M. Hi-Viz proactive patrols in order to help reduce crime and identify offenders as well as the crime in outlined areas. A. One of the two priorities outlined by ward panel meeting. Therefore to remain or second priority to focus on in order to reduce it. R. Due to ongoing issue with Burglary local DWO’s will also delivering crime prevention leaflets with advices how to keep their properties secured. T. To be reviewed every 6 weeks.

Patrols are prioritised in high risk areas of the ward, particularly during the periods of any given day that we are receiving information suggesting these offences are occurring. Working in partnership with local businesses, residents and other volunteers (such as the neighbourhood watch) we work diligently to prevent these crimes from occurring, or reacting promptly and effectively to any occasion they may unfortunately do so. Patrols ongoing.

Robbery

S. To reduce robbery offences Specifically around Edgware Road & Warrington Crescent environs, predominantly later in the day/ into the evening. M. Utilising PLANWEB, METINSIGHTS, local knowledge, Residents meetings and Intel from the robbery squad to identify known offenders - frequented times and locations. A. High visibility patrols to deter crime, plain clothed patrols to identify offenders then using Stop and Search where possible. Working with the council and community in applying for CCTV in the worst affected areas - application is in and being reviewed. R. Local community raise this as a concern whenever spoken to. Local knowledge identifies this area as a known hotspot for youth to target victims. T. To be reviewed every 6 weeks.

We maintain an ever evolving local knowledge of individuals believed or proven to be involved in robbery offences. Working with colleagues from robbery departments and pro-active squads we will actively target known problematic areas of the ward with intentions of targeting and challenging individuals or groups intent on committing robbery. We aim for all areas of the ward to be safe and secure for any persons going about their business and to be able to do so without fear of being a target for robbery. Patrols ongoing

In an emergency always call 999. If it is not an emergency, you can report crime online at www.met.police.uk or dial 101.