Cricklewood

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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.

Cricklewood 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 Cricklewood@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).

Mandyata Chikoti (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Golders Green Ward)

Mandyata Chikoti

Police Constable

Jonathan Freedman (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, Cricklewood)

Jonathan Freedman

PCSO

Amanda Gallacher (NWE, Sergeant, Cricklewood and Golders Green SNT, Barnet)

Amanda Gallacher

Sergeant

Manisha Goel (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, safer neighborhood team )

Manisha Goel

Police Constable

Alexandra Gradinariu (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, Cricklewood)

Alexandra Gradinariu

PCSO

David Kett (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Cricklewood)

David Kett

Police Constable

Nathan Owen (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Cricklewood)

Nathan Owen

Police Constable

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

Anti-Social Behaviour

To reduce drug dealing and ASB within areas of Cricklewood specifically Cricklewood Lane, Golders Green Estate, Westcroft Estate and surrounding areas

Issued 01 September 2026

Enforcement of the Public Space Protection Order, along with joint working with the Local Authority Community Safety Team

Actioned 01 September 2026

Theft

Specifically Pickpocket/snatch offences on Cricklewood Lane/A5

Issued 01 September 2026

Reduce mobile phone snatches

Improve crime prevention

Improve public awareness on the problem

Actioned 01 September 2026

Shoplifting

Specifically Cricklewood Lane/Cricklewood Broadway and Tilling road retail park

Issued 01 September 2026

Develop intelligence around prolific offenders

Proactively target offenders and arrest/charge them

Work with community partners to share information and improve security within the stores

Use ASB legislation and Criminal Behaviour Orders to target the most prolific offenders. Banning them from the area if necessary.

Actioned 01 September 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 Cricklewood are saying are the issues in the area:

Latest Alerts

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Community Update – Cricklewood Ward

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27/10/2026 15:03:41

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23/10/2026 10:43:43

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21/10/2026 14:21:30

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19/10/2026 13:06:01

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14/10/2026 19:53:17

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13/10/2026 14:22:13

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