East Finchley
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East Finchley 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 EastFinchley@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).
Hamza Akhtar
Police Constable
Emmanuel Asare-Bekoe
Sergeant
Mustafa Erdagli
Police Constable
Janice Lovell
PCSO
Nkemdirim Ofo
Inspector
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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Violence Against Women and Girls in Parks and open spaces Issued 31 March 2026 |
Hi-Vis patrols along the High road and the Train station. Actioned 30 June 2026 |
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Increase in vehicle crimes in certain areas of the community. This is mainly due to the fact that the community is close to the A406 and the nearby streets are the ones that fall victim to these crimes. Issued 31 March 2026 |
Provide a visible police presence in identified Hot-spot areas for prevention and public reassurance. Actioned 30 June 2026 |
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ROBBERY Issued 31 March 2026 |
Increase foot patrols around hotspot area; High Road N2, areas around the Tube station. Actioned 30 June 2026 |
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Police the areas which has become hotspots for ASB - Drug related incidents are increasing in the areas around Strawberry Vale and some selected roads. Issued 31 March 2026 |
1. Arrest suspects of the on going ASB Actioned 30 June 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 East Finchley are saying are the issues in the area:
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