East Finchley

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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.

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

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
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 20 February 2026	Provide a visible police presence in identified Hot-spot areas for prevention and public reassurance. Using Social Media to give crime prevention advice where its possible to do so. Actioned 31 March 2026
ROBBERY This has been opened due to a spate of robberies over the last couple of weeks The main aims of this priority are to: * Reduce mobile phone snatches * Improve crime prevention * Improve public awareness on the problem Issued 20 January 2026	Increase foot patrols around hotspot area; High Road N2, areas around the Tube station. Link up with school officers on educating the local schools on crime prevention methods. Actioned 31 March 2026
Violence Against Women and Girls in Parks and open spaces Tackling violence against women and girls deterring and detecting crime, providing visibility and reassurance and increase public confidence in policing Issued 20 January 2026	Hi-Vis patrols along the High road and the Train station. Re-assuring women and Girls though engagement. Linking up with the local Pubs on the safe place scheme and giving encouragements. Actioned 31 March 2026
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 06 January 2026	1. Arrest suspects of the on going ASB 2. Working with the L/A to issue PSPO/ CPW whichever is possible 3. Constant patrols on selected roads where the ASB is present Actioned 31 March 2026

Priority

Action taken

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 20 February 2026

Provide a visible police presence in identified Hot-spot areas for prevention and public reassurance.
Using Social Media to give crime prevention advice where its possible to do so.

Actioned 31 March 2026

ROBBERY
This has been opened due to a spate of robberies over the last couple of weeks
The main aims of this priority are to:
* Reduce mobile phone snatches
* Improve crime prevention
* Improve public awareness on the problem

Issued 20 January 2026

Increase foot patrols around hotspot area; High Road N2, areas around the Tube station.
Link up with school officers on educating the local schools on crime prevention methods.

Actioned 31 March 2026

Violence Against Women and Girls in Parks and open spaces
Tackling violence against women and girls deterring and detecting crime, providing visibility and reassurance and increase public confidence in policing

Issued 20 January 2026

Hi-Vis patrols along the High road and the Train station.
Re-assuring women and Girls though engagement.
Linking up with the local Pubs on the safe place scheme and giving encouragements.

Actioned 31 March 2026

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 06 January 2026

1. Arrest suspects of the on going ASB
2. Working with the L/A to issue PSPO/ CPW whichever is possible
3. Constant patrols on selected roads where the ASB is present

Actioned 31 March 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:

Agree or not? Have your say now, click here to do the survey

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