Finchley Church End

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Finchley Church End 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 FinchleyChurchEnd@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).

Emmanuel Asare-Bekoe (Metropolitan Police, Sergeant, SNT - East Finchley)

Emmanuel Asare-Bekoe

Sergeant

Michelle Davies (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, Finchley Church End)

Michelle Davies

PCSO

Ashley Delaney (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, Finchley Church End DWO )

Ashley Delaney

Police Constable

Trevor Doyle (Metropolitan Police, PCSO, Finchley Church End)

Trevor Doyle

PCSO

Nkemdirim Ofo (Metropolitan Police, Inspector, Barnet Neighbourhood Policing Team)

Nkemdirim Ofo

Inspector

Rabiah Perveen (Metropolitan Police, Police Constable, finchley church end)

Rabiah Perveen

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

Policing the areas which become hotspots for ASB - Drug related incidents are increasing in the areas around Finchley Central tube station.

Issued 20 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

Patrol identified hotspots for burglary, victim follow up visits and public media awareness. Street Briefings to highlight awareness and provide advice.

Issued 20 January 2026

Plain clothes/ Hi-vis patrols in the hotspot areas.
Send out messages on social media on Crime prevention advice.
Linking up with other Police units to assist i.e. on days the team are not on.

Actioned 31 March 2026

Vehicle crimes is a problem on the ward particularly Theft from Motor vehicles. Police is to provide visible presence in the identified Hot-spot areas for prevention and public reassurance.

Issued 20 January 2026

Giving out Leaflets to drivers in the affected areas.
Hi-Vis / Plain Clothes foot patrols in the hotspot areas.
Using other means i.e. Met Engage to provide crime prevention advise

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 Finchley Church End are saying are the issues in the area:

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