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5 teams- Harrow on the HillSNTQA.HOTH@met.police.uk3 officersEmail the teamTeam page →
- Harrow WealdHarrowWeald.SNT.365Group@met.police.uk7 officersEmail the teamTeam page →
- Kenton Eastkentoneast.snt.365Group@met.police.uk6 officersEmail the teamTeam page →
- Marlboroughmalborough.snt@met.police.uk6 officersEmail the teamTeam page →
- Pinner SouthSNTQA-.PinnerSouth.365Group@met.police.uk5 officersEmail the teamTeam page →
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Upcoming events
meetings, drop-ins and street briefingsSaturday 31 October
- 12:00– 12:45
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Saturday 7 November
- 16:00– 17:00
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Sunday 8 November
- 16:00– 16:30
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Current priorities
set with residents- VAWGHarrow on the Hill team · set 12 Oct 2026What they're doing →
- Fraud & Rogue TradersHarrow on the Hill team · set 12 Oct 2026What they're doing →
- ASB/Street DrinkingHarrow on the Hill team · set 12 Oct 2026What they're doing →
- Shoplifting and theft offences.Harrow Weald team · set 9 Sept 2026What they're doing →
- Burglary and Attempted Burglary, priority for Harrow Weald.Harrow Weald team · set 9 Sept 2026What they're doing →
- Violent Crime (includes VAWG related) remains one of the three ward priorities.Harrow Weald team · set 9 Sept 2026What they're doing →
- Burglary and Vehicle CrimesKenton East team · set 25 Oct 2026What they're doing →
- Violence Against Women & Girls (VAWG)Kenton East team · set 25 Oct 2026What they're doing →
- Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)Kenton East team · set 12 Oct 2026What they're doing →
- Anti‑social behaviour continues to impact the quality of life for residents, particularly levels of youth nuisance, street drinking, drug misuse, rowdy gatherings, and behaviour linked to intimidation or environmental damage. Repeat locations and individuals create ongoing concern and reduce public confidence.Marlborough team · set 12 Oct 2026What they're doing →
- Theft - Shoplifting Reduce incidents of shoplifting within local retail areas and improve offender identification, arrests, and retailer confidence.Marlborough team · set 12 Oct 2026What they're doing →
- Violence Against Women and Girls - VAWG - Marlborough Safer Neighbourhood Team is committed in the reduction of violent crime including those crimes committed against women and girls. This will be achieved through joint working with partner agencies and proactive policing, alongside community engagement events and speaking to those directly living and working in Harrow.Marlborough team · set 12 Oct 2026What they're doing →
- Theft-Shoplifting Reports and intelligence highlight ongoing shoplifting issues across retail locations in the Pinner South Ward. Several shops have identified repeat, prolific offenders who are responsible for multiple thefts. The problem impacts business confidence, community perceptions of safety, and increases demand for police attendance. Intelligence shows that a small number of prolific offenders are responsible for a significant proportion of shoplifting offences. Retail premises with limited security measures or inconsistent reporting practices are more frequently targeted. Engagement with shop staff indicates that crime prevention awareness and structured reporting could be improved. Patterns suggest offenders operate both opportunistically and through repeat targeting of known premises. Analysis supports the use of mixed approach patrols (high visibility for deterrence and plain clothes for detection).Pinner South team · set 7 Oct 2026What they're doing →
- Burglary Recent intelligence, crime reports, and predictive mapping have identified burglary hotspots across the Pinner South Ward. Community concerns highlight the need for increased visibility, reassurance, and proactive prevention to reduce opportunities for offending. Predictive crime mapping identifies specific streets and clusters where burglaries are most likely to occur. Timing analysis suggests that burglaries tend to occur during windows of reduced occupancy, highlighting the need for targeted patrol times. Victim feedback indicates gaps in household security, showing the value of crime prevention messaging and direct engagement. Intelligence links offenders to opportunistic behaviour rather than targeted, organised burglary, supporting the use of high visibility deterrent patrols. Community engagement data supports broad communication across the ward to increase residents’ awareness and resilience.Pinner South team · set 7 Oct 2026What they're doing →
- Anti-Social Behaviour Intelligence and community feedback have identified persistent ASB across key hotspot locations in Pinner South. Reports identify, nuisance behaviour, and community concerns about public safety and environmental impact. ASB involves mixed behavioural issues (loitering, noise, nuisance groups, minor disorder), requiring flexible officer deployment. Peak times and offender profiles indicate the value of both high visibility patrols and plain clothes proactive work. Local businesses on Pinner Road have raised concerns, indicating need for regular engagement and reassurance policing. Partnership information from Harrow Council supports a joint approach, especially regarding environmental ASB and community impact.Pinner South team · set 7 Oct 2026What they're doing →
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VAWGHarrow on the Hill team · set 12 Oct 2026×What they're doing: Providing a safe space for women and girls in Harrow on the Hill. Proactive patrols in high foot-traffic areas, incorporating "Walk and Talk" with partners and community pop-up stalls to educate, learn, and provide reassurance.
Neighbourhood priorities are set with residents at ward panel meetings.
Fraud & Rogue TradersHarrow on the Hill team · set 12 Oct 2026×What they're doing: Increasing community awareness - how to detect scams and avoid them. Community pop-up events highlighting dangers of online fraud.
Neighbourhood priorities are set with residents at ward panel meetings.
ASB/Street DrinkingHarrow on the Hill team · set 12 Oct 2026×What they're doing: Ensuring our public spaces are safe and free from antisocial behaviour/street drinking and begging. Joint patrols with neighbouring wards to deter and detect such behaviour, and deal with by way of ASB referral, Community Protection Warning and penalty notices.
Neighbourhood priorities are set with residents at ward panel meetings.
Shoplifting and theft offences.Harrow Weald team · set 9 Sept 2026×What they're doing: The team have identified several hot spots for shoplifting and theft offences across the ward and a range of tactics are used to combat offences. Shoplifting and theft offences are linked to drugs and the team ensure that a range of crime prevention events are held across the areas affected particularly where there is a high footfall of people. The team are dealing with shoplifting offences robustly, where those repeatedly coming to notice can also be dealt with by being issued with Community protection notices and or Criminal Behaviour Orders.
Neighbourhood priorities are set with residents at ward panel meetings.
Burglary and Attempted Burglary, priority for Harrow Weald.Harrow Weald team · set 9 Sept 2026×What they're doing: Harrow Weald NPT's priority remains engagement via regular crime prevention events and street briefings. This includes ensuring that any streets affected are visited, and the team are available to local residents to advise on crime prevention tactics and other methods to keep property safe. Any emerging hotspots are pro-actively patrolled patrolled by the team engaging in plain clothed and uniform patrols.
Neighbourhood priorities are set with residents at ward panel meetings.
Violent Crime (includes VAWG related) remains one of the three ward priorities.Harrow Weald team · set 9 Sept 2026×What they're doing: Priority patrols take place in and around areas most affected by violence and these patrols are very much tailored through intelligence led information.
Neighbourhood priorities are set with residents at ward panel meetings.
Burglary and Vehicle CrimesKenton East team · set 25 Oct 2026×What they're doing: To target Burglary and Vehicle Crimes such as theft from vehicles or theft of vehicles. We have organised a local operation where officers have made arrest in relations to the burglaries and stolen goods. Additionally, we organised crime prevention street briefings and shared crime prevention and visit every victim of these crimes to provide reassurance. Burglary and Vehicle Crime Prevention advice was also sent out through our new Community Crime Fighting Platform "Met Engage" to all ward residents. These efforts are aimed at keeping our community informed and safe.
Neighbourhood priorities are set with residents at ward panel meetings.
Violence Against Women & Girls (VAWG)Kenton East team · set 25 Oct 2026×What they're doing: In the Kenton East ward around places like Queensbury Circle, Queensbury Park, Kenmore Park Playground, local markets and bus stops. We organise weekly "Women's Safety Walk, Talk, and Do" sessions, where in partnership with the Harrow Council VAWG officer and inviting local councillors to join. These sessions allow women in the community to share their concerns, talk about safety in the area and take actions to make our community safer. We have increased high visibility patrols (HVP) in main hotspot areas that have been highlighted as concerns. This helps to ensure a stronger presence and make these areas safer for everyone. Additionally, to support upcoming Global initiative "16 days of Activism against Gender - Based Violence" (from Tuesday 25th November to Wednesday 10th December), we will also be holding a series of Women’s Safety Sessions across the ward.
Neighbourhood priorities are set with residents at ward panel meetings.
Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)Kenton East team · set 12 Oct 2026×What they're doing: To reduce ASB and tackle Street Drinking in Kenton East ward, conducting targeted patrols on hotspots and organising regular "ASB Drop-in Surgeries" and "Coffee and Crime Prevention" sessions, where we distributed relevant crime prevention and awareness leaflets to residents. Additionally, work with multi-agency partners to share information / intelligence and assist with operations to tackle ASB and Street Drinking and conducted high-visibility patrols in main areas identified through crime mapping.
Neighbourhood priorities are set with residents at ward panel meetings.
Anti‑social behaviour continues to impact the quality of life for residents, particularly levels of youth nuisance, street drinking, drug misuse, rowdy gatherings, and behaviour linked to intimidation or environmental damage. Repeat locations and individuals create ongoing concern and reduce public confidence.Marlborough team · set 12 Oct 2026×What they're doing: To reduce anti‑social behaviour within the ward, increase resident confidence, and create safer, more respectful public spaces through targeted enforcement, problem‑solving, and early intervention. Objectives: Identify and address ASB hotspots through intelligence‑led patrols. Tackle repeat offenders using appropriate powers and partnership interventions. Support vulnerable residents and victims affected by persistent ASB. Work with partners to prevent escalation and promote positive behaviour.
Neighbourhood priorities are set with residents at ward panel meetings.
Theft - Shoplifting Reduce incidents of shoplifting within local retail areas and improve offender identification, arrests, and retailer confidence.Marlborough team · set 12 Oct 2026×What they're doing: High-Visibility Patrols: Deploy officers at peak times identified through recent crime reports and retailer intel. Conduct regular walk-throughs of affected stores to reassure staff and deter offending. Intelligence-Led Targeting: Review CCTV footage and crime patterns to identify repeat offenders. Submit intelligence reports and circulate suspect descriptions on internal systems for wider awareness. Partnership Engagement: Liaise with store managers and security staff to improve reporting pathways and gather timely information. Enforcement Activity: Prioritise arrest of prolific offenders and those involved in organised retail crime.
Neighbourhood priorities are set with residents at ward panel meetings.
Violence Against Women and Girls - VAWG - Marlborough Safer Neighbourhood Team is committed in the reduction of violent crime including those crimes committed against women and girls. This will be achieved through joint working with partner agencies and proactive policing, alongside community engagement events and speaking to those directly living and working in Harrow.Marlborough team · set 12 Oct 2026×What they're doing: Daily patrols of the ward whilst engaging with members of the community on their individual perception of their safety. Also gaining an understanding of the issues they have identified within the ward. Along with increased patrols on Friday and Saturday evenings. Walk and Talk events held from the local tube stations during peak travel times, offering advice and the chance for community to express concerns.
Neighbourhood priorities are set with residents at ward panel meetings.
Theft-Shoplifting Reports and intelligence highlight ongoing shoplifting issues across retail locations in the Pinner South Ward. Several shops have identified repeat, prolific offenders who are responsible for multiple thefts. The problem impacts business confidence, community perceptions of safety, and increases demand for police attendance. Intelligence shows that a small number of prolific offenders are responsible for a significant proportion of shoplifting offences. Retail premises with limited security measures or inconsistent reporting practices are more frequently targeted. Engagement with shop staff indicates that crime prevention awareness and structured reporting could be improved. Patterns suggest offenders operate both opportunistically and through repeat targeting of known premises. Analysis supports the use of mixed approach patrols (high visibility for deterrence and plain clothes for detection).Pinner South team · set 7 Oct 2026×What they're doing: The Pinner South team have been conducting a targeted approach to shoplifting, running Operation Taliesyra which is a targeted operation focussed on shoplifting. Specifically working towards identifying and apprehending prolific offenders and providing crime prevention advice to repeat victims. The operation aims to target and disrupt prolific shoplifting offenders across North Harrow through intelligence led patrol activity, deploying officers in both high visibility and plain clothes patrols to deter offenders and identify those responsible for continued theft. Engaging directly with shop staff and security teams to deliver crime prevention advice, reinforce best practice, and encourage consistent reporting. Throughout the operation the team will, monitor shoplifting levels through recorded crime data, crime reports, and intelligence submissions from officers and retailers. Assess whether engagement with shop staff has increased reporting rates and improved prevention measures. Review the effectiveness of patrols by evaluating detections, stop/search activity, and reduction in repeat targeting of the same premises. Evaluate the identification and disruption of prolific offenders and the impact this has on overall theft levels. Use ongoing intelligence and feedback from retailers to adjust the policing approach and ensure continued reduction in shoplifting.
Neighbourhood priorities are set with residents at ward panel meetings.
Burglary Recent intelligence, crime reports, and predictive mapping have identified burglary hotspots across the Pinner South Ward. Community concerns highlight the need for increased visibility, reassurance, and proactive prevention to reduce opportunities for offending. Predictive crime mapping identifies specific streets and clusters where burglaries are most likely to occur. Timing analysis suggests that burglaries tend to occur during windows of reduced occupancy, highlighting the need for targeted patrol times. Victim feedback indicates gaps in household security, showing the value of crime prevention messaging and direct engagement. Intelligence links offenders to opportunistic behaviour rather than targeted, organised burglary, supporting the use of high visibility deterrent patrols. Community engagement data supports broad communication across the ward to increase residents’ awareness and resilience.Pinner South team · set 7 Oct 2026×What they're doing: To target burglaries officers are deployed to conduct high visibility patrols in predictive crime mapping locations to increase deterrence and reassure residents. Conduct targeted patrols in identified hotspot areas across the Pinner South Ward, informed by predictive mapping and intelligence. Provide crime prevention advice to all burglary victims and follow up reassurance. Disseminate crime prevention messages via Met Engage to ensure wide community reach, improving household security awareness and reducing vulnerability. Maintain flexible deployment to allow officers to respond dynamically to emerging hotspots. Monitor burglary rates will be monitored using crime data, predictive mapping outputs, and intelligence submissions. We will evaluate the impact of patrol activity by comparing burglary levels before and after interventions. Reviewing community feedback, particularly from victims and hotspot residents, to assess whether reassurance levels have improved. Adjusting patrol plans, crime prevention activity, and communication strategies based on ongoing data to ensure continued reduction in burglary risk.
Neighbourhood priorities are set with residents at ward panel meetings.
Anti-Social Behaviour Intelligence and community feedback have identified persistent ASB across key hotspot locations in Pinner South. Reports identify, nuisance behaviour, and community concerns about public safety and environmental impact. ASB involves mixed behavioural issues (loitering, noise, nuisance groups, minor disorder), requiring flexible officer deployment. Peak times and offender profiles indicate the value of both high visibility patrols and plain clothes proactive work. Local businesses on Pinner Road have raised concerns, indicating need for regular engagement and reassurance policing. Partnership information from Harrow Council supports a joint approach, especially regarding environmental ASB and community impact.Pinner South team · set 7 Oct 2026×What they're doing: Pinner South local policing teams response to this ward priority includes; Intelligence led deployment plans directing officers to hotspot locations, including a mixture of uniformed and plain clothes patrols to deter and detect ASB related behaviour. Utilising the use of ASB warnings and punitive measures where appropriate, ensuring a robust approach to offenders. High visibility patrols across the ward with officer engagement in local shops to build trust and gather further intelligence. Targeted patrols at Rayners Lane focusing on known times of increased ASB. Joint partnership working with Harrow Council to support environmental improvements, monitor hotspots, and coordinate interventions. This response will continuingly be assessed through intelligence reports, crime trends and feedback from residents and businesses. Overall success to be measured by; Reduction in ASB reports in hotspot areas, Improved community satisfaction and confidence and increased compliance from repeat ASB subjects.
Neighbourhood priorities are set with residents at ward panel meetings.
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