Kentish Town South

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We're transforming the Met to become a service that truly delivers for you.

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.

Kentish Town South 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 KentishTownSouth@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).

Ashley Blenman

Inspector

Lee Davies

Inspector

Klaudia Grzyb

Police Constable

Aleksandra Ilkowska

PCSO

Shan Iqbal

Police Constable

Archibald Moore

Police Constable

Jason Vickers

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
Retail theft Retail Crime - Kentish Town Road Issued 01 March 2026	Your Ward team will do this by targeting prolific offenders through enforcement routes such as CPN's, arrest and post charge orders such as Criminal Behaviour Orders. We will engage with retailers to provide crime prevention, designing out crime advice and promote Op retail to ensure reporting consistency. Actioned 01 June 2026
Drug Use & ASB Drug use and ASB around Rochester square with particular emphasis on Rochester square. Issued 01 March 2026	Your Ward team are working with stakeholders including the local authority to apply for and enforce closure orders on premesis being used for drug activity. We're also using intelligence to apply for and execute search warrants. Fianlly, we are conducting patrols in the area and issuing ASB warnings. Actioned 01 June 2026
ASB Tackling ASB in the Torriano estate nw5 Issued 01 March 2026	Officers are conducting high visibility patrols in the local area with CSEO's from Camden council to enforce ASB legislation including issuing ASB warnings. We are also conducting intelligence based proactive uniform and plain clothes patrols using stop and search and weapons sweeps. Actioned 01 June 2026

Priority

Action taken

Retail theft

Retail Crime - Kentish Town Road

Issued 01 March 2026

Your Ward team will do this by targeting prolific offenders through enforcement routes such as CPN's, arrest and post charge orders such as Criminal Behaviour Orders.

We will engage with retailers to provide crime prevention, designing out crime advice and promote Op retail to ensure reporting consistency.

Actioned 01 June 2026

Drug Use & ASB

Drug use and ASB around Rochester square with particular emphasis on Rochester square.

Issued 01 March 2026

Your Ward team are working with stakeholders including the local authority to apply for and enforce closure orders on premesis being used for drug activity. We're also using intelligence to apply for and execute search warrants. Fianlly, we are conducting patrols in the area and issuing ASB warnings.

Actioned 01 June 2026

ASB

Tackling ASB in the Torriano estate nw5

Issued 01 March 2026

Officers are conducting high visibility patrols in the local area with CSEO's from Camden council to enforce ASB legislation including issuing ASB warnings.

We are also conducting intelligence based proactive uniform and plain clothes patrols using stop and search and weapons sweeps.

Actioned 01 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 Kentish Town South are saying are the issues in the area:

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