West Finchley

Welcome to Met Engage,

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.

West 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 WestFinchley@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).

Robert Vali Bita Badalache

PCSO

Ashley Bures

PCSO

Molly Deane

Police Constable

Nkemdirim Ofo

Inspector

Daniel Ryan

Police Sergeant

Kerry Tiernan

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
Theft Shoplifting, particularly along High Road N12 Issued 25 February 2026	Disrupt, deter and arrest for theft shoplifting offences, particularly along Finchley High Road. Utilising arrest, covert tactics and seeking Criminal Behaviour Orders for prolific offenders. Actioned 25 May 2026
Burglary Issued 25 February 2026	High visibility patrols to deter offending, street briefing and home visits with residents to offer crime prevention advice, targeting of prolific offenders. Actioned 25 May 2026
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Issued 25 February 2026	High visibility patrols of hot spot areas, preventative measures and crime prevention and safety advice presented to residents and commuters. Actioned 25 May 2026

Priority

Action taken

Theft Shoplifting, particularly along High Road N12

Issued 25 February 2026

Disrupt, deter and arrest for theft shoplifting offences, particularly along Finchley High Road. Utilising arrest, covert tactics and seeking Criminal Behaviour Orders for prolific offenders.

Actioned 25 May 2026

Burglary

Issued 25 February 2026

High visibility patrols to deter offending, street briefing and home visits with residents to offer crime prevention advice, targeting of prolific offenders.

Actioned 25 May 2026

Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)

Issued 25 February 2026

High visibility patrols of hot spot areas, preventative measures and crime prevention and safety advice presented to residents and commuters.

Actioned 25 May 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 West Finchley are saying are the issues in the area:

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