Pinner South

Violent Crime

Issued 14 May 2025

General patrols of open spaces including Pinner Memorial Park, Pinner Village Gardens and Roxbourne Park to provide a high-visibility presence and reassurance for the community.

Utilise social media accounts to publicise police activities in the park, i.e. patrols, weapon sweeps, arrests, partnership working, good news stories etc. Proactive engagement with park users and stakeholders to identify anti-social or criminal activity inside the park and the surrounding environs.

Utilise Street safe database and arrange female-only Walk & Talks events to identify open spaces where people report feeling unsafe. Liaise with partner agencies to address any concerns outside of police remit and work together effectively, e.g. Harrow Council and NHS Mental Health Services.

Daily patrols of open spaces and park users spoken with to identify issues and their individual perception of safety. Ward patrols using Community based volunteers, especially when incidents of phone thefts.

Live Facial Recognition Operations led by ward Sergeant in Harrow to reduce ASB/violence on ward.
Work with specialist units to reduce significant crime on ward, several arrests at local address on Grove Avenue estate. Continue to work with partners and local community who feed information through to us on local criminality. Further information can be given via Crime stoppers and may also induce a cash award, via 0800 555 111.

Community Walk, Talk and Do events held in open spaces and community events such as primary school events with marked police vehicle for the children.

Attendance at professionals events with LFB, LAS and GP surgeries and work together on community matters.

Talks to care homes for more senior residents on safety and Community Walk Talk and Do briefings, arrest and charge of local male in Cannon Lane for domestic violence against his female partner, also charged with assaulting your local SNT PC and racially aggravated harassment on a safer schools officer. Awaits court attendance.

Actioned 14 May 2025

Theft/Drug Related Crime

Issued 14 May 2025

The local community has asked the Pinner South Team to reduce theft / residential burglary through increased crime prevention awareness. Visit every victim of this crime type and offer crime prevention and target hardening advice to improve security. Use social media platforms like X and MPS website to give crime prevention advice. High Visibility patrols in predictive crime mapping locations.

Your local team have conducted Live Facial recognition operations in Harrow, three arrests made, several persons stopped of interest to the courts. Further LFR operations run in Wealdstone utilising local Pinner officers, and making an arrest for domestic violence protection order breach.

Officers have also conducted increased patrols around Rayners Lane shops and conducted joint action day with Harrow Council. Members of the public are encouraged to report parking issues at location to Harrow Council parking enforcement also.

Drugs warrant executions has led to 2 arrests, firearm seizure and large amount of class A drugs off the streets.

Extensive Crime prevention advice given to all victims of this crime.

Crime prevention messages to be sent out to all residents when MPS Engage & Neighbourhood Watch system is released in June 2025.

Hotspot locations to deter / detect further offences. Charged to court for burglary / theft, after stealing from Tesco, Sainsburys and other stores in Rayners Lane. CCTV and local officers who recognise these offenders.

Actioned 14 May 2025

Anti-Social Behaviour

Issued 14 May 2025

The local community ward panel have decided that anti social behaviour reduction across the ward be tackled.

To address issues of street drinking, double parking and general ASB across the ward and in particular Rayners Lane, your local officers conducted a day of action with our Harrow Council partners. Several issues and key council departments came together to tackle issues. The work is ongoing, but your officers have tackled reports of brothels in Imperial Drive under Operation Moontwist to tackle modern slavery and deter / detect offences to reduce the plight of such establishments on the community and protect female victims.

Live Facial Recognition operations have taken place to detect offenders wanted by the courts, your local officers have made three arrests and offenders sent to court.
Community based volunteers and Met Police volunteers also assist in patrols and staffing Pinner Front office on Tues/Thur 10-3pm subject to availability.
Local officers also assisted St Albans Church with a street cleaning event / weapon sweeps / charities together to boost engagement.

Your officers have also worked with local partners to try to make areas safer, especially unlit areas or dog walking areas, local Roxborune park. We will continue to conduct Community briefings, Walk talk and Do at higher crime areas so please come along and visit us. Community briefings are advertised on X media and on the Met Police Safer Neighbourhood site.
Local officers have issued traffic process and ASB warning notices for double parking and begging. Warnings for breach of Public Spaces Protection Orders, street drinking.

Actioned 14 May 2025