Northwood Hills

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.

Northwood Hills 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 NorthwoodHills@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).

Gareth Blackburn

Sergeant

Michelle Forse

Dedicated Ward Officer

Sarah Fox

Inspector

Max Humphries

PCSO

Toufeeq Hyder

PCSO

Darren Roe

Police Constable

Phillip Young

Police Constable

Jack Younie

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
Violence against Women and Girls - Our Team is committed in the reduction in violent crime including in those crime committed against women and girls. This will be done by joint working with partner agencies and proactive units. Issued 02 July 2025	Northwood Hills SNT officers are conducting street briefings to advise Women and Girls regarding personal safety. Walk and talk events have been held. Locations where lone females may feel vulnerable have been patrolled. Officers will liaise with Women's Groups in the area in order to identify 'hot spot' areas so more targeted patrols can be carried out. Actioned 02 July 2025
Reports of ASB, drug use and dealing in the area of Joel Street, Northwood Hills. Issued 02 July 2025	Targeted patrols by ward officers are conducted on Joel Street. The team continue to maintain a high visibility presence during daytime/shopping hours times to safeguard shopper, residents and users of the area. Actioned 02 July 2025
Preventing the damaging effects of drug dealing from both the dealers of drugs and users of drugs. Issued 02 July 2025	Uniformed and plain clothes in the area, utilising stop and search powers. Searching intelligence indicies to understand the problem in the area. Speaking to drug users on a regular basis to offer them advice and where necessary utilising police powers. Actioned 02 July 2025

Priority

Action taken

Violence against Women and Girls - Our Team is committed in the reduction in violent crime including in those crime committed against women and girls. This will be done by joint working with partner agencies and proactive units.

Issued 02 July 2025

Northwood Hills SNT officers are conducting street briefings to advise Women and Girls regarding personal safety. Walk and talk events have been held. Locations where lone females may feel vulnerable have been patrolled. Officers will liaise with Women's Groups in the area in order to identify 'hot spot' areas so more targeted patrols can be carried out.

Actioned 02 July 2025

Reports of ASB, drug use and dealing in the area of Joel Street, Northwood Hills.

Issued 02 July 2025

Targeted patrols by ward officers are conducted on Joel Street.
The team continue to maintain a high visibility presence during daytime/shopping hours times to safeguard shopper, residents and users of the area.

Actioned 02 July 2025

Preventing the damaging effects of drug dealing from both the dealers of drugs and users of drugs.

Issued 02 July 2025

Uniformed and plain clothes in the area, utilising stop and search powers. Searching intelligence indicies to understand the problem in the area. Speaking to drug users on a regular basis to offer them advice and where necessary utilising police powers.

Actioned 02 July 2025

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 Northwood Hills are saying are the issues in the area:

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