Northwood

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 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 Northwood@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

Sarah Fox

Inspector

Max Humphries

PCSO

John Usher

PCSO

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 (VAWG) - Officers will be going into schools and giving talks to women/girls in order to give them information on how they can keep themselves safe when out and about. Issued 30 June 2025	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. Initiatives such as public campaigns including Walk and Talk, as well as Street Safe will be carried out by officers on the ward, where they will be meeting with females to address any issues or concerns they may have. Actioned 30 June 2025
Theft - Analysis of recent crime figures and local knowledge has shown an increase in thefts in and around the area of Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood Cricket club, David Lloyds gym and other premises within that boundary. Issued 30 June 2025	Officers will conduct high visibility patrols, conduct street briefings, offer crime prevention advice and engage in covert policing operations to reduce crime and arrest offenders. Actioned 30 June 2025
Burglary - There has been a spike in burglaries in the area bordered by Chestnut Avenue, Rickmansworth Road, New Farm Lane and the golf course. Issued 30 June 2025	Northwood SNT will conduct patrols in the area at the time the offences have been occurring. Street briefing will be conducted which will provide crime prevention advice and raise awareness of the concern to residents. Actioned 30 June 2025

Priority

Action taken

Violence against women and girls (VAWG) - Officers will be going into schools and giving talks to women/girls in order to give them information on how they can keep themselves safe when out and about.

Issued 30 June 2025

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.
Initiatives such as public campaigns including Walk and Talk, as well as Street Safe will be carried out by officers on the ward, where they will be meeting with females to address any issues or concerns they may have.

Actioned 30 June 2025

Theft - Analysis of recent crime figures and local knowledge has shown an increase in thefts in and around the area of Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood Cricket club, David Lloyds gym and other premises within that boundary.

Issued 30 June 2025

Officers will conduct high visibility patrols, conduct street briefings, offer crime prevention advice and engage in covert policing operations to reduce crime and arrest offenders.

Actioned 30 June 2025

Burglary - There has been a spike in burglaries in the area bordered by Chestnut Avenue, Rickmansworth Road, New Farm Lane and the golf course.

Issued 30 June 2025

Northwood SNT will conduct patrols in the area at the time the offences have been occurring. Street briefing will be conducted which will provide crime prevention advice and raise awareness of the concern to residents.

Actioned 30 June 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 are saying are the issues in the area:

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