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Crime and anti-social behaviour (ASB), particularly drug dealing, are key concerns for Tollington residents. Islington Council and the Metropolitan Police are working together to tackle these issues and improve safety. While the police lead on drug enforcement, the Council supports through services like the Anti-Social Behaviour Service, Community Safety Team, and CCTV network. We also engage with residents and businesses, providing advice and support while addressing environmental improvements. Our ongoing efforts include increased police presence, enforcement actions, outreach patrols, and support for vulnerable individuals. We have created this page to update you on our actions.

Aim

Our aim is to ensure that the residents and visitors of Tollington feel safe regardless of their personal identity, the time of day, or how busy it is.

We know that how safe someone feels can be influenced by many factors – including age, gender expression, race, ethnicity, visible religious affiliation, and expression of sexuality, as well as how dark it is and how many people are outside.

We want residents to feel confident in reporting incidents and in the response they receive. We want you to tell us how you feel and what you would like to see change. We want to know how communities think we should be improving safety and community confidence, how we can better involve and engage communities in our work and how best we can communicate the work we do with you.

Get involved

  • Join us at an event to discuss crime and ASB in your area. See the Key Dates section on the right side of this page
  • Tell us about an issue in your area using our interactive map
  • Submit ideas for how your area could be improved to reduce crime and antisocial behaviour on our Ideas page
  • Complete our survey to have your say

What are we doing to tackle crime and ASB?

We are continuing to work hard to reduce crime and ASB in Tollington and in the last two months we have seen a 31% reduction in reported antisocial behaviour in the area. However, we appreciate there is more for us to do and thank you for your patience during this time. .

We have:

Increased Patrols: Both plain clothes and high visibility patrols by the Safer Neighbourhood Team and specialist police units. Police have conducted operations leading to arrests of shoplifters and drug-related crime suspects.


Parkguard Support: Parkguard officers have been working with the police team, conducting proactive patrols based on reports from residents.


CCTV Deployment: Utilised a 24/7 CCTV network and installed temporary cameras, with more planned for Bennett Court, as well as looking into other security design measures.


Environmental Improvements: Coordinated efforts to improve specific hotspots to deter crime. Tollington councillors have committed funding to redesign Evershot Road Gardens with a focus on security. More news will follow in the new year. We held a drop-in session for Blenheim Court residents to discuss security improvements.


Executed Warrants: Worked with police to execute warrants and place closure orders on problematic addresses, reducing crime and anti-social behaviour. Since this time, ASB and crime has reduced in the area. Police also assisted with an eviction at an address on Axminster Road linked to drugs and ASB.


Community Engagement: We have been holding weekly Community Safety drop-in sessions at the Access Hub at Manor Gardens every Wednesday between 3 – 5pm (9 Manor Gardens, London N7 6LA). We will review this in the new year.


Providing Support: Engaged with vulnerable residents through joint shifts with outreach, drug, alcohol, and health services teams. There are 11 joint shifts per week between the outreach teams, with more individual shifts occurring each day. Find out more about support for homeless people during severe weather by scanning the QR code above.


New Intervention Hub: Secured funding for a hub to support the Street Population. More information to follow in the new year.


Fly Tipping: Compliance and Community Safety have identified hotspots and issued fines.


Be updated

What can you do?

Report crime and antisocial behaviour

Islington Police and Islington Council take every report of crime and antisocial behaviour seriously. Every report has an impact and allows us to direct resources to areas of high harm.

Drug dealing and drug taking should always be reported to the police as it is a crime and they must investigate. Do not report these issues to the council Anti-Social Behaviour reporting page or on this web page as it will not be investigated.

Report crime

  • All crime should be reported to the police. This includes drug dealing, drug taking, theft, abandoned vehicles, aggressive begging and crime taking place within a property
  • Report an emergency by phoning 999. An emergency is classified as an immediate risk to life, or likely risk to life
  • Report non-urgent crimes by phoning 101 or report online
  • You can also contact the safer Neighbourhood team to discuss reported drug related crimes via email: Tollington.snt@met.police.uk

Report anti-social behaviour

  • Anti-social behaviour (ASB) covers a wide range of unacceptable activity that causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to an individual from another household or to the community, or harm to the environment
  • Report antisocial behaviour to Islington Council using the online form. If you do not have access to the internet, you can call 020 7527 7272

Raise concerns about someone sleeping rough

If you are concerned about the wellbeing of someone who is sleeping rough on the streets, call StreetLink on 0300 500 0914 or visit the StreetLink website. This sends an alert to the local outreach team who will visit the location to make contact with the person.

Raise concerns about someone who is unwell

  • If you think someone is unwell, phone 999 and ask for an ambulance. This includes if someone has passed out or is heavily under the influence of drugs or alcohol

Crime and anti-social behaviour (ASB), particularly drug dealing, are key concerns for Tollington residents. Islington Council and the Metropolitan Police are working together to tackle these issues and improve safety. While the police lead on drug enforcement, the Council supports through services like the Anti-Social Behaviour Service, Community Safety Team, and CCTV network. We also engage with residents and businesses, providing advice and support while addressing environmental improvements. Our ongoing efforts include increased police presence, enforcement actions, outreach patrols, and support for vulnerable individuals. We have created this page to update you on our actions.

Aim

Our aim is to ensure that the residents and visitors of Tollington feel safe regardless of their personal identity, the time of day, or how busy it is.

We know that how safe someone feels can be influenced by many factors – including age, gender expression, race, ethnicity, visible religious affiliation, and expression of sexuality, as well as how dark it is and how many people are outside.

We want residents to feel confident in reporting incidents and in the response they receive. We want you to tell us how you feel and what you would like to see change. We want to know how communities think we should be improving safety and community confidence, how we can better involve and engage communities in our work and how best we can communicate the work we do with you.

Get involved

  • Join us at an event to discuss crime and ASB in your area. See the Key Dates section on the right side of this page
  • Tell us about an issue in your area using our interactive map
  • Submit ideas for how your area could be improved to reduce crime and antisocial behaviour on our Ideas page
  • Complete our survey to have your say

What are we doing to tackle crime and ASB?

We are continuing to work hard to reduce crime and ASB in Tollington and in the last two months we have seen a 31% reduction in reported antisocial behaviour in the area. However, we appreciate there is more for us to do and thank you for your patience during this time. .

We have:

Increased Patrols: Both plain clothes and high visibility patrols by the Safer Neighbourhood Team and specialist police units. Police have conducted operations leading to arrests of shoplifters and drug-related crime suspects.


Parkguard Support: Parkguard officers have been working with the police team, conducting proactive patrols based on reports from residents.


CCTV Deployment: Utilised a 24/7 CCTV network and installed temporary cameras, with more planned for Bennett Court, as well as looking into other security design measures.


Environmental Improvements: Coordinated efforts to improve specific hotspots to deter crime. Tollington councillors have committed funding to redesign Evershot Road Gardens with a focus on security. More news will follow in the new year. We held a drop-in session for Blenheim Court residents to discuss security improvements.


Executed Warrants: Worked with police to execute warrants and place closure orders on problematic addresses, reducing crime and anti-social behaviour. Since this time, ASB and crime has reduced in the area. Police also assisted with an eviction at an address on Axminster Road linked to drugs and ASB.


Community Engagement: We have been holding weekly Community Safety drop-in sessions at the Access Hub at Manor Gardens every Wednesday between 3 – 5pm (9 Manor Gardens, London N7 6LA). We will review this in the new year.


Providing Support: Engaged with vulnerable residents through joint shifts with outreach, drug, alcohol, and health services teams. There are 11 joint shifts per week between the outreach teams, with more individual shifts occurring each day. Find out more about support for homeless people during severe weather by scanning the QR code above.


New Intervention Hub: Secured funding for a hub to support the Street Population. More information to follow in the new year.


Fly Tipping: Compliance and Community Safety have identified hotspots and issued fines.


Be updated

What can you do?

Report crime and antisocial behaviour

Islington Police and Islington Council take every report of crime and antisocial behaviour seriously. Every report has an impact and allows us to direct resources to areas of high harm.

Drug dealing and drug taking should always be reported to the police as it is a crime and they must investigate. Do not report these issues to the council Anti-Social Behaviour reporting page or on this web page as it will not be investigated.

Report crime

  • All crime should be reported to the police. This includes drug dealing, drug taking, theft, abandoned vehicles, aggressive begging and crime taking place within a property
  • Report an emergency by phoning 999. An emergency is classified as an immediate risk to life, or likely risk to life
  • Report non-urgent crimes by phoning 101 or report online
  • You can also contact the safer Neighbourhood team to discuss reported drug related crimes via email: Tollington.snt@met.police.uk

Report anti-social behaviour

  • Anti-social behaviour (ASB) covers a wide range of unacceptable activity that causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to an individual from another household or to the community, or harm to the environment
  • Report antisocial behaviour to Islington Council using the online form. If you do not have access to the internet, you can call 020 7527 7272

Raise concerns about someone sleeping rough

If you are concerned about the wellbeing of someone who is sleeping rough on the streets, call StreetLink on 0300 500 0914 or visit the StreetLink website. This sends an alert to the local outreach team who will visit the location to make contact with the person.

Raise concerns about someone who is unwell

  • If you think someone is unwell, phone 999 and ask for an ambulance. This includes if someone has passed out or is heavily under the influence of drugs or alcohol

  • Successful police action by Finsbury Park Safer Neighbourhood Team

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    On the 12th of December, Finsbury Park SNT completed a successful warrant which saw the seizure of 102K Pregabalin tablets, Cocaine & Cannabis. In addition to this, several Rolex Watches believed to be stolen were removed from the address.

    The success of this warrant comes as a result of the great Intelligence we’re getting from our community. It is believed that this address was a hub fuelling criminal activity in Finsbury Park.

    Inspector Ross Hickman has encouraged the community to continue reporting in the confidence that their neighbourhood team will proactively deal with those set on committing crime in Finsbury Park.


    Drug dealing and drug taking should always be reported to the police as it is a crime and they must investigate. Do not report these issues to the council Anti-Social Behaviour reporting page or on this web page as it will not be investigated.

    Report crime

    • All crime should be reported to the police. This includes drug dealing, drug taking, theft, abandoned vehicles, aggressive begging and crime taking place within a property
    • Report an emergency by phoning 999. An emergency is classified as an immediate risk to life, or likely risk to life
    • Report non-urgent crimes by phoning 101 or report online
    • You can also contact the safer Neighbourhood team to discuss reported drug related crimes via email: Tollington.snt@met.police.uk

    Report anti-social behaviour

    • Anti-social behaviour (ASB) covers a wide range of unacceptable activity that causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to an individual from another household or to the community, or harm to the environment
    • Report antisocial behaviour to Islington Council using the online form. If you do not have access to the internet, you can call 020 7527 7272

  • Supporting rough sleepers

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    Over the holiday period the council’s commissioned service St Mungo’s will be providing Outreach support to people sleeping rough in Islington, offering them support around their accommodation and other needs.

    Although rough sleeping has increased across the UK, Islington remains one of the lowest boroughs for people sleeping rough in central London, this is due to the dedication of the teams working together and the council’s ambition in supporting people away from rough sleeping.

    As we head into the colder months, we will be providing emergency winter shelter when temperature drops below zero Celsius. When severe weather is forecast, Our outreach teams increase their shifts to offer support to those rough sleeping on the street. We will continue to offer support to prevent people from returning to the streets.

    If you are concerned about someone who is sleeping rough on the streets, call StreetLink on 0300 500 0914 or visit the StreetLink website

    You can also contact Islington Council out of hours Housing Team on 0207527-2000.

    Report and emergency by phoning 999. An emergency is classified as an immediate risk to life, or likely risk to life.

    On Christmas Day, there will be a community dinner hosted by Streets Kitchen. A day full of joy, companionship, and good food for all those experiencing homelessness in the borough.

    This will take place at Islington Assembly Hall between 12:30pm – 5pm. There will be karaoke, bingo and more!




Page last updated: 20 Dec 2024, 03:26 PM