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City of London Police

North Area

[^] Contact Details

Snow Hill Police Station
5 Snow Hill
London
EC1A 2DP
Tel: 020 7601 2452
Email: community@cityoflondon.police.uk

PS Keith Redman-Henry

PS Keith Redman-Henry

PS Matt Mountford

PS Matt Mountford

The Northern Area Safer City Wards team aim to provide you with a first class policing service. We will listen to your concerns and actively work to remedy any issues you raise. We were really happy to hear that you think we are doing a good job, with a visible reduction in beggars in the area. We are continuing to focus our patrols to combat this nuisance behaviour.

We really appreciate your feedback and want to know how we can help you, remember- your concerns are our priorities. You can contact us on the Safer City Wards telephone on 0207 601 2452, or alternatively email us using the community email address.

Alternatively why don't you come along to one of our Community Partnership Meetings (CPM) or regular surgeries that we hold. The times and locations are listed below and we would really like to see you there so we can discuss any issues you may have.

PS Matt Mountford

[^] Current Priorities

Partnership priorities:

Bishopsgate side

  • Begging (including illegal street trading - selling of lighters etc)
  • Illegal Minicabs

Set: 12th July 2010.

Barbican side:

  • Address poor road user behaviour at Beech Street/Aldersgate Street and South Place/Moorgate 
  • Address anti social behaviour in and around the Golden Lane Estate and the Barbican

Set: 12th July 2010.

View our pledge to the public.

[^] Crime Information and Maps

National Crime mapper: Click to launch National Crime maps for information on crime statistics Interactive map: Click to launch our City of London Police interactive map with information on wards and historical landmarks in the areaTravellers are advised not to take unlicensed mini cabs because of the dangers involved particularly to females. In order to minimise the risk of theft, please secure pedal cycles with a good quality padlock.

An overview of local crime is available online at maps.police.uk (opens in a new window).

[^] How You Can Take Action

Community members are encouraged to attend meetings (details listed above).

  • Presentations: The City of London Police Wards department are able to arrange presentations on a whole host of safety issues should you wish to take advantage of these please do not hesitate to contact the Wards Department on 020 7601 2452 or alternatively speak to your Wards officer or PCSO.
  • Special constables: You may  want to consider becoming a Special Constable. Special Constables are trained officers who offer their services to the City of London on a voluntary basis. Find out more about how you can become a Special Constable.
  • Cycling: report any incidents of careless/dangerous or inconsiderate cycling, as this allows us to identify 'hotspots' and deploy our staff to challenge this behaviour.
  • Rough sleepers and street drinkers: inform us in real time, as this allows us to intervene in a timely fashion and potentially defuse or prevent any escalation.
  • Drunks: if a person is so drunk they are unable to walk in a straight line or stand unassisted they will be refused travel on the railways, there have been several deaths on the railways because drunks have fallen under trains. Visit the British Transport Police website (opens in a new browser window) for more information.

[^] Other results

Your feedback and comments affect how we act, so please continue to tell us how you feel.

We continue to remain very busy over the last few months tackling your concerns, in and around the Bishopsgate Area. We’ve taken on board your comments and are actively working to remedy nuisance behaviour in the area.

Following on from our last Community Partnership Meeting we were really happy to hear that you think we are doing a good job, but we are well aware that there is still more to do. We have been targeting beggars, rough sleepers and as a direct result have been making arrests. We are conducting regular plain-clothes patrols in the Bishopsgate Area and are dealing with them robustly.

We are also helping our homeless community, giving them access to specialist services and encouraging them off of the streets. We routinely count the number of homeless people at hotspots across this City. Our new Rough Sleeper Coordinator T/Sgt Jim green will continue to work with our community providing support and services.

We continue to make use of the `Yellow Card` scheme where we can direct people to leave the area and have done so a number of times in the last month.

PS Matt Mountford

[^] Community meetings

Why should I attend these meetings?

Community Partnership meeting (CPM)

Community Surgeries (CS)

Resident/Watch meeting

Downloads:

For further information regarding meetings please contact your ward constable.

[^] Actions and Follow Up

YOU SAID:

On Wednesday 12th May 2010 as a result of the North Area Community Partnership Meeting (Bishopsgate Side) held at Pritchard Englefield, 14 New Street, London EC2M 4HE, you decided that your Safer City Wards Team would work on the following priorities of concern from Thursday 13th May 2010.

PARTNERSHIP PRIORITIES

BISHOPSGATE SIDE:

  1. Address begging anti social behaviour that is linked to begging.
  2. Illegal Cabs

BARBICAN SIDE:

  1. Address poor road users
  2. Address anti social behaviour in and around the Golden Lane Estate and the Barbican EC1Y during the evenings and early mornings when clubs within the Smithfield area close.

These priorities were set at the ward panel meeting on Monday 12th April 2010, which was held at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London, EC1Y 4SD.

WE DID:

We conducted a S.A.R.A. problem solving approach to undertake all these priorities

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RESULTING IN:

BISHOPSGATE SIDE:

(Priority 1) Address begging anti social behaviour that is linked to begging.

Uniform Police Officers and PCSO’s are working on operation Baskin, (previously known as Operation Loose Change) where we work in partnership with the Metropolitan Police. The aim of operation Baskin is to reduce the number of people begging in the city by assisting rough sleepers off the streets and into housing. The Safer City Wards Team informed colleagues in other areas of the City Of London Police of this priority to enable them to respond to calls from you appropriately.

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(Priority 2) Illegal Cabs

Uniform Police Officers and PCSO’s have been targeting illegal Cabs in the Bishopsgate area with a view to prosecute offenders. 

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(Priority 3) World Cup Security

Uniformed Police Officers and PCSO's are carrying out high visibility patrols to provide reassurance to the community in Bishopsgate and the surrounding areas. The aim is to reduce the likelihood of anti social behaviour throughout the World Cup period from excessive drinking and rowdy behaviour.

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BARBICAN SIDE:

(Priority 1) Address poor road usage

Address poor road use at the junction of Beech Street and Aldersgate Street EC 2Y8 specifically between 7:30am and 9:30am.

Signs designed by children highlighting the danger of disregarding traffic lights have been placed by the corporation at the junction on each set of lights as suggested by one of our residents.

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(Priority 2) Address anti social behaviour in and around the Golden Lane Estate and the Barbican EC1Y during the evenings and early mornings when clubs within the Smithfield area close.

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29 July 2010 | Author: Shamir Veman | Contact Author