Mapesbury Ward Panel meeting: Wednesday 14th June 2017. 6pm at Ashford Place
Present: PC Christoferson Barnachea, PC Sophia Adams, PCSO Ajay Dhokia, Safer Transport Team: (PC Kishor Kalyan and PCSO Vicky Abdullah) ,John Cheeseman, Dawn Cheeseman, Niall McGinley, Marie Hancock, Shaheen Mufti, Gerry Weston (chair). (Notes by Shaheen)
Apologies: Sgt Stuart Coleman; Cllr Lia Colacicco, Cllr Helen Carr, Angela Payne, Natasha Harris, Anne Lane
- Mapesbury SNT team members: Sgt Stuart Colman (replaces Sgt James Lister),
PC Christoferson Barnachea (replaces PC Jimmy O’Sullivan), PC Sophia Adams, PCSO Ajay Dhokia.
- Team Activity.
Early Morning PSPO Patrols – Situation on Chichele Road has improved. However activity has shifted towards Harrow.
Drugs Warrant – Cannabis factory on St Michael’s Road was raided. 50 plants seized. Activity on Walm Lane – suspected gang known to police, one suspect arrested for possession. (50k-60k worth of drugs)
Crack House Closure – Ongoing project, prostitution and drug activity on premises. Work-in-progress to gain warrant.
High Viz Patrols following London Attacks – Ongoing police presence in area, intelligence continues to be monitored. Police priority has had to be shifted towards London Attacks while attempting to deal with ward related issues.
Smart Water by Met Partnership Team – Door visits unsuccessful as residents reluctant to open doors to police. Ordinarily, Smart Water bottles retail at £75. However, on offer at no cost for repeat victims and elderly. To obtain Smart Water, residents are encouraged to contact the SNT via MaPRA or NorthWestTWO (who will forward a list of people and phone nos to SNT).
- Ward Crime Summary
All crime – Activity predominantly along the A5 and along Chichele Road. Suggested that would be useful to have table containing information showing changes in crime over the past 6 months.
Burglary – Zero occurrences over the past month! 4-5 over 3 months. A significant drop in activity, even considering the season.
Robberies – 4 in last 3 months. Predominantly along A5 with some focused activity around Kilburn Station.
Motor Vehicle Crime – Significant increase over the past 3 months. Predominantly theft from vehicles. SNT working towards establishing a night patrol. Local leaflet drop planned to take place soon.
- Future Priorities for next 3 months
- MV Crime (Theft from vehicle) – Replacing Robbery Prevention
- Anti Social Behaviour
- PSPO
- AOB
Larch Road Drug Dealing –. Patrols to take place.
Sylvan Grove – Barriers placed in the central car-park area of Sylvan Grove has resulted in dealers leaving the area completely:
SNT Email and Website – SNT Email response rate has improved. New SNT website features (https://beta.met.police.uk/your-area/brent/mapesbury/) have been positively received by the local community
Hassop Road – Abandoned vehicles, vehicles being repaired and fly tipping continue to trouble residents near Hassop Road. Should be raise at the JAG committee for joint action with Parking, Health and Safety and UKBA
Flyposting – Individuals responsible being challenged and reported.
Begging are back – Outside of the four corners: KFC, Co-Op, Barclays and Costa.
Safer Transport Initiative – Harlesden based Safer Transport Team: PC Kishor Kalyan and PCSO Vicky Abdullah, presented Community Roadwatch Scheme – Residents team up with Police officers and armed with speed guns for 1-1.5 hours to help reduce speeding. Targeting particular roads known by the community for speeding. It is intended to increase awareness of spend controls; get residents onboard and empower the residents. MapRA would draft note (share with NorthWestTWO ) to members inviting suggestions of locations and volunteers. (People don’t cover their own street / area).
Voice your concerns on Mapesbury SNT website: https://www.met.police.uk/your-area/brent/mapesbury/
Next meeting: Monday 2 October, 6pm at Ashford Place.