Operated by: Metropolitan Police Service
https://www.met.police.uk/area/your-area/met/Islington/ClerkenwellCurrent Priorities
Issue
Fabric Nightclub - Charterhouse Street
There is an on-going issues with criminal gangs targetting customers of the nightclub, stealing their phones and property and dealing controlled drugs.
Action
Targetted patrols during hours of operation. Partnership working with the local authority for increased patrols from Parkguard and Nightsafe.
Op LECTURA officers to maintain fixed posts at the location during hours of operation and up to and beyond closing time.
Issue
Cuckooing is a behaviour where a person or persons control and or intimidate a vulnerable person in order to use their address for anti-social and or illegal activties.
Action
Police are proactively monitorning new reports coming in to establish if they may be linked to cuckooing.
When this is identified, officers will be adopting a multi-agency approach to provide support and assistance to the persons affected and taking positive action to identify, detain and prosecute those suspected of this behaviour.
Issue
Wilmington Sq/Granville Sq/Percy Circus - Ongoing reports of drug misuse and dealing of controlled drugs in this area.
Action
Police are actively patrolling and targetting this area, with a mix of uniform and plain clothes patrol, in order to proactively target those dealing controlled drugs in the area.
Liaision with St Mungo's hostels on Rosebery Avenue and Wharton Street as there is a belief that some of their residents are involved in this behaviour.
Upcoming Events
Cuppa with a Copper
An opportunity to have a Cuppa with your local Cops
Where: Costa Coffe 46 Cowcross Street EC1M 6BY
When: 15 April 2025 at 11:30 - 15 April 2025 at 12:30
Drop-in surgery
An indoor one-to-one consultation session.
Where: Finsbury Library 245 St John Street EC1V 4NB
When: 26 April 2025 at 11:00 - 26 April 2025 at 12:00