Operated by: Metropolitan Police Service

https://www.met.police.uk/area/your-area/met/Islington/Clerkenwell

Contact Details

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPSClerkenwell

Current Priorities

Issue

Theft Exmouth Market

Action

Targeted plain clothes and uniformed patrols, focusing on restaurants and licensed premises in order to detect, deter, displace offenders.
Engagement with premises management in order to discuss target hardening and customer awareness

Issue

New students joining City St George's University, SNT to increase engagement with the univerity and students.

Action

Officers to increase engagement with the university in line with Freshers and new students joining. SNT officers to build rapport with the university and engage with students and give crime prevention advice due to the high number of thefts on Clerkenwell Ward.

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 patrols, 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.

An operation was planned for this location as part of OP BANDERA which resulted in an arrest for PWITS Class A.

Upcoming Events

Cuppa with a Copper

An opportunity to have a Cuppa with your local Cops

Where: Costa Coffee 46 Cowcross Street EC1M 6BY

When: 1 October 2025 at 11:00 - 1 October 2025 at 12:00

ASB Surgery

An indoor one-to-one consultation session.

Where: Finsbury Library 245 St John Street EC1V 4NB

When: 21 October 2025 at 11:00 - 21 October 2025 at 12:00