Operated by: Metropolitan Police Service
https://www.met.police.uk/area/your-area/met/Islington/ClerkenwellContact 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