West Thornton — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Metropolitan Police Service area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Contact the team
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Metropolitan Police Service's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
244 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (250): ▼ 6 (2%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences81 · 33%
- Anti-social behaviour54 · 22%
- Other theft23 · 9%
- Vehicle crime20 · 8%
- Public order17 · 7%
- Shoplifting13 · 5%
- Burglary9 · 4%
- Drugs8 · 3%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
209 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Unable to prosecute suspect85 · 41%
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified84 · 40%
- Awaiting court outcome28 · 13%
- Action to be taken by another organisation6 · 3%
- Formal action is not in the public interest3 · 1%
- Local resolution2 · 1%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
VAWG (Violence Against Women & Girls).
- Evening crime prevention safety walks - Streetsafe pavement stencils and local business safety zones, advertised for awareness - School talks for prevention and awareness.
Set: 2026-07-16
Motor Vehicle Crime
- Victim care and prevention advice for blue badge thefts - Unmarked patrolling targeting prolific areas - Catalytic converter Met Trace marking roadshows - Speed enforcement days - Securing stolen vehicles - ANPR (Automated Number Plate Recognition) operations.
Set: 2026-07-16
Drug-related ASB (Anti-Social Behaviour)
- Proactive patrols of drug hotspots - Identifying regular offenders - Securing communal areas, vulnerable to ASB and environmental alterations to deter offenders - Targeting wanted offenders for drug offences - Knife arches at transport hubs - Enforcing the PSPO
Set: 2026-07-16
Nearby teams in Metropolitan Police Service
All Metropolitan Police Service neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Metropolitan Police Service.