Weekly update

Reducing Drug Activity

• Police seized a significant amount of cannabis found on an estate in Tollington along with scales and two knives.
• Police warrant at an address in the Archway area, where a large amount of Class A drugs was seized. Believed to be linked to the increase drug use in the Tollington area. Two other warrants planned in the Tollington area.
• Daily tasking by Parkguard on Blenheim Court gathering intelligence, which has been shared with police who are planning police action in response to this.
• Police have reviewed all calls in the Tollington area for the past 3 months and used it to direct hot-spot patrolling. Police resources have been increased in the area and more officers have been tasked across the day.
• Daily tasking by Parks Patrol at Everleigh Green Space. Sharing intelligence with support agencies and police to take action.

Supporting Vulnerable People

• Supported a vulnerable tenant, whose property had been taken over, into temporary accommodation whilst we look for a new permanent option. Allocated a Housing Navigator to support the tenant and secured old property.
• Daily visits to the Tollington area by outreach teams, including joint shifts with drug, alcohol and health services. Teams have been engaging with vulnerable residents across the Tollington area to understand their support needs and working with them around these.  

Engaging with the community

• Ongoing work with St. Mellitus Church to discuss a plan for tackling drug related activity within the church grounds and the wider area. 
• Police meeting with Pine Grove residents. 

Local Improvements

• Following up after an environmental visual audit on Bennett Court. Temporary CCTV has been requested and Islington Council are in the process of identifying funding to carry out other security improvements.
• Working with Greenspace to improve Evershot Road Gardens. 

Reducing Drug Activity

• Joint police patrols with Parkguard planned in the Tollington area hot spots issuing ASB Warnings when ASB witnessed.
• On 27^th September there were joint police patrols with Community Safety Officer for the north. Visiting hot spot locations and engaging with residents.
• Daily tasking by Parkguard on Blenheim Court and a new tasking at Bennett Court, where they have been gathering intelligence and issuing ASB Warnings.
• Police continuing to review reports to direct hot-spot patrolling. Police resources have been increased in the area and more officers have been tasked across the day.
• Tasking by Parks Patrol at Everleigh Green Space, Wray Crescent Park and Evershot Road Gardens. Sharing intelligence with support agencies and with police to take action.

Supporting Vulnerable People

• Daily visits to the Tollington area by outreach teams, including joint shifts with drug, alcohol and health services. Teams have been engaging with vulnerable residents across the Tollington area to understand their support needs and working with them around these.  

Engaging with the community

• Police and Community Safety to be based some days at the new Access Islington Hub at Manor Gardens. Dates will be published shortly. Residents can report incidents and raise concerns, which will be followed up by officers.

Local Improvements

• Environmental Visual Audit planned in Hercules Place following reports of crime and anti-social behaviour and visit with police Design Out Crime Officer to Pine Grove to assess shutter on Wednesday 2^nd October 2024.