Safer Neighbourhoods Police operate across London and provide a more accessible and more visible police service.

What is Safer Neighbourhoods?
Why is the Safer Neighbourhoods programme needed?
How many officers are in each Safer Neighbourhoods team?
Where are Safer Neighbourhoods teams based?
How does Safer Neighbourhoods work?

A truly local policing style: local people working with local police and partners to identify and tackle issues of concern in their neighbourhood.

London is becoming safer: crime is decreasing, more crimes are being detected and more offenders are being brought to justice. That's why the Metropolitan Police is committed to a new kind of policing - the concept of Safer Neighbourhoods:

Safer Neighbourhoods teams usually consist of one sergeant, two constables and three police community support officers (PCSOs).

Sometimes teams are based at local police stations. Others work from kiosks, partnership offices, schools and hospitals - even places of worship.

To locate Safer Neighbourhoods Police nearest to you, enter your post code at the Hackney Safer Neighbourhoods website.

Safer Neighbourhoods teams are dedicated to the needs of each specific neighbourhood, with the policing priorities for that area decided in partnership with local stakeholders - the public, crime and disorder reduction partnerships (CDRPs), local authorities and other local organisations.

Officers are trained to communicate with a wide range of people, communities and partners, to tackle and solve community problems.