This text is reproduced exactly from an email I received from Met Engage. If you’d like to receive these emails, there are links to the Met Engage website further down the article.
| Your New Met for London in Hackney |
| Dear Adrian, Thank you for taking the local priority survey recently, we note that you highlighted Anti Social Behaviour in the survey so we would like to provide you with an update on this local matter. We know that antisocial behaviour can be an intimidating and upsetting experience. Today the Met is launching the next phase of the New Met for London plan – and we are building on a mission that is working. We are driving down neighbourhood crime like phone-snatching and shoplifting by 14%, injuries from violence is at a 5-year low and we are arresting more than 1,000 extra criminals a month. Locally here in Hackney we have also seen some real achievements including: – We have reduced serious violence across the borough, focusing on gun and knife crime. As a result, knife related crime has fallen by 19% this year to date. – We have focused on reducing anti-social behaviour and crime on our streets by increasing police visibility and as a result there has been a 17% drop in robbery offences this year. – We have secured an 18.6% increase in positive outcomes, such as a charge or caution, for child exploitation investigations compared to last year. The New Met for London: Phase 2 strategy will see us: • Put you and Londoners across the city at the heart of precise community crime-fighting, investing more in our local neighbourhood crime-fighting teams, driving performance on the frontline and making sure you can influence where we focus our efforts. • Harness the power of technology and data to make a profound shift in how we police London and Hackney. Across the city the Met is looking at expanding the use of facial recognition technology and becoming even more precise in targeting the small number of offenders who cause the most harm, and the places and victims that suffer most. • Build new partnerships and improve existing ones – whether with the public, private or the third sector – to achieve the best possible outcomes for you. As part of this commitment to listening to you, we hosted our Community Crime-Fighting event on 19th November 2025, where you told us your main priorities were: – Increase police presence and visibility across the borough, particularly around after school and the night-time economy. – Engage with young people through schools and youth services. – Tackle dangerous riding and theft enabled by e-bikes and e-scooters. X: (20) Metropolitan Police on X: “Londoners shared concerns about illegal e-bikes often involved… Thanks to your input, we are now working hard to tackle these issues by: – Increasing police visibility across Hackney, focusing on key times such as before and after school and during the night-time economy hours. Our officers are carrying out regular patrols in hotspot areas in partnership with the local authority, engaging with residents and businesses to deter crime and anti-social behaviour. This proactive approach is designed to provide reassurance, prevent incidents before they happen, and build trust between the police and the community. – Building positive relationships with young people is essential for long-term community safety. Our teams are working closely with schools, youth services, and local organisations to listen, support, and guide young people away from crime. Through workshops, school visits, and youth engagement events, we aim to create open conversations about safety, opportunities, and respect. By investing time in these partnerships, we’re helping to strengthen trust and ensure that young people feel valued and heard. – Concerns about the dangerous riding and thefts enabled by e-bikes and e-scooters have been clear across the city. So today we are announcing a new drive to crack down on this issue, taking an intelligence-led approach to ‘precision’ target the hotspots worst affected so we can clear our streets of thousands of these vehicles. The full New Met for London 2 strategy is now available for you to read online. I want to keep the conversation going – so thank you for joining us on Met Engage, which was introduced to help us do exactly that. Wishing you a wonderful holiday season and warmest wishes for the New Year. Jai Singh T/Superintendent – Hackney Neighbourhoods & Partnerships CE BCU  Antisocial behaviour can come in many forms and can require support from more organisations than just the police. There are 13 different types of antisocial behaviour that we may be able to help with, including abandoned vehicles, littering or drugs paraphernalia and street drinking. A full list of what we categorise as antisocial behaviour is available on our website. We hope the information above is useful and addresses to some degree the concerns that you have raised. If you have experienced this issue or have information regarding an incident, please report it using our online reporting tools at https://www.met.police.uk, speak to an operator in our Force Communications Room via our online web chat or call the non-emergency number 101. Alternatively, you can stay 100% anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their untraceable online form at crimestoppers-uk.org. We are working on our brand-new strategy for how we police London and we want your help. Our New Met for London: Phase 2 strategy will guide how we deliver on behalf of Londoners over the next three years, and we want to make sure you have had the chance to have your say. You may also want to rate this message to let us know if this information was useful or not or use the system to change which issues we update you about, you can do these things quickly and easily by logging in or keep an eye out for the periodic survey reminders. |
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