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The Metropolitan Police is advising Londoners to keep cash and mobile phones out of sight in street robbery hotspots such as train and tube stations in a new 'Operation Safer Streets' campaign. Westminster is one of the selected Boroughs for the Campaign.
315 traffic officers available for anti-street crime work
160 traffic wardens switched to high visibility patrols
100 Territorial Support Group officers targeting street crime
Targeting of 320 persistent young offenders
Eight boroughs designated for special anti-street crime operations
Even with the above campaign, The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Sir John Stevens QPM has strongly warned that the police alone will not be able to make a significant impact on Safer Streets and street robbery without commitment and action from other agencies. He said "To put it bluntly there will not be much gained if the Met continues to arrest more street robbers who are then simply processed and freed to rob again – so-called ‘revolving door justice'. We are committed to tackling this problem at both ends. At one end we are working with others to identify potential young offenders and divert them before they are embedded in a life of crime; at the other end we are deploying hard edged policing to deal with persistent and violent street robbers. What we also need is a criminal justice system that is robust enough to deliver the safety and security that Londoners deserve."
Mobile Phones And Youth Crime A Major Part Of The Safer Streets Campaign In Westminster And Paddington
The Met has already run several initiatives aimed at tackling the particular problem posed by mobile phone thefts and the Metropolitan Police Commissioner makes it clear that this remains a priority as part of the Safer Streets campaign. "We now have mobile phones accounting for between a third and half of street robberies in London and it is time for the mobile phone industry to introduce some effective crime prevention measures which would disable stolen phones and make them less attractive to steal"
The Metropolitan Police has been at the forefront of addressing youth street crime through partnership with local authorities, schools and other agencies, and many are represented on the Paddington Sector Working Group for Hyde park (SWG). The youth crime and youth diversion initiatives in the SWG community safety strategy contributes to working with the Safer Streets Campaign for more details visit our Youth Diversion page
The police and the SWG needs your assistance to work together to combat street crime. To contribute to Safer Streets in Paddington please contact the SWG
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