Earl's Court Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT)
PS Nick Hamer
PC Steve Dell
PC Matt Bantick
PC Hinal Devkaran
PC Marcus Lyndon
PCSO Danny Wright
Chrissie Courtney - Chair
Earl's Court Square Residents' Association.
I have been corresponding with Felicity Buchan MP regarding whether Police should be contacted on 101 or 999. Contrary to all we have previously been told it looks as if “there is a crime unfolding in front of the informant, 999 is the first port of call.”
Inspector Meredydd Jones:
“People can contact their local ward officer through the Met website (https://www.met.police.uk and type in your postcode), email the office directly, can anonymously contact Crimestoppers (https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymous) and also make their submission that way. If you see it happening in front of you, call 999, and we will send officers straight away.”
William Lane Communications Officer, Office of Felicity Buchan MP - MP for Kensington:
Call 999: “More generally, the advice that Felicity Buchan MP has received from Police since her election is that 999 is not just for serious violent crime, but for ongoing, non-violent crime which is occurring at the present time and requires a police response. It's part of the job of the 999 call-handlers to triage between the seriousness of ongoing crimes and allocate resources.”
Call 101: “101, we have been told, is more geared towards reporting crimes after the fact, when an immediate police response is not required, but a crime has still taken place (e.g. returning home to find your house burgled).”
ALL REPORTED CRIME DECEMBER 2019 - NOVEMBER 2020
Earl’s Court had 1,180 crimes reported in the last 12 months (Dec 2019 to Nov 2020). This compares to 1,459 crimes in the preceding 12 months. This is a 19% reduction in crime. The borough has had a 27% reduction.
DRUGS (DECEMBER 2019 - DECEMBER 2020)
Earl’s Court has had 90 drug offences in the most recent 12 months.
The borough has had a 24% reduction in drug offences.
Earl’s Court has had a 30% reduction in drug offences from 128 offences in the previous 12 months
BURGLARY (DECEMBER 2019 - NOVEMBER 2020)
Earl’s Court had 99 burglary offences during the most recent period. This is a reduction of 33% reduction from 147 Burglary offences in the previous 12 months.
This is in comparison to a reduction of 27% for the borough as a whole.
During the same period there were 151 offences in Brompton and Hans Town, 131 in Royal Hospital, 121 in Colville and 116 in Courtfield.
ROBBERY (DECEMBER 2019 - NOVEMBER 2020)
Earl’s Court had 39 robberies and a rate of 4.0 per 1000 residents (30 personal and 9 business) during this 12 month period. This is in comparison to 84 in Brompton and Hans Town and 52 in Royal Hospital.
This is in comparison to 61 robberies in between December 2018 to November 2019.
The borough as a whole has experienced a 30% reduction in Robbery and Earl’s Court has had a 36% reduction.
OVERVIEW OF ASB REPORTS (01/01/2020 - 03/12/2020)
203 Calls
Peak Months: July & August
Peak Days: Friday - Sunday
Peak Times: 2000-0300hrs
Repeat Streets:
- Hogarth Road, SW5
- Kenway Road, SW5
- Earl’s Court Gardens, SW5
- Cromwell Road, SW5
PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR:
- RBKC SNT Newsletter - Feb 2021
- Earl's Court SNT Ward Panel - Power Point - Jan 2021 - for details/graphs.
POLICE CONTACT ADVICE:
Telephone 999 in an emergency where there is a danger to life or a crime is in progress.
Telephone 101 for non-emergencies where police attendance is required, to report a crime or to report any other incidents. Calls to 101 have a fixed cost of 15p per call.
NOISE COMPLAINTS - FROM CLLR JOHNNY THALASSITES - RBKC
Dear Resident,
In September 2020 - using a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) - Kensington and Chelsea Council trialled Britain’s first acoustic cameras in Knightsbridge.
Building on that work, I have asked officers to start gathering evidence so that we can expand the PSPO area. This would mean we can use acoustic cameras to enforce against noisy vehicles across the borough.
I know that local people are fed up with noisy vehicles tearing down our streets all day and night.
We have set up a dedicated inbox for resident complaints about vehicle noise to help us justify the introduction of the new PSPO.
Please do write to:
Many thanks in anticipation for your support. Let’s drive down the number of noisy vehicles keeping us up.
Best wishes,
Cllr Johnny Thalassites
21.04.2021
In March 2020, we voted unanimously to pilot acoustic cameras in Kensington and Chelsea; and in October 2020 - using a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) - we trialled acoustic cameras in Knightsbridge.
Building on that work, I have asked officers to start gathering evidence so that we can expand the PSPO area. This would mean we can use acoustic cameras to enforce against noisy vehicles across the borough.
As part of the evidence gathering process, a dedicated inbox has been set up for resident complaints about vehicle noise.
Please do pass on residents’ complaints about vehicle noise to:
Many thanks in anticipation for your support. Let’s drive down the number of noisy vehicles keeping us up.
01.04.2021