Our local police SNT have warned us about an increased spike of domestic burglaries occurring throughout Barnet, Brent and Harrow (although Golders Green ward has not been affected yet).
The suspects involved, equipped with crowbars, have targeted homes during the hours of darkness whether the occupiers were present or not. When disturbed, the suspects promptly flee leaving damage to properties, mainly front doors.
The suspects involved consist of masked and gloved individuals described as of white heritage working in a group of as few as 2 to as many as 5. They primarily target jewellery, watches and cash.
They tend to use high value vehicles with cloned registration numbers.
Please stay alert. For crime prevention advice visit this site.
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Useful Links
Local concerns:
- Report or view local problems: Fix My Street
- Report fly tipping
- The local CleanupUK (formerly LitterAction) group
- Brent Cross Town regeneration
Other local residents associations and groups:
- Our Yard at Clitterhouse Farm
- NorthwestTWO Residents Association
- Cricklewood Town Team
- Friends of Childs Hill Park
- Friends of Basing Hill Park
Policing neighbourhoods:
Local politicians:
- Cricklewood Ward councillors (covering most roads on the Estate)
- Childs Hill Ward councillors (covering The Vale)
- MP for Finchley and Golders Green
- Mayor of London and the London Assembly
AGM on Sunday 15th September
A reminder that our yearly AGM and social meeting will take place on
Sunday, September 15th from 5:00 – 7:30 pm
in the Carey Hall (Google maps link).
We are delighted that our MP Sarah Sackman, who is also Solicitor General, will be in attendance. The Police Safer Neighbourhood Team and our 5 councillors will also be joining us.
Do join us to air your views and to meet your neighbours.
»»» We’re looking forward to seeing you there «««
If you are able to help distribute leaflets in the area before Sunday, please email us.
→ We will be celebrating the departure of Donoghue’s waste management site from Claremont Road after years of protest ←
→ There will an uplifting show dance to round off the evening on a fun note, followed by a simple, 15 minute salsa class that all can participate in ←
→ There will also be a range of nibbles and hot drinks to enjoy ←

Car Crime
As you probably know, there has been an increase in car related crime on our streets, and residents are very concerned.
A surgery is planned at Pennine Shops Parade (date to be confirmed) to address this and other concerns, and to give a further opportunity for residents to meet the PCs and PCSOs in our local Safer Neighbourhoods Team (SNT).
Useful Police Links
How does keyless car theft work?
https://www.locksmiths.co.uk/faq/keyless-car-theft
Crime Prevention Advice
https://www.met.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/keeping-vehicles-safe/vehicle-safe-and-sound/
https://www.met.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/keeping-vehicles-safe/preventing-car-vehicle-theft/
Report a lost or stolen vehicle
https://www.met.police.uk/ro/report/lsv/report-lost-or-stolen-vehicle/
OWL
https://www.owl.co.uk/index.htm
If you no longer wish to receive updates via OWL you can unsubscribe or delete your account by clicking on this link: https://www.owl.co.uk/login_forgotten.cfm. Enter your email address and postcode. This link will also allow you to update/change your password.
Obtain crime statistics by postcode via:
UK Crime Statistics https://www.crime-statistics.co.uk/
Neighbour Watch https://www.ourwatch.org.uk/crime-prevention/crime-prevention/crime-map
Safer Neighbourhood Team and Owl
Cricklewood Safer Neighbourhood Team
Colindale Police Station, Grahame Park Way, NW9 5TW
Telephone: 0208 733 5060
Web: www.met.police.uk
Email : naz.gungor@met.police.uk
Online Watch Link (OWL)
Each SNT sends a lot of community messaging / crime prevention advice out over OWL. You can join OWL here. Simply enter your postcode to find your local watch and register!
Coronation Care
Celebrating the Coronation this weekend? Have a great time & keep a watchful eye on your surroundings
Golders Green Ward Panel Survey 2021
Our local police have asked residents to take a few minutes to complete a survey for Golders Green. This is to help them better understand the current issues in our area and to coordinate resources.
You can respond by following this link: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/F6QAKL/
(The title does say June 2021 but we believe that it is still current.)
Antisocial Behaviour – We Can Stop It
Is antisocial behaviour causing you sleepless nights?
Please report any incident of antisocial behaviour or any other crime to the links below. This serious problem will only get the attention it deserves if we all report it.
Police:
- Online: https://www.met.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/how-to-report-a-crime/
- Twitter: @MetCC
- Phone: 101 or 999
- Please also let our Local Police Safer Neighbourhood team & Crimestoppers know:
Barnet Council:
- https://www.barnet.gov.uk/environmental-problems/noise
- • Out of hours Noise Team 07958 513 459:
- Friday 8 pm to Saturday 3 am
- Saturday midday to Sunday 2:30 am
- Sunday 10 am to Monday 12:30 am
If you have any issues or concerns please contact nhw@ggera.org.uk.
Other Matters
Clitterhouse Farm’s garden will be closed from this Saturday until January 9th. The Grub Club – which tackles food waste and food poverty by turning surplus into delicious meals on a “pay as you feel” basis – will be returning also on the 9th. Help tackle environmental waste by bringing your tupperware along.
We do also want to thank
- Barnet’s parks and street cleaning team for keeping our streets and playing fields free of litter.
- Barnet Police and the Golders Green & Childs Hill Safer Neighbourhood teams for working hard to keep us safe.
- Our councillors and council officers for their ongoing support in local matters and particularly with our Dump Donoghue campaign.
You can contact our police Safer Neighbourhood Teams for non-urgent matters:
- Via their web sites: https://www.met.police.uk/a/your-area/met/barnet/golders-green and https://www.met.police.uk/a/your-area/met/barnet/childs-hill.
- By email to GoldersGreen.SNT@Met.Police.UK or ChildsHill.SNT@met.police.uk.
Of course these contact points are not for emergency matters. For urgent help please dial 999.
https://www.met.police.uk provides a way of reporting crime online.
You can keep up to date with police local news and advice by joining www.owl.co.uk.
Safer Neighbourhood Information
Follow these links to find out more about crime prevention in your area:
- Golders Green Ward
- Crime map link: https://www.police.uk/metropolitan/E05000053/
- Twitter updates: https://twitter.com/mpsgoldersgreen
- Childs Hill Ward
- Crime map link: https://www.police.uk/metropolitan/E05000045/
- Twitter updates: https://twitter.com/MPSChildsHill

