Extra Police for Wood Green

The following is a press release from the council (minus the normal platitudinous quotes from the heads of the organisations concerned).

Wood Green is to benefit from a new team of 24 police officers to help residents feel safe in the town centre.

The unit will be one of the first to be rolled out under a new Metropolitan Police initiative to increase police presence and visibility, with 650 additional officers set to be deployed across the capital in busy public places and other areas, including those where women and girls often feel unsafe.

The new team will consist of one Inspector, two sergeants and 21 police constables, who will work exclusively in Wood Green town centre.

These extra officers will patrol at the times that will have the most impact on crime as well as on public safety, such as in the evenings. They are expected to start work on 6 December 2021.

Wood Green will be one of two locations covered by the Met’s North Area BCU to benefit from one of these teams, the other being Edmonton in the London Borough of Enfield.

The decision was led by data and intelligence which considers locations that generate the most policing demand, areas with higher crime levels and/or areas where confidence in the police is low.

This is part of a wider partnership to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in the Wood Green area.