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Multi-agency operation on Aldermans Hill aimed at “improving safety, trust and confidence”

17 April 2026

The April update from Palmers Greeen Safer Neighbourhood Team is now online. It includes information about an operation carried out in conjunction with council officers and parking enforcement officers on 5th March in response to various concerns, including 'inappropriate sexualised behaviours of males outside cafes towards passing females'.

Five years on from the murder of Sarah Everard: has much changed?

04 March 2026

Five year after Sarah Everard was murdered by a London policeman, the chief executive of the charity Solace looks back on what has happened since then and concludes that with regard to violence against women, little has changed, and the Met have not sufficiently reformed.

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Safer Neighbourhood News February 2026

26 February 2026

This month's edition of Safer Neighbourhoods News for Palmers Green ward is now available.

The 'Thames Water-type' scam returns to Palmers Green

18 February 2026

PCSO Jennifer Arkwright warns of the return of a known burglary method to PG and has some good advice about keeping the contents of your home safe.

Police warning about fraudulent door-to-door operation

06 January 2026

The Metropolitan Police have issued a warning about door-to-door sellers fraudulently claiming to be working on behalf of a youth hub in Ponders End.

Police release pictures of PG stabbing and gunshots suspects

10 December 2025

The police have issued an appeal for information about a shooting and stabbing incident in Palmers Green that occurred in June this year. They have released photographs of three suspects.

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Residents' 'fear and lack of trust' prompts Palmers Green crime walkabout by politicians and police officers

12 November 2025

A recent walkabout of reported crime and ASB hotspots in Palmers Green by councillors and senior police officers was prompted by a letter from the local MP passing on concerns from constituents about incidents such as drug dealing carried out in broad daylight, leading to some residents 'withdrawing from their community' due to 'fear and lack of trust'.

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Palmers Green Safer Neighbourhood Team News for September 2025

24 September 2025

This month's edition of Safer Neighbourhoods News for Palmers Green ward is now available.

UK’s first wellbeing hub for diverse youth and families opens in Edmonton Green this weekend

04 September 2025

On Saturday 6th September the Right2Thrive UK project will open a pioneering Wellbeing Hub in Edmonton Green, designed to tackle the local community's severe problems of youth violence and social inequality.

Police seeking information about early morning stabbings in Palmers Green

29 August 2025

After two men with stab wounds were admitted to the North Middlesex Hospital in the early hours of Thursday morning, police set up a crime incident in Green Lanes, south of the North Circular Road.

'Keep the burglars out': Advice from the Safer Neighbourhoods Team

30 July 2025

Community Support Officer Jennifer Arkwright has information on recent burglaries in Palmers Green Ward and advice for everyone on how to keep burglars out.

An invitation to help community crime-fighting by joining Met Engage

09 July 2025

PCSO Jenny Arkwright from the Palmers Green Ward Safer Neighbourhood Team invites members of the public in her ward (and all other wards) to join the Met Engage scheme.

Police investigating Thursday night gunshots and stabbing in PG

14 June 2025

Sections of at least four streets in Palmers Green remained cordoned off until the late afternoon on Friday 13th June as police and forensics officers continued to investigate an incident involving gunshots and a stabbing in town centre that occurred in the late evening on Thursday and left the stab victim with life-threatening injuries.

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Police seeking information about stabbing in PG restaurant

16 April 2025

Police have issued an appeal for information after a teenager was stabbed in a Palmers Green restaurant on Tuesday afternoon.

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Meeting discusses women's perceptions of safety in Southgate town centre

19 March 2025

Southgate Club director Nicole Charitou summarises the discussions at last Friday's 'Walk, Talk and Do Initiative' meeting dedicated to the subject of girls' and womens' feelings about their safety in Southgate town centre.

As a woman, do you feel safe in Southgate town centre? Join the Safer Neighbourhood Team for a Walk, Talk and Do initiative

05 March 2025

The Southgate Ward Safer Neighbourhood Team, together with the council's Journeys and Places Team and the Met Police, are running an event on 14th March to find out women's feelings about their safety in Southgate town centre.

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A last chance to urge the Met to help reduce deaths by enforcing road safety laws

11 February 2025

In the face of a significant spike in pedestrian deaths on London's roads, road danger reduction campaigners are calling on the Metropolitan Police to pay significantly more attention to reducing road danger and eliminating casualties on the capital's roads. You too can join them in responding to a consultation on crime and policing which ends this Wednesday.

Free bike marking throughout February

03 February 2025

Officers from safer neighbourhood teams will be providing free anti-theft bike marking at Dr Bike sessions throughout the borough during February. There will be a session at Palmers Green Library on Thursday 6th February between 4pm and 7pm.

Police appeal for witnesses after teenager stabbed in Palmers Green

10 September 2024

The police have issued a statement and appeal for information after a teenage boy was found in Green Lanes, Palmers Green, with stab wounds on Monday afternoon. London Ambulance Service sent a helicopter, which landed in Broomfield Park. The victim's condition was assessed as not life threatening or life changing.

Man charged with Palmers Green murder

11 May 2024

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a pensioner in Millicent Grove, Palmers Green, on 7th May.

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