Is Holborn & Covent Garden safe?

Current local priorities

• Combatting Youth Violence - Intelligence led local policing working to combat youth violence specifically related to gang activity on our Intelligence led local policing working to combat youth violence specifically related to gang activity on our housing estates. We will achieve this through increased visibility, utilising resident and partner agency intelligence and early identification of Child Criminal Exploitation.
• Drug Related Activity Maintaining visible presence in the transport and tourist hotspots to Working alongside Street Population agencies and charities to deter drug related anti-social behaviour in our open spaces and residential blocks. Actively work with council and housing associations and other partner agencies to monitor and safeguard residents and dwellings vulnerable to cuckooing and exploitation.
• Visitor Crime Maintaining visible presence in the transport and tourist hotspots to deter and identify incidents of pickpocketing, police impersonation and distraction theft. Organising and delivering operations to target this. Increased intelligence sharing regarding the prolific offenders.