Is Stamford Hill West safe?

Current local priorities

• Stamford Hill West Ward has a large Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, and hate crime, particularly anti-Semitic hate crime and related violence, can have a significant impact on victims and community confidence. Such incidents can cause fear, distress, and have a wider effect on community cohesion. The Neighbourhood Policing Team is committed to reducing hate crime, supporting those affected, and working closely with community representatives and partner agencies to ensure all communities feel safe, protected, and confident in reporting incidents.
• Although Stamford Hill West Ward records low levels of reported Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), this remains a pan-London policing priority. SNT officers are committed to supporting the Metropolitan Police's approach to tackling violence against women and girls, improving victim confidence, and ensuring safeguarding opportunities are identified. Through engagement, intelligence gathering, and proactive policing activity, officers will work with partners and the local community to identify risks, support victims, and prevent offending.
• Drug related anti-social behaviour continues to have a detrimental impact on residents living within the Guinness Trust Estate in Stamford Hill Ward. Concerns include groups congregating in and around vehicles, playing loud music, causing nuisance and disturbance, intimidating residents, street drinking, and the misuse of nitrous oxide ("laughing gas"), evidenced by the build up of rubbish left. These behaviours adversely affect the quality of life of local residents and contribute to wider anti-social behaviour concerns. A proactive policing approach, supported by partner agencies, will be used to deter offending, identify those responsible, and improve community confidence.