Concerned Northwood residents have created a petition calling for action on the alarming rising crime levels in the area.
This comes after two stabbing incidents in two days last month. The first took place on Joel Street in Northwood Hills on Monday, July 7, where three teenagers were found with stab wounds. The next day, a 16-year-old boy suffered stab injuries outside Ruislip Manor Pharmacy on Victoria Road, Ruislip.
The petition reads: “In recent months, our community has experienced a noticeable rise in incidents, including burglaries, thefts, vandalism, assaults, stabbings, anti-social behaviour, drug dealings, begging and drug-related crimes.
“These crimes have left many residents feeling unsafe in their own homes, streets and business premises, undermining our sense of security and wellbeing. We are on our guard 24/7 to protect ourselves from criminals operating locally.
“We believe that everyone has the right to feel safe in their community. Therefore, we respectfully request that the Metropolitan Police department/Hillingdon Council take immediate and effective action to address these concerns.”
The petition goes on to call for increased visible police patrols, more community policing initiatives to build trust with residents, improved response times, regular updates on crime prevention measures, support for neighbourhood watch programmes, and tackling anti-social behaviour.
It also calls for a business rate relief from Hillingdon Council as a result of crime affecting business revenue.
At the time of writing, the petition has more than 825 signatures. To view the petition, please visit www.shorturl.at/WdCog
A spokesperson for Hillingdon Council said: “Through the Safer Hillingdon Partnership – a multi-agency group – we work closely with the police to help ensure Hillingdon remains a safe borough and residents are protected from harm.
“While the police are the lead authority in investigating and tackling crime, our anti-social behaviour and localities team regularly engages with residents and businesses to understand local issues and share information with neighbourhood police teams to quickly respond to emerging trends.
“We continue to invest in measures to prevent crime and assist with investigations, such as our extensive CCTV network which is a proven method for achieving positive outcomes and identifying offenders.”
The Met Police have been contacted for comment.
Crime is rapidly rising in outer London regions.This is due to a whole raft of reasons. Amongst which are abstractions to control Protests in Central London from already under resourced Police Wards.
The public have lost confidence and trust in the Met so are not Reporting crimes making the stats much lower than actual.
Something must be done?!!