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Here’s a quick update on anti-social behaviour locally. We know it can be distressing, but we’re working closely with partners to make the area safer and support residents.
The Metropolitan Police are currently tackling Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) under the Metropolitan Police Anti-social behaviour action plan which is tied to the national crime and policing act.
Key updates include:
Precision Hotspot Policing: Increased patrols in 32 high-priority town centers and high streets heavily affected by ASB and retail crime.
Strengthened Neighbourhood Teams: Every ward is mandated to have a dedicated team of at least two officers and one PCSO, along with specialized ASB officers to deal with persistent offenders.
New Legislation: The police now utilize tougher powers, including new "Respect Orders," to take swift action against prolific offenders and speed up vehicle seizures.
City-Wide PSPO Expansion
A strict, city-wide Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) is now in active effect across all of Westminster. This expanded mandate grants police and council officers uniform powers to instantly penalise on-street nuisance behaviours, including:
Open drug-related activity and street drinking.
Public urination and aggressive behaviour.
Aggressive begging, targeted heavily in South Westminster, Edgware Road, and the West End.
Targeted Vehicle ASB Crackdowns
The Met’s St James's and West End Neighbourhood Policing teams have launched specific night-time operations to combat car meets, street racing, and excessive vehicle noise. Focused heavily around Soho, New Bond Street, and Waterloo Place, police are actively deploying specialized traffic units to issue fines, community protection warnings, and execute vehicle seizures.
Dedicated Officers and Enhanced Surveillance
Council-Funded Met Team: A specialized unit of nine dedicated Metropolitan Police officers works directly alongside Westminster City Inspectors to track and disrupt prolific offenders.
Proactive CCTV Monitoring: Over 160 upgraded CCTV cameras are being actively monitored in known crime hotspots to provide live intelligence, which has directly resulted in dozens of rapid arrests.
Overnight Housing Patrols: Teams regularly conduct overnight sweeps of priority estates—including Lisson Green, Hallfield, Lydford, and Lillington—to gather intelligence and deter late-night disruptions.
Proactive Local Enforcement Actions
Property Full Closure Order Secured: The Westbourne SNT recently obtained a Full Closure Order on a problematic property within the ward. Supported by Westminster Council ASB officers, the team presented 20 emergency Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) calls and 5 local resident impact statements to court, successfully changing the locks and installing Sitex security screens to permanently end persistent community disruption. [
Estate and Youth Safety Interventions: Police are running targeted patrols around local hotspots—specifically targeting areas near youth centres and housing blocks like the Warwick Estate and Brunel Estate. Proactive strategies include Community Protection Warnings (CPWs) and personal injunctions against prolific local ASB offenders.
E-Scooter and Phone Theft Sweeps: Alongside general ASB, current operational priorities target e-scooter enabled phone thefts. Officers are actively seizing uninsured e-scooters and running mobile phone property marking schemes backed by local ward councillors.
Community Walkabouts: Multi-agency partner walkabouts involving police, council housing managers, and city inspectors are being conducted across Westbourne hotspots to log environment issues (like fly-tipping or drug paraphernalia) and meet with residents directly.
Contact Your Local Westbourne Team
If you have non-urgent local intelligence to share or need to flag a specific block or street corner:
Email the Westbourne SNT: Westbourne@met.police.uk
View Live Alerts: Track the team's ongoing enforcement logs directly via the Westbourne Met Engage Portal
How to Report ASB in Westminster
Non-Urgent Police Reporting: Use the online Metropolitan Police ASB Portal or call 101.
Council Housing Issues: Contact Westminster Housing directly at 0800 358 3783 or report via the Westminster Council Website.
 Across London we’ve put hundreds more officers on the frontlines of community crime-fighting teams, upping visible patrols in the right ‘hot spots’ so we can deter and catch criminals - including with new tech like live facial recognition cameras, drones and e-bikes. Antisocial behaviour can come in many forms and can require support from more organisations than just the police. A full list of what we categorise as antisocial behaviour is available on our website. If you have experienced anti-social behaviour or have information regarding an incident, please report it using our online reporting tools at https://www.met.police.uk or call the non-emergency number 101. Alternatively, you can stay 100% anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their untraceable online form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org Please consider getting involved by registering for these messages, this will enable you to contribute to the local priority survey. We may be unaware of issues that you would like us to focus on. Take a few minutes to securely and privately register and have your say using the button below, this will mean we can focus on things that matter to you. 
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