Policing Update Earls Court

Dear residents of Earls Court, good evening to you. 

It has been a busy week for the Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) and policing resources across London have been stretched due to several incidents, some have received media attention. 

We did receive some good news this week. The team got our first conviction at court under legislation which states it is an offence for a person Knowingly as a Trespasser live or intend to live in residential premises. This was in response to issues of cuckooing and persons residing in the communal areas of residential buildings. Although this doesn’t solve the problem it is part of our long-term strategy to tackle the issue. Utilizing ASB legislation alongside it. We are awaiting new legislation that has received Royal assent but is not enforceable yet under the Crime & Policing Act 2026 where CUCKOOING specifically is a criminal offence. 

We have also received feedback from residents at a few community events we’ve done over the past fortnight highlighting the issue with cyclists in the Earls Court Ward. Due to other policing issues it has not been prioritized. However we have made a request to a Pan London Team called the Road Danger Reduction Unit requesting further policing  resources to assist. We’ve also made a successful request for further police resources over the next two weeks to assist on general patrol. Whilst the Neighbourhood Team are focused on several investigations. 

The Neighbourhood Policing Team will not be available this weekend and any specific policing matter please use the 999 system if there is an immediate threat to person or property. For anything else please contact us using MET ENAGAGE and we will respond on Monday. Next week on Thursday the 13th August the Earls Court NPT will be at Old Brompton Road near to Costa Coffee between 4pm – 5pm doing a crime prevention stand. Please feel free to come & see us. 

We wish you all a very pleasant weekend. 

Kind Regards

Neighbourhood Policing Team – Earls Court