The Harrow Safer Neighbourhood Board has been set up by the Mayor Of London to help make the Police as responsive as possible to local needs and concerns. The Harrow Safer Neighbourhood Board has been established in order to ensure local people are involved in addressing crime.
The founding board members were appointed after an interview process conducted by a Harrow Council representative, an ex-Borough Commander and a Local Authority representative – the Harrow Head of Community Safety. The vacancies were advertised by Harrow Council and anyone living or working in Harrow was eligible to apply.
We want to ensure that your views and opinions are represented, and that you have a say in helping to set policing and community safety priorities.
We want to hear about your experiences of crime, and what you think can help make for a safer Harrow.
The Board is made up of individuals living and in some instances working in the borough.
The board meets formally every quarter. These meetings, although not held in public, have their minutes published via the website once approved at a full board meeting following this.
The Harrow Safer Neighbourhood Board holds bi-annual Public Interactive meetings at which members of the public are welcome to attend and can ask their local policing leads questions they may as well as to speak individually to board members, although this is subject to available time at the end of the meetings.
The board meetings take place quarterly to ensure appropriate planning and monitoring of community engagement activities.
CANCELLATION NOTICEThursday 21st November 2019 – Interactive Public Meeting with Harrow Safer Neighbourhoods Inspector Tanya Sprunks
Dear Residents,
It is with our deepest apologies & regret that we’re having to cancel & postpone the upcoming HSNB public meeting that was scheduled for the Thursday 21st of November 2019 due to circumstances beyond our control and the cancellation of the venue booking by the Council for the following reasons (as stated by the Harrow Council):
1. In view of the forthcoming General Election on 12 December, the Council is in a period of Purdah and save for regulatory meetings all other meetings prior to the 12 December have been postponed to dates in the New Year.
2. As a result we have received requests from Councillors and the Police for this meeting to be cancelled or postponed until after the Election. As this is not a Council meeting, the Council cannot cancel the meeting and this is a decision for you as the Chair. However, it will not be possible for the meeting to take in the Council Chamber and therefore the room booking on 21 November will be cancelled.
The Harrow Safer Neighbourhood Board apologises for the short-notice and will, in due-course, plan for holding this meeting on an alternate date in the New Year.
We appreciate your understanding in this matter.
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year.
OWL (Online Watch Link) will also be having it’s official launch in the borough – come watch a presentation on OWL. To Learn more about OWL – CLICK HERE
To sign-up to for OWL, please visit this link – Sign-up to OWL
Yours Sincerely,
Harrow Safer Neighbourhood Board
This was an introductory meeting for the board to meet each other and to begin discussions relating to how they would move forward to achieve their aims and objectives.
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The board undertakes a number of activities, including attending meetings with a variety of organisations and individuals in order to ensure we hear the communities concerns and their views on the policing priorities in Harrow. You can visit our news blog to stay up to date with our activity.
You can find useful information about crime in Harrow by using the resources below:
Metropolitan Police Service interactive crime map – Harrow Crime Map
Information about fraud – Action Fraud
Take Five – To Stop Fraud – Take Five
Metropolitan Police Service – https://www.met.police.uk/
Police.UK – https://www.police.uk/
Project Name: Pop Up Play Bus
Location: South Harrow
Delivery Organisation: Rolling Base
Project Name: Community Days in High Crime Areas
Location: Harrow
Delivery Organisation: Young Harrow Foundation
Project Name: Detached South Harrow
Location: South Harrow
Delivery Organisation: Ignite Trust
Project Name: 999 Fun Day
Location: Harrow Town Centre
Delivery Organisation: MPS Greenhill SNT
Project Name: Box Cleva
Location: Harrow Boxing Club
Delivery Organisation: LFB Pinner
Project Name: Anti-knife Crime
Location: Selected Harrow Schools & PRU
Delivery Organisation: Ben Kinsella Trust
Project Name: Youth Outreach Activities
Location: Harrow
Delivery Organisation: Ignite Trust
Project Name: Anti-crime, violence and ASB
Location: Selected Harrow Schools
Delivery Organisation: Synergy Theatre Group
Project Name: Anti-gang (Intervention)
Location: Selected Harrow Schools
Delivery Organisation: Growing Against Violence
Project Name: Knife Bin
Location: Harrow & Wealdstone
Project Name: Neighbourhood Engagement
Notes: Facilitated by Harrow Council in Harrow; input from HSNB with Crime Prevention & Crime Reduction materials; Extended to Edgware
Project Name: Young Girls Abuse Awareness
Location: Harrow & Wealdstone
Implemented by Ignite Trust
Project Name: Young Males & Gangs
Location: Harrow & Wealdstone
Implemented by Young Harrow Foundation
Project Name: Tackling Youth-Police Discontent
Run by Harrow Council & Harrow Youth Parliament
Project Name: Safer Street Partnership
Location: Harrow
Implemented by Young Harrow Foundation
I have lived in the Harrow Borough for the past 45 Years, 18 of which I have spent in South Harrow and past 27 have lived in Pinner. I have worked on various Community Projects including Hindus of Harrow. I am also the Chair of Hindu Council (Harrow) and undertake voluntary work for other Charitable organisations. I am very passionate about the well being of Residents of Harrow. I am Self-Employed Accountant and have been practising for nearly 40 years.
My family and I have been living in, Kenton, Harrow for over 30 years, my children went to schools in Harrow and took part in many community activities including Police Cadets.
I have been a member of organisations serving the community and assisting in fundraising for worldwide disasters, like the tsunami and earthquakes, etc.
I am a serving community champion for my street, working with the council and the police, since my children have grown up I am able to contribute more to other activities in the borough.
I have my own business based in Harrow supplying office furniture.
I have lived in Harrow for more than 40 years and our three children attended local schools here. I care much about my local environment and the changes occurring.
I have been a Broadcast Engineer with the BBC for 30 years and then worked at the BFI National Archive as a Preservation Engineer. Now retired.
I am also a Neighbourhood Champion.
I grew up in Kingsbury and have lived in Harrow for 27 years with my children having attended schools in Harrow. I am a community champion and active within the Greenhill Residents Association.
I am very passionate about safety in our borough and community and am elated Harrow continues to be the safest Borough in London.
My background is in banking, and I previously managed our various optical businesses.
COMING SOON!
Having been a resident of the borough for over 15 yrs, my involvement with community initiatives stemmed from being an Independent Custody Visitor in 2006 (up to date), and having witnessed the dynamic society that makes this the great borough that it is.
My background is in Aviation, Information Technlogy & IT Security, and I am honoured to be serving the HSNB as a board member and a respresentative on various partnership & pan-London initiatives.
The current nominated representatives from Harrow Council to the HSNB are Councillor Krishna Suresh (Labour) and Councillor Anjana Patel (Conservative).
All matters related to the remit of the Harrow Council around local policing issues should be directed to them (contact details provided below from the Harrow Council website).
Councillor Krishna Suresh is Community Cohesion & Crime Portfolio Holder for the borough of Harrow, and member of the Labour Party.
Correspondence address:
Room 102, Labour Group Office
PO Box 2
Civic Centre, Station Road
HARROW
HA1 2UH
Bus. phone: Group Office: (020) 8424 1897
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 07967 565477
Councillor Anjana Patel is Community Safety Shadow Portfolio Holder for the borough of Harrow, and member of the Conservative Party.
Correspondence address:
Room 109, Conservative Group Office
PO Box 2, Civic Centre
Station Road
HARROW
HA1 2UH
Bus. phone: Group Office: 020 8424 1852
Email: [email protected]
Victim Support is represented by Kenny Tang who is the service delivery assistant responsible for Harrow.
Harrow Youth Parliament is represented by two young people, whose names we do not publicise. For further information please visit http://www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk/
Independent Custody Visitors (ICVs) are members of the local community who volunteer to visit police stations unannounced to check on the treatment and welfare of people held in police custody.
Their recommendations can require the police to make improvements for the welfare of detainees. Working as part of a local panel, they play a valuable role in maintaining public confidence in this important area of policing.
For further information, please visit – Independent Custody Visitors
London Fire Brigade (LFB) is represented on the HSNB by an appointed representative. For further information please visit London Fire Bridgade – Harrow
The board receive support from MOPAC through Tanya Silverman who is the MOPAC single point of contact for Harrow Borough.
The board receives representation from the MPS through the NW Area BCU Commanders office who is the MPS single point of contact for HSNB.
The board receives representation from the BTP through the Regional BTP Commanders office.
You can contact the Harrow Safer Neighbourhood Board at the email address below, or simply by completing our contact form below.
We welcome all comments from the Harrow community.
