Additional police officers will patrol parts of Brent in an effort to make women and girls feel safer in public spaces.

The Metropolitan Police has announced a boost of 650 police officers in busy town centres that will work solely to make the areas feel safer.

Five hundred officers will form town centre teams across the capital and will be based permanently in busy neighbourhoods.

In Brent, officers will be deployed in Wembley and Harlesden.

The town centre teams will be made up of one Inspector, two sergeants and 21 police constables

A further 150 officers will join London’s dedicated ward officers – commonly referred to as ‘Bobbie’s on the beat’ - to drive down crime and problem solve local issues, including concerns raised by women about areas or individuals.

It comes after concerns of safety for women in public, particularly after the death of Sabina Nessa and Sarah Everard.

Met Police Assistant Commissioner Nick Ephgrave, said: “Our growth enables us to increase our presence in busy neighbourhoods and town centres and be even more focused on protecting people and solving the long-term crime and anti-social behaviour issues we know people care about most – like violent crime, and violence and harassment committed against women and girls.

“Local policing is at the heart of everything we do and we know that we are so much more effective if we are in communities and neighbourhoods, working side-by-side with all Londoners, listening and engaging with them, tackling the issues that make them feel unsafe.


“We want communities to regularly see and get to know their local officers, so that they trust and have confidence in them, knowing they are there to protect and keep them safe.”

The first set of teams are expected to be deployed by late 2021, and all 19 teams are expected to be in place by spring 2022.