The Local Policing Committee were scheduled to meet to discuss community engagement, policing performance, and cycling behaviour in the City of London. They were also scheduled to receive updates on local operations, security, and vulnerability within the City.

Community Engagement Strategic Plan

The committee was scheduled to receive an update on the joint strategic community engagement plan between the City of London Police and the City of London Corporation. The plan centres on four priorities in the Neighbourhood Policing and Engagement Strategy: crime prevention, protection of vulnerable individuals, intelligence gathering, and fostering public trust.

The report assesses the effectiveness of community engagement based on metrics set out in the strategic plan, including public confidence, crime reduction, and demographic diversity. It also lists community-safety related engagement activities undertaken since June 2025, including public events and initiatives focused on crime prevention, inclusion, and hate crime awareness.

The report states that the City of London Police, Strategy and Engagement team are working with Neighbourhood Policing to publish a Neighbourhoods Strategy to align with the recently published Policing Plan 2025-28.

The report also notes that the next round of Cluster Panel meetings is being planned, with each cluster scheduled to have one in person and one online meeting.

Since the last committee meeting, the City of London Police's WhatsApp group has had a 40% increase in members.

Cycling Behaviour in the City of London

The committee was scheduled to receive a report on cycling behaviour in the City of London.

The report notes that there has been a large and sustained increase in the number of cyclists in the City, accompanied by a large and sustained fall in the use of motor vehicles. While cycling has increased, cyclist casualties and fatalities on City roads have not.

The report identifies several concerns about cycling behaviour in the City, including dangerous cycling, the dangerous use of e-bikes, and illegal or nuisance cycling.

The report notes that in its initial 9 months of activity, the City Police Cycle Team issued nearly 1,000 fixed penalty notices to cyclists and gave advice and guidance to 8,663 people.

The report also notes some barriers to tackling poor cycling behaviour, including the large number of cyclists on City streets, the limits of what is feasible within current national legislation, and the fact that tackling dangerous and anti-social cycling is not a priority objective under the City Police's 2025-28 Policing Plan.

The report outlines plans to go further on tackling poor cycling behaviour, including better data and analysis, higher penalties for repeat offending, more partnership working and external engagement, more prominent campaigns and messaging, and encouraging national action.

The report also notes that members have previously expressed interest in crushing 'offending' e-bikes as a deterrent to illegal use or modification.

Policing Plan Performance Report

The committee was scheduled to receive a report summarising the Policing Plan Performance for Q1 of 2025/26.

The report notes that the past 12 months have seen a 4.7% reduction in crime. Both FQ4-FQ1 in 2025-26 and 2024-25 had increases in crime offences between quarters, which is expected in line with historical trends.

The report also provides an update on key data trends, including:

• Reducing Theft: The three main theft offences (theft from person, shoplifting, and all other theft offences) have seen a minor 4% increase this quarter compared to last quarter, but a significant 19% decrease compared to FQ1 23/24.
• Responding to Theft: 100% of incidents raised with command and control were attended. Both immediate and significant grade response times are well within service level of 90%.
• Reducing Violence: Violence against the person reduced this quarter by just under 7% compared to the previous equivalent quarter last year, however has remained consistent with Q4.
• Responding to Violence: 100% of incidents raised with command and control were attended. Both Immediate and significant grades incidents were attended well within the 90% service level.

The report also notes that the threat to the UK from international terrorism remains substantial.

Operational Tinsel Review

The committee was scheduled to receive a report providing information on Operation Tinsel 2, how it was deployed, and the overall impact on priority crime types in December 2024.

The report notes that December is one of the busiest times of the year in the City, and due to the higher volume of people socialising and events running in licensed premises, an increase in nighttime economy related crimes of violent and acquisitive crime was expected.

The report shows that during the days and times Operation Tinsel deployed, the taskings were effective at reducing acquisitive and violent crime in the defined areas when compared to 2023. However, for the December 2024 period as a whole, violence against the person offences rose beyond the upper control limit beyond that seen in December 2023 and to their highest level over the two-year period.

The report includes several points for this year's planning, taking on the learning from Operation Tinsel 2 and using the Force's Problem Orientated Policing crime prevention approach to drive activity, with planning for the operation starting from September.

City of London Police Vulnerability Overview

The committee was scheduled to receive a bi-annual update on performance and delivery of the policing City of London Police and partnership response to vulnerability.

The report updates members on the activity across key vulnerability strands within the City of London Police, in partnership with colleagues within the Community Safety Team and Departments of Children and Adult services respectively.

The report provides an oversight of strategic governance, current and future demand and collaboration taking place across the following vulnerability strands:

• Domestic Abuse
• Sexual Violence
• Child Sexual Exploitation and Child Protection
• Modern Day Slavery and Human Trafficking
• Hate Crime
• Mental Health

The report notes that historically the City of London receives low numbers of reports across all areas of vulnerability in comparison to surrounding boroughs. As such, the City of London Police, along with partners aim to proactively understand the safeguarding and vulnerability issues affecting the City of London, focusing on prevention and raising awareness within the community.

The report also notes that the largest proportion of vulnerability linked crime investigations within the City of London relate to sexual offences and domestic abuse, and the majority of these relate to non-resident victims, visiting or working within the City.

The report provides data on domestic abuse, sexual violence, child sexual exploitation and child abuse, modern slavery and organised immigration crime, hate crime, and mental health.

Public Outstanding References

The committee was scheduled to receive a joint report of the Town Clerk and Commissioner regarding public outstanding references.

The report includes updates on the following:

• Signage on entrance to the City to enforce a hostile environment for criminals.
• A report on Operation Tinsel.
• A quarterly publication which would outline the City of London Police's performance against its Policing Plan objectives.
• Officers looking into the issue of facial recognition.
• Comparators on surveys across other forces and proposals on how best to articulate crime data in relation to the new performance pack.
• A member briefing on community engagement.