At the beginning of November, the Mayor of London announced a number of police station front counters would be closing .

On Wednesday (November 1) Sadiq Khan broke the news that 37 police stations across the capital would close due to government cuts to police spending.

A number of west London stations are among those to be axed, including Chiswick , Ealing and Fulham , with the closure of Pinner and Ruislip under consideration.

If these stations are also closed, it will leave west London with just nine stations open to the public.

Ealing has been subject to the closure of two stations, Southall and Ealing, leaving just Acton in the whole of the borough.

According to figures collected from front counters, so far during 2017, on average Acton has 3.2 crimes recorded daily, while Ealing has 1.5 and Southall 2.9.

Acton Police Station will remain open

The borough of Brent will be left with one station remaining, in Wembley , due to the closure of the Kilburn front counter.

The threat of closure to the station in Ruislip could mean Hillingdon will only have one remaining police station, in Hayes .

The following map shows the locations of remaining police front counters after closures take place, at least one 24-hour front counter remaining in each borough:

Which stations will remain open in west London?

Police stations remaining open include:

Which stations will be closing?

  • Notting Hill
  • Ealing
  • Southall
  • Fulham
  • Uxbridge
  • Chiswick
  • Kilburn
  • West End Central
  • Belgravia
  • Paddington Green (to be replaced by counter near Grenfell Tower)

Two further west London stations, Pinner and Ruislip, remain under consideration.

Notting Hill police station

An additional front counter in Church Street near Grenfell Tower will be set up from early 2018 and will be open for at least two years in order to listen to concerns from the local community.

When announcing the closures, Sadiq Khan said: "Keeping Londoners safe is my number one priority, and supporting officers out on the beat in our communities is more important than keeping open buildings that are simply not used by the vast majority of the public, and where just 8% of crimes are reported."

He added: "The combination of one 24/7 front counter in every borough, more dedicated local officers in better contact with the communities they serve, and a significantly improved online service will mean that Londoners are able to contact the police in the way that suits them best."

Just 8% of crimes were reported at police front counters in 2016, which is down from 22% in 2006.

Following the closures, more emphasis will be given to reporting crime online and allowing police officers to spend more time out and about in their communities.

Police front counters are set to close on December 14.

For more information on how to report crime online, watch our explanatory video above.

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