The proportion of Barnet residents who say Barnet is safe and clean has gone up since Labour took over the council in May 2022.

The proportion of Barnet residents who are satisfied with street cleansing has gone up from 58 per cent on 2021-22 to 65 per cent in 2023-24.

The proportion of Barnet residents who perceive crime and anti-social behaviour as a problem or a concern have gone down from 25 per cent in 2021-22 to 19 per cent in 2023-24.

The figures were shared at a meeting of the Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

Measures by Barnet Labour to improve street cleanliness have include quarterly deep cleans of streets and the return of the community skips service.

Meanwhile tackling crime and antisocial behaviour has been bolstered by our upgraded and expanded CCTV system, which was left two-thirds broken by the previous Conservative administration.

Barnet Labour has also introduced new enforcement powers under our Borough-wide Public Space Protection Order, and improved partnership working.

Councillors, council officers and police officers regularly take ‘ward walks’ focused on action to deal with problem spots.

Council Leader Labour’s Barry Rawlings said: “Unlike the incompetent Conservatives, we care for our people and places. In tough financial times we cannot do every we want to, straight away. But by administering responsibly we are delivering the steady improvements on safety and cleanliness Barnet residents want to see.”

The statistics above can be found on page 11 of the Our Plan for Barnet – Delivery and Outcomes Framework, End of Year  report that was presented to the Barnet Council Overview and Scrutiny Committee, which can be found here.

Under Barnet’s Public Spaces Protection Order, antisocial behaviour such as street drinking, can be reported to the police on 999 in an emergency or 101 for non urgent breach reports.

If the incident is related to environmental crime such as fly tipping or dog control, it can be reported to the Council here.