The Metropolitan Police will cut publicly accessible front counters from 37 to 19 to reallocate funds toward visible neighbourhood policing amid a £260m shortfall.
Met reveals latest cost-cutting plans: more station closures and smaller lockers for police officers
Met Police will close several local stations, sell properties, and repurpose estate to raise funds and maintain frontline presence amid funding and maintenance shortfalls.
Could former police station become new health hub?
Teddington's closed police station could be repurposed to expand the undersized Park Road GP surgery, improving accessibility, community services, training capacity and housing options.
Harrow Council plans legal action after Met Police and London mayor support closure of Pinner Police Station's volunteer-led front desk, leaving borough without in-person counters.