The future of Merton’s two police stations, safer neighbourhood teams, and officer numbers are set to be discussed before the public.

Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, is set to unveil his strategy for reducing crime over the next four years, at a time when the Metropolitan Police is being asked by the Government to save over £500m.

Various ways to cut costs have been already discussed, such as Merton and Sutton boroughs sharing one borough commander and senior management team.

The leader of Merton Council, Stephen Alambritis, has written to Mr Johnson’s deputy mayor for policing, Stephen Greenhalgh, to outline his concerns that either Mitcham or Wimbledon police station could be sold off.

He said: “I welcome the Mayor’s pledges to maintain police numbers in the capital and to boost neighbourhood policing. The Mayor’s commitment to maintain, and where possible increase, public access to the police is also welcomed.

“In terms of Merton, we expect these mayoral commitments to mean that we will maintain both of our main police stations at Wimbledon and Mitcham.

“We would not support any attempt to close either of these police stations or to close or relocate the custody suite at Wimbledon police station outside the borough.

“I have also made it clear that we wish to maintain a dedicated Borough Commander for Merton and would not support a shared Commander.”

Last month, Merton’s Borough Commander, Detective Chief Superintendent Darren Williams, suggested a sell-off of Merton’s safer neighbourhood offices was being considered.

Instead, community police would set up temporary bases within council buildings, such as Merton Civic Centre in Morden or libraries.

The Met has also revealed it plans to sell off its iconic headquarters in Scotland Yard, near St James’s Park, to a smaller facility in Whitehall.

Mr Greenhalgh and the Met’s Assistant Commissioner, Simon Byrne, will present the Mayor’s policing strategy at the Civic Centre on Tuesday, February 26 at 6pm.

The draft Police and Crime Plan, produced by the Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime (Mopac), will detail how Mr Johnson will deliver on his pledge to provide 2,000 extra officers.

The draft plan will also set out Mopac's targets for the Met Police to boost public confidence, drive down costs and cut key neighbourhood crimes by 20 per cent over the next four years.

Mr Greenhalgh said: "In these challenging economic times, tough decisions will have to be made but ultimately we want to boost public confidence in the police, cut crime, and drive down waste.

“To do this we need to get more officers out on the streets and be smarter about the how we use police buildings including police stations and custody suites.”