There are fresh fears over the future of Wimbledon police station four years after it was saved from closure.

A new police and crime plan published by London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s office hints at a strategy to concentrate on “fewer – but better – buildings.”

The campaign against closure was led by Merton councillor Paul Kohler who believes his life was saved thanks to the police station being open.

The bruised face of the Wimbledon dad hit national headlines in 2014 after he was beaten up by burglars at his home.

His daughter called the police who arrived within minutes and arrested four men.

In 2018 a Mayor of London decision to close the station was successfully challenged in the High Court, which led to the closure being halted.

Cllr Kohler now fears the police station’s future was “back in the balance” and the mayor’s police and crime plan could see more stations at risk.

The plan, published last week, said: “The mayor will continue to support the ambition of the MPS estate strategy to concentrate on fewer – but better – buildings.”

Cllr Kohler said: “I am yet again disappointed the Mayor of London has refused to commit to retaining Wimbledon police station, in spite of my representations highlighting how important the station is to the local area and community.

"I pledge not to rest on my laurels, and I will continue to do all I can to ensure that Wimbledon police station’s long-term future is secured.”

At City Hall’s police and crime committee last week, Liberal Democrat London Assembly member Caroline Pidgeon raised the fears.

She said: “Will you commit as part of this estates strategy that at the very least police stations and front counters in places such as Wimbledon remain open?”

Sophie Linden, the deputy mayor for policing, said: “There is an ongoing commitment from the previous public access strategy for a 24-hour police station in every borough.

“There are two boroughs where there are going to have to be decisions around that which are Merton and Barking and Dagenham and we will be looking at that. 

"Whatever happens, we will have to go back out to public consultation.”

When pressed, Ms Linden said she could not make any commitments “at the moment” around Wimbledon police station.