Boris Johnson has vowed to return to Barnet "all the time" if he is elected Mayor of London next week.

The Conservative candidate today promised not to neglect the borough, which he has visited on three occasions as the election draws into its final straight.

"I'll be back all the time," he said. "You won't be able to get rid of me. Well, maybe not all the time."

Mr Johnson also laid out the policies that he believes will be most important to Barnet residents, describing the increase in violent crime in the borough as "unacceptable" and vowing to get more police on the street by reducing police paperwork.

He also said that he will station Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) on buses to crack-down on unruly youngsters and denied that their limited powers would undermine their authority.

"A lot of them are extremely capable and they can be given more powers. They can certainly contribute to a greater sense of safety and if the situation gets really out of control they can radio for police officers.

"It think it would be extremely popular. We need to have an absolute zero tolerance of minor crime. We're losing £50 million a year through lost bus fares. It's time we changed that."

He said the extra PCSOs could be paid for by slashing the Mayor's publicity budget.

Mr Johnson said that he would reduce crime in Barnet, and London-wide, by appointing himself chairman of the Metropolitan Police Authority, the body which scrutinises the work of the Met.

He would also introduce "crime maps" which would allow residents to see the location of crimes in the area on a website, information which is currently held but not made accessible to the public.

He admitted that in some areas that would exacerbate the fear of crime, but added: "In some areas it will dispel the fear of crime.

"I think it's time we started treating the public as adults. People can see these big yellow police notices all over the place saying there's been a crime, but we don't have a system that gives people real information."