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Metropolitan police officers on a London street.

‘Never had a positive reputation to begin with’: London Copwatch groups criticise Metropolitan Police amidst declining levels of community trust

Police monitoring groups across London have criticised the Metropolitan Police as a ‘lost cause’ as levels of community trust in

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Sexual crimes in London double while all other reported crimes down a quarter

Sexual crime in London has increased 99% over the course of 20 years, while in the same time total recorded

Morden station during rush hour.

Crime on TfL services at an all time high

Crime being committed on TfL network is the highest it has ever been, according to data. Figures from 2023/2024 show

Police officer with their back turned to the camera

Devon and Cornwall Police report 10% increase in shoplifting charges since it became first UK force to implement ‘revolutionary’ direct-to-police reporting software

Devon and Cornwall Police said there has been a nearly 10% increase in shoplifting charges since it became the first

Richmond Council launches legal action over ‘unlawful’ closure of Twickenham police counter

Richmond Council has begun legal proceedings against the Metropolitan Police and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) following

Live facial recognition: 3.5 million faces scanned, Black Londoners still disproportionately flagged

In 2025, more than 3.5 million Londoners’ faces were scanned by the Metropolitan Police — resulting in just 1,010 arrests,

a row of store facades on a high street

Wallington High Street tackles shoplifting crisis with crime watch WhatsApp group

Wallington High Street has been tackling its shoplifting crisis with a crime watch WhatsApp group. Retailers, dissatisfied with lack of

Stolen phones wrapped in foil

Biggest phone theft crackdown in UK history lifts the lid on the endemic crisis of criminality in London  

The biggest phone theft crackdown in UK history led to the Metropolitan Police uncovering a criminal network suspected of smuggling

Greggs bakery shop on Twickenham High Street

Greggs and Primark roll out new shoplifter-busting tech across the UK

Greggs and Primark have confirmed the nationwide rollout of retrospective image-matching software to tackle soaring levels of shoplifting. Retail crime

Sign warning against abusing staff in Feltham shop

Feltham seeks solution to rampant youth anti-social behaviour

Reports of shop vandalism, intimidation, and theft have become increasingly common in Feltham, where residents and traders say youth anti-social

Bikes locked outside Twickenham train station. Richmond is London’s top borough for bicycle thefts at stations. (Credit: Dan Dury)

Richmond cyclists resign themselves to inevitable bike theft as police limit investigation time

British Transport Police’s (BTP) policy of limiting CCTV review to two hours per bicycle theft case has sparked frustration among

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