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Campaigners call for change as half of strip searches result in no action

Half of all strip searches result in no further police action, data published by the Metropolitan Police Service shows.  Of

What more can be done to bring stalking and harassment rates down in London?

The Minister for Safeguarding, Jess Phillips, recently announced that victims of stalking will now be told the identity of their

Outside Wandsworth Town Station

Facial recognition vans cause outrage in Wandsworth

Residents were shocked to learn about the Met Police’s deployment of live facial recognition vans in Wandsworth last week. The

Westminster to record most phone thefts of any London borough in last five years

Westminster is the London borough with the most mobile phone thefts, Met Police data has shown. Nearly 20,000 incidents were

Ex-officer criticises the Met Police as mental health figures soar

The number of Met Police working days lost due to mental health has increased by almost a third in the

Police delays endangering capital’s victims charity warns

Delays to police officers attending the most urgent 999 calls are putting London’s crime victims at risk, a charity has

Man sentenced to life in prison for Croydon murder

A man has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of the murder of Michael Lavery in

Women’s Equality Party condemns ‘disgusting behaviour’ from Met Police

The Women’s Equality Party have condemned ‘disgusting behaviour’ from the Met Police as evidence shows a constant stream of sexual

Behind the Badge: from Zambia to the Met Police

Have you ever wondered who the people are behind the uniforms and the badge in the London Metropolitan Police? Wondered

Stop and Search disproportionately affects black people in south west London

The Metropolitan Police engages disproportionately in “Stop and Search” against black people in south west London boroughs, as per its

Lockdown bike thefts surge in London

Most south west London boroughs saw an increase in bike thefts during the first lockdown, with Sutton seeing the biggest

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