Crime Archive

Almost 2000 properties in Tower Hamlets owned by tax haven companies

Almost 2000 properties in Tower Hamlets are owned by anonymous companies registered in offshore tax havens, ranking it as the …

by Kunyu Wang/ March 29, 2019/ Crime, Housing, Local News/

Croydon rapper delivers rap workshops to improve mental health in children

A Croydon rapper has received extra funding for his campaign to help local young people with mental health problems by …

by Nafeesa Zaman/ March 28, 2019/ Crime, Croydon, Education/

Shop loses alcohol licence after selling drink to underage schoolgirls

A Bethnal Green shop has lost its alcohol licence after selling vodka to underage school girls who purchased the beverages …

by Grace Hoffman/ March 28, 2019/ Crime, Lead Stories, Local News, News, Tower Hamlets, Uncategorized/

Joint anti-drugs task force makes 114 arrests in five weeks

A joint police and local authority campaign against drug dealers in Tower Hamlets has led to 114 arrests within the …

by Grace Hoffman/ March 27, 2019/ Crime, Local News, News, Tower Hamlets/

Fifteen-year-old boy stabbed near school in Forest Hill

A 15-year-old boy was stabbed in the chest close to his school in Forest Hill yesterday afternoon in the lastest …

by Victoria Smith/ March 26, 2019/ Crime, Lewisham/

Security tightened around London mosques amid terror attack fear

Security around London Mosques has been stepped up due to a growing fear for safety from residents in Tower Hamlets …

by Ayesha Rahman/ March 26, 2019/ Crime, Lead Stories, People, Politics, Tower Hamlets/

Hate crime attack on Asian man outside Whitechapel mosque

An Asian man was attacked outside a Whitechapel mosque by three white males who made racist comments towards him hours …

by Grace Hoffman/ March 24, 2019/ Crime, Local News, News, Tower Hamlets/

Man shot by police in “critical condition”

A man “armed with knives and making threats to kill” is in critical condition after being shot by police in …

by Alisha Pilkington/ March 22, 2019/ Crime, Local News, News/

Police inquiry after two die from electrocution on rail lines

The bodies of two people have been found dead on the train tracks running between Hackney Wick and Stratford. Police …

by Bella White/ March 22, 2019/ Crime, Hackney, Local News, Transport/

Two convicted for brutal killing of elderly relative at his home

Two people were convicted at the Old Bailey for the brutal stabbing of an elderly relative at his home in …

by Hardeep Channa/ March 20, 2019/ Crime, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, News/

Clothes shop in Lewisham offers young people safety from violence

A clothes shop in Lewisham Shopping Centre has started working with a charity that provides young people with a safe place …

by Dylan MacCLay/ March 14, 2019/ Crime, Lewisham, Local News/

Bikers urged to ‘lock, chain, cover’ in Met campaign

The Metropolitan Police have launched a campaign to encourage motorcycle riders to secure their bikes as part of the Be …

by Tom Higgins/ March 6, 2019/ Crime, Data, Hackney, Local News, News, Transport/

Man jailed for sexual activity with a child

A Croydon man has been jailed for nine-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to twelve counts of child sexual abuse at Croydon …

by Jonathan Abbott/ March 5, 2019/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories/

Second teenager charged with murder of Glendon Spence

A second teenager has been charged with the murder of a Lewisham man stabbed to death last month. The 17-year-old, …

by Amanda Wahlqvist/ March 5, 2019/ Crime, Lewisham, News, Uncategorized/

Image released of suspect in unprovoked attack

Scotland Yard has released CCTV images of a suspect wanted for questioning, following an unprovoked attack on a married couple …

by Grace Hoffman/ February 26, 2019/ Crime, News, Tower Hamlets/

Bail extended to April for anti-gang activist Gwenton Sloley

Anti-gang activist Gwenton Sloley’s bail has been extended from February to April as police continue examining his laptop for evidence of criminal activity.   Sloley’s …

by Alisha Pilkington/ February 26, 2019/ Crime, Hackney/

Is the Croydon Cat Killer still at large?

  Fears are growing that despite police insistence no-one is responsible for cat deaths in and around Croydon, there could …

by Eliza Ketcher/ February 13, 2019/ Crime, Lead Stories/

Three men hospitalised after Croydon brawl

Police have arrested seven men after a major fight broke out at a South London tram stop. Three men were …

by Scott Clarke/ January 31, 2019/ Crime, Croydon, Local News/

Knife Crime down in Lewisham, Hackney and Croydon but sex offences up

by Chiara Paccagnini, Giacomo Antonelli and GengShuo Hu. Statistics for reported knife crimes in Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Lewisham and Croydon show …

by Eastlondonlines/ January 31, 2019/ Crime, Data, Lead Stories/

Suspect arrested in connection with racist video against Tower Hamlets Muslim schoolgirls

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of posting a racist video targeting Muslim schoolgirls. In a tweet on Monday, …

by Scott Clarke/ January 30, 2019/ Crime, Lead Stories, Tower Hamlets/

Croydon Council vows to tackle street violence

  Croydon council has decided to set up a Violence Reduction Unit as national figures show the number of homicides …

by Malachi Fernandez/ January 24, 2019/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories/

Croydon roofer sentenced

A roofer who defrauded an elderly couple in Croydon has received a suspended prison sentence. Jamie Kempton deceived the couple …

by Astra McKenzie/ January 23, 2019/ Crime, Croydon, Local News, News/

Lewisham residents arrested in police raids to tackle drug gangs

Twelve people were arrested during police raids in Southwark and Lewisham on January 16. A total of sixteen warrants were …

by Malachi Fernandez/ January 18, 2019/ Crime, Lead Stories, Lewisham/

‘Smiley boy’ Alfie Lamb killed for being too noisy

A toddler from Croydon was crushed to death with a car seat as his mother, Adrian Hoare, did nothing, an …

by Malachi Fernandez/ January 17, 2019/ Crime, Croydon/

Young teenager attacked in Lewisham stabbing

A young teenage boy was attacked on Lewisham High Street on his way to school at 8:38am on Monday morning. …

by Dan Wareing/ January 14, 2019/ Crime, Lead Stories, Lewisham/

BT suspends free calls from new wi-fi hubs after drug dealers dominate use

British Telecom has suspended calls from all of its futuristic InLink phone kiosks in Tower Hamlets after it emerged that …

by Thames Menteth-Wheelwright/ December 17, 2018/ Crime, Tower Hamlets/

Tower Hamlets has highest ratio of knife crimes to population among ELL boroughs

Tower Hamlets has the highest rate of knife crime per head of population of all the Eastlondonlines boroughs, with one …

by Ilaria Grasso-Macola/ December 17, 2018/ Crime, Lead Stories/

Man jailed for repeatedly defrauding elderly victims 

A man has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for stealing a total of £5,000 from four elderly victims.   A …

by Sydney Diack/ December 14, 2018/ Crime, Croydon/

Whitechapel woman jailed after faking own kidnapping, rape and pregnancy

A woman has been jailed for four and a half years after faking her own kidnapping, rape and pretending to …

by Briony Pickford/ December 14, 2018/ Crime, Tower Hamlets/

Man jailed for life after stabbing friend to death with ‘Rambo’ knife

A man has been jailed for life after murdering his former friend with a ‘Rambo’ knife following a row over …

by Parisa Borghei/ December 13, 2018/ Crime, Croydon/

Police appeal for information on anniversary of fatal Hackney stabbing

Police have appealed for more information one year after the stabbing of a young man in Hackney.  Alex Vanderpuye, 24, …

by Gregory Robinson/ December 11, 2018/ Crime, Hackney/

Catford man who tricked women on social media jailed for rape and blackmail

  A man from Catford has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty for rape and blackmail at Woolwich …

by Bertille Duthoit/ December 7, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham/

Men jailed for 28 years for rape in Homerton

Two men, who offered a woman a lift home late one night and raped her several times, were sentenced to …

by Ilaria Grasso-Macola/ December 7, 2018/ Crime, Hackney/

Man who tried to rob G4S guard with hammer sentenced to 5 years

A Sydenham man who pleaded not guilty to a cash in transit robbery in Deptford has been sentenced to five …

by Sam Hancock/ December 6, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham/

Two men arrested following Kingsmead Estate stabbing

Two men, aged 19 and 23, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing in Kingsmead Estate …

by Gregory Robinson/ December 4, 2018/ Crime, Hackney, Local News/

Tower Hamlets detective sacked for assaulting girlfriend in row over salt

A Tower Hamlets detective, who violently attacked her girlfriend for putting salt on the food she had made for her, …

by Olivia Campbell/ November 29, 2018/ Crime, Local News, Tower Hamlets/

Latest stabbing victim named as 26-year-old father of two

A man who died in hospital after being stabbed on Kingsland Road in Shoreditch at the weekend has been named …

by Victoria Brush/ November 28, 2018/ Crime, Hackney, Local News, News/

Catford man arrested in investigation into brutal attack on policemen

A second man from Catford has been charged after an attack police officers on November 17.  Two officers were beaten in …

by Bertille Duthoit/ November 23, 2018/ Crime, Local News/

Hammer-wielding attacker sentenced to 13 years in prison

A man who brutally attacked members of the public with a hammer has been found guilty and sentenced to more …

by Erin Cavoto/ November 20, 2018/ Crime, Croydon/

Seven jailed for drugs and gang-related offences in Stoke Newington

Seven men arrested for gang-related drugs offences in the Stoke Newington area have been sentenced to a total 22 years …

by Dina Nagapetyants/ November 17, 2018/ Crime, Hackney/