Crime Archive

Armed police storm house closing New Cross Road

Armed police stormed a property on Clifton Rise, New Cross at 2.45pm today arresting three men, according to eye witnesses. …

by Joe McCarthy/ October 15, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham, Local News/

Woman reportedly raped in Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon

A 44-year-old woman has been reportedly raped in Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon.  The Met have said that the incident …

by Joe McCarthy/ October 11, 2018/ Crime, Data, Hackney, Local News, News/

Panic in Hackney after man stabbed on Overground train

A man was stabbed during rush hour yesterday on an overground train at Hackney Central Overground station, sparking a “stampede” …

by Joe McCarthy/ October 3, 2018/ Crime, Hackney, Lead Stories, News, Transport/

£20,000 reward offered in search for killer of Abraham Badru in Hackney

The Metropolitan Police is offering a £20,000 reward in a desperate plea to find any suspect responsible for the murder …

by Anisha De/ September 26, 2018/ Crime, Hackney, Lead Stories, Uncategorized/

Croydon cat killer most likely to be a fox, police investigations conclude

The infamous Croydon cat killer does not exist, the Metropolitan Police has confirmed. Officers began an investigation in 2015, into …

by Anisha De/ September 20, 2018/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories, Uncategorized/

Fake “drug dealers only” traffic signs pop up near Shoreditch to shame police inactivity

An anonymous group of artists dubbed as “Colombian Road Cartel” installed fake street signs near the Shoreditch area on Sunday …

by Anisha De/ September 19, 2018/ Crime, Lead Stories, Tower Hamlets, Uncategorized/

Family of arson victim Joel Urhie urges public for information on likely perpetrators

The family of Joel Urhie, the seven-year-old arson victim from Deptford, has joined the police in a public appeal for …

by Anisha De/ September 18, 2018/ Crime, Lead Stories, Lewisham/

Man charged with murdering 22-year-old in Deptford

A man has been charged with the murder of 22-year-old Shevaun Sorrell in Deptford, following a violent brawl. Dana Powell, …

by Anisha De/ September 7, 2018/ Crime, Lead Stories, Lewisham/

Two men sentenced for drug dealing in Tower Hamlets

Two men from the Isle of Dogs have been sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court for drug related offences. Conor Armstrong, …

by Joe Lyness/ July 13, 2018/ Crime, News, Tower Hamlets/

Five arrested after police move against drug dealing and illegal gambling

Five men have been arrested in the Lewisham area on suspicion of involvement in immigration offences and drug dealing. Police …

by Joe Lyness/ July 4, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham, News/

Fourteen arrested, drugs and cash seized as major police crackdown on Whitechapel dealing continues

Fourteen men have been arrested following dawn raids in a crackdown on drugs related crime in East London. More than …

by Lisa-Marie Krey/ June 28, 2018/ Crime, Lead Stories, News/

Croydon moped thieves target family sitting in car

A family of four sitting in a stationary car were robbed at knifepoint by two men on a moped in …

by Katrina Fairhurst/ June 12, 2018/ Crime, Croydon, Local News, News/

Images of 2017 hammer attack released in new appeal for witnesses

Police have released CCTV images of a teenager who attacked a schoolboy with a hammer last year  in a new …

by Saidu Dansadau/ June 12, 2018/ Crime, Tower Hamlets/

Twenty-seven arrested, drugs and tasers seized in Tower Hamlets dawn raids

More than 25 people have been arrested following police raids in a crackdown on organised crime in Tower Hamlets on …

by Lisa-Marie Krey/ June 7, 2018/ Crime, News, Tower Hamlets/

Police appeal for information after man stabbed in Shadwell

A 23-year-old man has been arrested for attempted murder after a stabbing incident in Shadwell last Friday. One man, 23, has …

by Promita Guha/ June 4, 2018/ Crime, News, Tower Hamlets/

Hackney offers solutions to reduce knife crime in the borough

  “We need to look at gun and knife crime as a whole and unite families, teachers and youth services …

by Charlotte Pritchard/ May 29, 2018/ Crime, Hackney/

School children tackling Islamophobia with film projects

Schoolchildren in Tower Hamlets are taking action to fight Islamophobia and make the borough a kinder area The Agents of …

by Edward Spratt/ May 25, 2018/ Arts, Crime, Education, News, Tower Hamlets/

High levels of illegal ‘family voting’ reported at Tower Hamlets local election

Democratic voting campaigners have reported “unacceptably high” levels of ‘family voting’ during the Tower Hamlets local elections on May 3.  …

by Laura Butcher/ May 22, 2018/ Crime, Local News, Politics, Tower Hamlets/

Police plea for witnesses after Croydon town centre stabbing

Police are investigating the stabbing of a man in Croydon town centre who took himself to hospital after the attack. …

by Laura Butcher/ May 21, 2018/ Crime, Croydon, News/

Hackney locals to debate gun and knife crime

Gun and knife crime concerns will be discussed at a public meeting at St Matthias Halls, Hackney, where residents have …

by Charlotte Pritchard/ May 18, 2018/ Crime, Events, Hackney, News/

New lead in hunt for killer of Deptford father and daughter Noel and Marie Brown

Scotland Yard have confirmed a major development into the double murder of Noel Brown and his daughter Marie Brown. Mr Brown, …

by Edward Spratt/ May 11, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham, Local News/

Teenage boy stabbed in “mass brawl” on Hackney’s Nightingale Estate

A teenage boy was stabbed repeatedly in a “mass brawl” involving machetes on the Nightingale Estate green in Hackney according …

by Laura Butcher/ May 9, 2018/ Crime, Hackney, Local News/

Two shot in New Cross during Bank Holiday violence

Two men are being treated in hospital after separate shooting attacks in Lewisham within a 24-hour period. The first incident …

by Laura Butcher/ May 8, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham/

Three hospitalised after being attacked with ‘noxious substance’

Two men and a 17-year-old boy have been hospitalised after being sprayed with a “noxious substance” on Shacklewell Lane in …

by Callum Haslehurst-Mackenzie/ May 7, 2018/ Crime, Hackney, Local News, News, Uncategorized/

Tower Hamlets hate crime rates on the rise 40 years after the murder of Altab Ali

Campaigners in Tower Hamlets say they  ”remain vigilant against the ugly face of racism” as they mark the 40th anniversary …

by Edward Spratt/ May 4, 2018/ Crime, Local News, News, Tower Hamlets/

Til death do us part: ELL remembers the women killed by their partners

Source: MET Police On a cold winter morning on January 2, 2012, Kirsty Treloar, 20, from Haggerston, Hackney was killed …

by Sophia Ankel/ April 16, 2018/ Crime, Croydon, Hackney, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, People, Society, Tower Hamlets/

Bethnal Green barber convicted of online banking fraud

A Bethnal Green barber who hacked into customers’ online banking accounts and transferred money to himself has been given a …

by Roza Andreou/ March 30, 2018/ Crime, News, Tower Hamlets/

Peanut traders’ illegal lock-up near Tower of London shut down by council

A shack under Fenchurch Street railway station used to roast and store peanuts by unlicensed street traders half-a-mile from the …

by Roza Andreou/ March 24, 2018/ Business, Crime, Local News, Tower Hamlets/

Police appeals after man stabbed in Beckenham fight

Police appeal for witnesses after a fight in Beckenham leaves a man with stab wounds. The fight broke out on …

by William Taylor-Gammon/ March 20, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham/

Investigation launched as man shot by Hackney Police remains in critical condition

A man shot by armed police in Hackney last night was in a “critical condition” today as an investigation was …

by Callum Haslehurst-Mackenzie/ March 20, 2018/ Crime, Hackney, Lead Stories, Local News/

Man charged after bus assault in New Cross

A man has been charged with assaulting a passenger on a bus in New Cross Gate. Kirk Wright, 32, was …

by William Taylor-Gammon/ March 20, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham/

Community group catch speeding vehicles to tackle dangerous driving

A Croydon community group are tackling dangerous driving by working with TfL to issue warnings to drivers speeding in residential …

by Charlotte Pritchard/ March 9, 2018/ Crime, Croydon, Health, Lead Stories, Local News, Society/

Mugger who dragged woman, 92, along the pavement is jailed

A paranoid schizophrenic man, who dragged a 92-year-old-woman down the street by her purse, has received his sentence of almost six …

by Callum Haslehurst-Mackenzie/ March 9, 2018/ Crime, Hackney, Lead Stories, News/

Hackney police officer sentenced to community service after on-duty attack

A Hackney police officer has been sentenced to 200-hour unpaid community service for assaulting a man in Lower Clapton while on …

by Joe McCarthy/ February 21, 2018/ Crime, Hackney, Society/

Croydon man jailed for 17 years after his victim escaped when he fell asleep

A 31-year-old man from New Addington has been jailed for 17 years for rape and sexual assault last week. Rose, …

by Wei Bai/ February 6, 2018/ Crime, Croydon, Local News/

Police appeal for witnesses in Stoke Newington murder

Police investigating the murder of Yaya Mbye, the 26-year-old man stabbed to death in Stoke Newington, have returned to the …

by Neena Bahwon/ February 5, 2018/ Crime, Hackney, Local News, News/

Rashan Charles family vow to fight on after Met officer faces no charges over his death

The family of Rashan Charles, the young black man who died after a police pursuit in Hackney, say they “do …

by Wei Bai/ February 2, 2018/ Crime, Hackney, Local News, News/

Police in Tower Hamlets slash anti-social behaviour with pioneering scheme

Police in Tower Hamlets have dramatically cut rates of anti-social behaviour using a system of warnings and home visits. Officers …

by Sam Quashi-Idun/ January 29, 2018/ Crime, Tower Hamlets/

Restaurant hit in latest Brockley vandalism attack

A plague of vandalism has hit the centre of Brockley, as Masala Wala Café became the fifth business to be …

by William Taylor-Gammon/ January 23, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham, Local News, News, Society/

Pet rabbit beheading linked to Croydon Cat Killer

The beheading of a rabbit in Bromley earlier this month could be the latest murder by the so-called Croydon Cat …

by Blair Jiang/ January 23, 2018/ Crime, Croydon, News/