Lewisham man appears in court over shooting of activist Sasha Johnson
An 18-year-old from Lewisham has been charged with conspiracy to murder in relation to the recent shooting of the prominent …
Crime Archive
Figures reveal Croydon is dog theft capital of London
Croydon is ranked as having the most dog thefts of any London borough according to a recent survey that analysed …
£100 fines in Tower Hamlets to curb use of laughing gas
Anyone caught using laughing gas in Tower Hamlets will be issued a fixed penalty notice of £100 or fined up …
May 21, 2021/
Crime, News, Tower Hamlets/
News in Brief
Roy Hodgson set to retire as Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has announced he will step down as manager of …
News in Brief
Former Goldsmiths student takes on key role at Hackney Council A former Goldsmiths student was elected as deputy speaker of …
Welcome to Croydon: the Stop and Search capital of South London
On day 2 of our investigation into Business Improvement Districts we examine policing in the Town Centre
April 20, 2021/
Crime, Croydon, Data, Features, General Features, Lead Stories/
Murder of Sarah Everard sparks questions over death of Blessing Olusegun
The recent murder of Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old marketing executive who went missing in Clapham while walking home has re-sparked interest …
April 14, 2021/
Crime, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, News/
Man fatally stabbed in Croydon during vigil for knife attack victim
A man was stabbed to death as people gathered in Croydon to pay homage to a recent knife crime victim, …
Appeal for witnesses of violent assault on pregnant Jewish woman
A 20-year-old pregnant Jewish woman was stalked and punched in the stomach by a lone male suspect who seemed to …
March 23, 2021/
Crime, Hackney, Lead Stories/
Police appeal for dashcam footage of Stepney stabbing
Police are appealing for drivers with dashcam footage in the search for three men who stabbed a man in Stepney …
March 19, 2021/
Community, Crime, News, Tower Hamlets/
Two charged after shooting leaves man fighting for life
Two men have been charged with the attempted murder of a man who is fighting for his life after being …
London Road given £750,000 to fight crime
The Mayor of London’s new initiative has awarded £750,000 of funding spread over three years to help reduce crime in …
March 11, 2021/
Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories, News/
Police search for hit-and-run driver after collision with student
Police have issued an appeal for witnesses after a 24-year-old student suffered serious injuries after what appeared to be a hit and run collision in Shoreditch last …
Three men hunted after 90-year-old woman burgled
An e-fit image of a man suspected of taking part in a so-called ‘distraction burglary at the home of a …
March 5, 2021/
Community, Crime, Local News, News, Tower Hamlets/
Police discover huge cannabis farm worth £1m in Hackney warehouse
The largest cannabis farm ever discovered in Hackney, containing more than 500 plants with a street value worth a total …
Parts of Croydon and Tower Hamlets among highest London boroughs for stop and search
Parts of Croydon and Tower Hamlets have had some of the highest number of stop and searches in London this …
December 18, 2020/
Crime, Local News/
Two months after cyber attack, essential services remain paralysed
Essential council services are still paralysed more than two months after a cyberattack crippled Hackney’s digital systems, causing delays and …
December 14, 2020/
Crime, Hackney, Housing, Lead Stories/
Tower Hamlets MP Apsana Begum to face trial over housing fraud charges
Poplar and Limehouse MP Apsana Begum appeared in court today over accusations she ‘jumped the queue’ to get a council …
December 8, 2020/
Crime, Local News, Politics, Tower Hamlets/
Man sentenced to life for ‘senseless’ Shoreditch stabbing
A man who fled to Turkey after stabbing another man to death in a Shoreditch street fight has been sentenced …
Lewisham police officer wins award for rape victim care
A Lewisham area police officer has been recognused for her work helping two victims of a rapist. Police Constable Hannah …
November 27, 2020/
Crime, Local News/
Labour MP’s online abuser admits also targeting Corbyn and Javid, court hears
A man who terrorised Bethnal Green and Bow MP Rushanara Ali with an 18-month flood of violent and racist messages has …
November 27, 2020/
Crime, Lead Stories, Local News/
Rugby foundation launched in memory of police officer shot in Croydon station
A fund raising charity foundation to support grass roots rugby has been launched in memory of Sergeant Matt Ratana, the …
Eight officers under investigation over force used against woman during Lewisham arrest
Eight Metropolitan Police officers are being investigated for using force against a black woman during her arrest and custody at …
November 25, 2020/
Crime, Lead Stories, News/
Online outreach is key to tackling hate crime in Croydon, says charity
A strong virtual connection with Croydon’s LGBTQ+ community is needed in order to help reduce hate-crime, a new charity has …
Police officer charged over 2016 Hackney moped chase death
A serving police officer has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving almost five years after a collision with …
Croydon schoolgirl stabbings: Teenage boy charged
A teenage boy has been charged with two separate attacks on schoolgirls in Thornton Heath, Croydon last week. The boy, …
November 9, 2020/
Crime, Croydon, Local News/
Police appeal after woman, 80, was attacked and robbed in her Lewisham home
The Metropolitan Police have released a photo of a woman they would like to speak to in relation to a …
October 13, 2020/
Crime, Lewisham, Local News, News/
Appeals to identify car following fatal shooting in Hackney
Detectives investigating the murder in Hackney of Oluwamayowa Adeyemi, 21 also known as Samson, are appealing for information on a …
June 20, 2020/
Crime, Hackney, Local News, News/
Four in court on charges of assaulting police officers
Three men and a 13-year-old boy appeared at Thames Magistrates Court on Friday charged with assaulting emergency workers, after they …
June 12, 2020/
Crime, Hackney, Lead Stories, News/
Seventeen arrests in Tower Hamlets police anti-drugs sweep
Seventeen people have been arrested by police in Tower Hamlets as part of the anti-drugs dealing Operation Continuum. Police said …
June 3, 2020/
Crime, Local News, Lockdown lifestyle, Tower Hamlets/
Rabbi Herschel Gluck: ‘We are not here to be vigilantes; we are here for justice’
Racist and religious hate crime across all Eastlondonlines boroughs has increased by 40 per cent. But our communities are fighting …
April 15, 2020/
Crime, Features, General Features, Hackney, Lead Stories, People/
Are those in power doing enough to combat hate crime?
When we asked our councillors and police how they were combatting hate crime, we were met with silence. The authorities …
April 15, 2020/
Crime, Croydon, Data, Features, Hackney, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets/
Trains, trams – and racism: how East Croydon Station became unsafe for minorities
Recent figures reveal that East Croydon station has more than twice the number of racists incidents than any other station …
April 14, 2020/
Crime, Croydon, Data, Features, Hackney, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets/
COVID-19 hate crimes continue against East Asians
The current coronavirus pandemic has created an environment of fear that is manifesting itself in increased racist abuse of Chinese …
April 14, 2020/
Crime, Croydon, Data, Features, Hackney, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets/
Lewisham Council warns residents of fake coronavirus scammers
Scammers are said to be going door-to-door posing as coronavirus testers in order to gain entry to other peoples homes, …
March 27, 2020/
Crime, Lewisham, Local News, News/
Mayor of Lewisham supports Lewisham as ‘pilot zone’ for legalisation of cannabis
Damien Egan, Mayor of Lewisham, has endorsed the legalisation of cannabis in an interview with the Evening Standard. A pilot …
Boy stabbed to death on bus yards from Crystal Palace ground
Police have launched a murder investigation after a teenage boy was stabbed to death on a bus just yards from …
March 9, 2020/
Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories/
Croydon shisha bar owners fined thousands of pounds over indoor smoking breach
Two men responsible for three shisha bars across Croydon have been fined thousands of pounds and had more than 350 …
February 28, 2020/
Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories, News/
Mobile phone thief convicted
In just one night Peter Abdel Ogunsakin stole nearly 20 mobile phones in Shoreditch worth more than £15,00), according to …
February 14, 2020/
Crime, Lead Stories, News, Society/
Man jailed for violent attack
A 50-year-old Hackney man has been jailed at the Old Bailey for a total of 13 years for a ‘brutal …
February 12, 2020/
Crime, Hackney, Lead Stories/