London
fromwww.romfordrecorder.co.uk
10 months agoThe east London towns getting more police on the beat to combat summer crime 'blitz'
More police are deployed in east London town centres this summer as part of a 'blitz' on crime.
The operation follows a steep rise in offending across England and Wales. Theft from the person more than doubled between December 2022 and December 2024, while shoplifting rose over 60 percent.