London
fromwww.romfordrecorder.co.uk
3 weeks 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.