Crime is falling in Britain, but with police numbers under threat as budgets are squeezed, how will that affect the rate?

And while crime is falling, hate crimes have risen, especially since the EU Referendum. This section will cover the main crime and policing stories across the UK.

Crime & Police

United Kingdom - Liverpool - HMP Liverpool

‘Emergency’ scheme to release prisoners early extended again as ministers accused of ‘cloak of secrecy’

Yuliyan Dimov, 45, was arrested at Gatwick Airport trying to flee the country

Masseur who sexually assaulted string of women in their own homes convicted after trying to flee the country

PC Dean Dempster admitted admitted "sexually touching" the child in Oldham in December 2023

Officer who sexually assaulted girl, 6, while responding to incident sacked by Greater Manchester Police

The group fled the gastropub after their bank card declined and even took their unfinished beverages with them.

Restaurant shares CCTV of suspected ‘dine-and-dashers’ accused of walking out on £240 bill

Met chief Sir Mark Rowley has said that anyone using a 'swastika in the context of the Middle East crisis' will be arrested.

Met police chief pledges to arrest protesters using swastikas at Gaza protests

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Sir Mark Rowley said he would increase stop and search

Met police to increase stop and search, with announcement coming 'in next couple of months', commissioner says

Sir Mark Rowley said filming interactions with police at protests had become "intrusive".

Filming police at protests is 'physically intrusive' and 'escalates situations', says Met Commissioner

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Met police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley spoke on LBC on Wednesday

Female officer’s hand reattached as Met chief reveals horror injuries suffered by police in Hainault sword attack

Chris Phillips says police officers should be armed

Police need to carry guns in the UK, says ex-counter terrorism chief following Hainault sword attack

Officers caught the thief while on a stag do

Met officers on Barcelona stag do tackle thief who targeted restaurant 'full of UK police'