How London’s shoplifting epidemic has accelerated with offences soaring 54% in a year

The latest data did however include some positive news for London, as possession of weapons offences fell 20 per cent, violence with injury decreased by 15 per cent, and stalking and harassment dropped 10 per cent. Yet despite these improvements, the capital accounts for almost a third of knife crime across England, with an incident occurring in the city roughly every 30 minutes.