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Hammersmith and Fulham crime

46 stories from and about Hammersmith and Fulham, mostly violent crime, community safety, courts. The most recent ran on 16 October 2026. Page 3 of 3.

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Borough-wide and national stories that name Hammersmith and Fulham or bear directly on it.

Violent Crime · Westminster
Gangs steal £1m of watches in West End monthly
Organised gangs are stealing an average of £1 million worth of luxury watches every month in London's West End. Metropolitan Police figures show 167 robberies or attempted robberies occurred in Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, and Hammersmith and Fulham between January and September 2026.
Westminster3 min readTrust 60 · Craft 65 · Hype 45
Violent Crime · Westminster
Three jailed for £137,000 watch robbery in Mayfair
Three men have been convicted of robbing a Romanian businessman of a £137,000 watch in Mayfair. The incident is part of a wider problem of wrist-watch theft in London's West End, where an average of £1m worth of watches are stolen each month.
Westminster4 min readTrust 70 · Craft 77 · Hype 45
Crime Data · London
Barnet logs six gun offences in September 2026, among the lowest in London
September 2026 saw 130 gun‑related offences across London. Barnet recorded six, matching Tower Hamlets and staying well below the city’s peak in Newham. A separate shooting on Leigham Court Road in Streatham left a man in his 20s with non‑life‑threatening injuries.
London3 min readTrust 62 · Craft 75 · Hype 30
Courts · Westminster
Housekeeper denies stealing princess's jewellery
A housekeeper is accused of stealing valuable jewellery, including custom-made rings, from a Jordanian princess's Belgravia residence over an 18-month period. Some items were allegedly sold at auction, with funds transferred to the defendant.
Westminster3 min readTrust 48 · Craft 67 · Hype 45
Community Safety · Hackney
Hackney Council Scraps Social Care Cap, Bills Set to Triple for Some
Hackney Council has removed its £250 weekly cap on at-home care charges, a move expected to generate £150,000 annually. One disabled resident anticipates their monthly bill will rise from £1,000 to £3,000.
Hackney5 min readTrust 60 · Craft 75 · Hype 45
Violent Crime · Kensington and Chelsea
Cyclist, 24, dies in North Kensington moped hit-and-run
A 24-year-old cyclist has died following a suspected hit-and-run incident involving a moped on North Pole Road, North Kensington. The driver of the moped failed to stop at the scene. Detective Chief Inspector Phil Wilkins is leading the investigation.
Kensington and Chelsea2 min readTrust 30 · Craft 55 · Hype 45
Courts · City of London
Tim Westwood faces two new sexual offence charges
Tim Westwood has been charged with two further sexual offences, including indecent assault in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1991 and sexual assault in Wandsworth in 2004. The Crown Prosecution Service authorised the charges following a Metropolitan Police investigation. Westwood denies all allegations and is already facing trial for multiple other charges.
City of London3 min readTrust 70 · Craft 77 · Hype 41
Community Safety · Hounslow
Hounslow Council Objects to Hammersmith ANPR Camera Plan
Hammersmith and Fulham Council is considering using ANPR cameras to restrict access to Weltje Road, a move Hounslow Council plans to formally object to due to concerns about traffic displacement onto its own roads.
Hounslow4 min readTrust 68 · Craft 95 · Hype 32
Crime Data · London
London rape charge rate falls to 3.4% as reports rise across capital
London recorded 28,203 sexual offences, including 9,949 rapes, in the year ending March 2026. The charge rate for rape dropped to 3.4%, while Westminster had the highest rate of sexual offences per resident in England and Wales.
London5 min readTrust 62 · Craft 77 · Hype 30
Policing · London
Met Police expand shoplifting evidence platform to eight more London boroughs
The Metropolitan Police are extending a digital evidence platform to eight additional boroughs after a pilot in six areas saw the proportion of cases leading to cautions or charges rise from 7.3% to 29.4%. Retailers including Boots and Greggs can now upload footage and statements without delay.
London4 min readTrust 58 · Craft 95 · Hype 30
Policing · London
Met Police tech quadruples shoplifter prosecutions in Barnet and London
A new Metropolitan Police system has increased the proportion of shoplifting cases with a positive outcome from 7.3% to 29.4%. Barnet retailers will join the scheme on 3 August 2026, allowing faster evidence submission and arrests.
London5 min readTrust 55 · Craft 50 · Hype 65

Hammersmith and Fulham crime

Also affecting Hammersmith and Fulham

Gangs steal £1m of watches in West End monthly

Three jailed for £137,000 watch robbery in Mayfair

Barnet logs six gun offences in September 2026, among the lowest in London

Housekeeper denies stealing princess's jewellery

Hackney Council Scraps Social Care Cap, Bills Set to Triple for Some

Cyclist, 24, dies in North Kensington moped hit-and-run

Tim Westwood faces two new sexual offence charges

Hounslow Council Objects to Hammersmith ANPR Camera Plan

London rape charge rate falls to 3.4% as reports rise across capital

Met Police expand shoplifting evidence platform to eight more London boroughs

Met Police tech quadruples shoplifter prosecutions in Barnet and London

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