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London Crime Briefing
Significant incidents, hearings, outcomes and public-data changes across the capital.
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Southwark recorded the highest number of criminal offences in south-east London during August, with 3,784 reports. Theft was the most common offence, followed by violence against the person. Lewisham and Greenwich also saw high numbers of reported crimes.
Jeremy Wing, a convicted paedophile from Chelsfield, has died at the age of 85. He was serving a life sentence at HMP Bure for the abuse of two seven-year-old boys, an offence for which he had installed hidden cameras. Wing had pleaded guilty to multiple charges including rape.
Significant incidents, hearings, outcomes and public-data changes across the capital.