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Man dies in Croydon police custody
A 52-year-old man has died in police custody at Croydon's Windmill Road custody suite. He was arrested on August 19 and found unresponsive during cell checks early on August 21. The Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating.
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Courts · CroydonCroydon teenager admits encouraging self-harm on apps
A 15-year-old boy has admitted encouraging self-harm and making indecent images of a child. The offences took place in Croydon between October 2024 when he was 13. A further hearing is set for September 10.
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Violent Crime · CroydonMan bailed after Sanderstead stabbing
A 25-year-old man has been bailed following a stabbing incident in Sanderstead on July 29. A 53-year-old victim sustained multiple stab wounds, but his injuries are not life-threatening or life-changing.
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Crime Data · LondonLambeth leads south‑west London with 3,846 crimes recorded in July
July saw 14,442 offences logged in south‑west London, a 5 % increase on June. Lambeth recorded the highest total at 3,846, while Kingston and Richmond each logged 1,086, the lowest figures, according to Metropolitan Police figures reported by This Is Local London, Crime.
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Violent Crime · WestminsterCroydon man charged with attempted murder after Mayfair nightclub attack
A Croydon man has been charged with attempting to murder a man in a Mayfair nightclub after an alleged altercation. Sajeev Kumar suffered an 8cm neck wound and other injuries. The defendant, Lucci Guthrie, will appear at the Old Bailey on 14 August.
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Policing · CroydonMet Police treat Croydon woman's death as unexplained after arrest
Met Police have not launched a murder investigation after Nicole Beling was found dead in Croydon. A 61-year-old man was arrested twice and remains on bail. Detectives are appealing for witnesses as the cause of death remains unclear.
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Nicole Beling, 60, found dead in Croydon home as man bailed
A 60-year-old woman was found dead at her Croydon home after being reported missing. A 61-year-old man has been arrested twice and remains on bail while detectives investigate the unexplained death. Police urge anyone with information to come forward.
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Courts · CroydonCroydon man Ryan Dinnage jailed for eight years over Windsor caravan rape
Ryan Dinnage, of Caithness Walk, Croydon, was sentenced at Reading Crown Court on 30 July to eight years and six months for raping a woman in her caravan in the early hours of 16 May 2022. The victim had been working at the Royal Windsor Horse Show when the offence occurred.
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Policing · CroydonCroydon driver jailed after 130mph M25 police chase on nitrous oxide
A driver who reached 130mph while inhaling nitrous oxide during a police chase from Croydon to the M25 has been jailed for 12 months. No injuries were reported after the March 2025 incident, which ended with an arrest near Cobham Services.
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