London Crime Briefing
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A campaign is launching for 'Trew's law', which would mandate independent reviews of past convictions involving police officers who have been jailed for serious offences. The proposal follows decades of campaigning by Winston Trew, a victim of corrupt officer DS Derek Ridgewell.
Acting sergeant Rachel Bright has been dismissed from the Metropolitan Police following a misconduct hearing. She was accused of inappropriate touching in Clapham in December 2022. While cleared of sexual assault at trial, a panel found gross misconduct.
Police were called to an assault near Vauxhall Bus Station on Tuesday morning where a 25-year-old man was found with head injuries. A 24-year-old man was arrested at the scene and has since been bailed.
A murder investigation is underway in Clapham after Thomas Carey, 39, was found dead at an address in Poynders Road. No arrests have been made and police are appealing for witnesses.
Thomas Carey has been named and pictured as the victim of a murder on the Oaklands Estate in Lambeth. Detectives believe he died between September 3 and 4, 2026, and are seeking information from the local area.
A murder investigation is underway after a man in his 30s was discovered deceased at an address on Poynders Road in Lambeth. Officers were called to the scene on Friday evening and the Metropolitan Police have confirmed no arrests have been made.
A murder investigation has been launched in Clapham after a man in his 30s died from serious head injuries. Police were called to Poynders Road on Friday, September 4, and found the man at the scene. No arrests have been made.
Former Liverpool FC player Jordon Ibe has been sentenced for assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Amie Mayson, outside her Lambeth home. He pulled a braid from her hair during an argument on December 14. The case was heard at Croydon Magistrates’ Court.
A man in his 20s is in hospital with potentially life-threatening head injuries following an assault on Bondway, Vauxhall. Police arrested a 25-year-old man at the scene.
A man in his 20s is in hospital with potentially life-threatening head injuries following an assault in Vauxhall in the early hours of September 1, 2026. A 25-year-old man was arrested at the scene.
A cyclist was taken to hospital with a head injury following a collision on Kennington Park Road on September 1, 2026. Part of the road was temporarily closed while emergency services responded to the incident.
Daniel Levy, 48, has pleaded guilty to the murder of Abdul Kaleem Shaik, 41, in a Vauxhall flat on New Year's Eve. Levy, who has a previous conviction for killing his grandmother, handed himself in to police on January 1.

A man in his twenties was arrested in Lambeth on suspicion of importing prohibited weapons after police found ten knives, including zombie knives, in his flat. The Met Police conducted a dawn raid, cutting down the property's door.
Metropolitan Police officers executed a dawn raid on a property in Lambeth on Tuesday, August 25th, recovering ten knives including lock and flick knives. A man in his twenties was arrested on suspicion of importing prohibited weapons.

A Transport for London bus driver was shot dead in Clapham on 10 August. Police arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of murder but released him without charge. Detectives renewed calls for witnesses and footage as the victim’s family described him as "full of love".

A 25-year-old London bus driver was fatally shot outside a Clapham pub on 10 August. Police arrested a 22-year-old man but released him without charge. The victim’s family described him as a joyful presence and demanded justice as the investigation continues.

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.

A 25-year-old bus driver was shot dead on the Fenwick Estate in Clapham on 10 August. Police have arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of murder, who remains in hospital under guard. A fundraising campaign has raised over £1,000 for funeral costs.

Metropolitan Police have established a second crime scene on the Fenwick Estate in Clapham North, near Cottage Grove, following the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man on Willington Road. A 22-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder remains in hospital custody.

A 25-year-old man from Lambeth has been charged with encouraging or assisting offences under the Serious Crime Act 2007. The charge relates to a Metropolitan Police investigation into the activist group Take Back Power, which has claimed responsibility for criminal damage at high-profile London sites.
Significant incidents, hearings, outcomes and public-data changes across the capital.