London: summer crime & anti-social behaviour campaign leads to more arrests

More than 1,300 arrests have been made during a crackdown on crime and anti-social behaviour in 20 hotspots across London.

The Metropolitan Police Service analysed crime data to identify the 20 town centres and high streets across London that have the biggest challenge with anti-social behaviour, theft and street crime.

The activity is part of the Home Office’s Safer Summer Streets campaign running until the end of September, which will see officers focusing on reducing criminality and anti-social behaviour.

Here at Crimestoppers, we’re supporting this activity with a targeted campaign, enabling those with information about crime who don’t want to deal directly with the police to tell us what they know and remain 100% anonymous – guaranteed.

This means that we can pass on their useful information to the police, helping them to focus on crimes such as phone-snatching, shoplifting, theft, including pickpocketing, robbery and burglary.

Find out more about our summer Safer Streets campaign here.

Arrests have risen by a third compared to last year, and the number of cases solved is up by 176 per cent.

29 August 2025