A Channel 4 Dispatches investigation last year found the Metropolitan Police had not identified a single suspect in investigations into neighbourhood crimes such as phone and bike thefts, burglaries and vehicle crime in more than 160 areas in the three years prior.
A Home Office spokesperson said at the time: “As part of our mission to take back our streets we will restore neighbourhood policing in local communities by delivering 13,000 neighbourhood police and community support officers.
The programme found 167 areas across England and Wales where the police had not identified a single suspect for neighbourhood crimes between 2021 and 2023.
The latest figures show England and Wales's police forces received 238,893 crime reports about burglary in 2024.
The Bickley and Sundridge area in London has had several burglaries in recent weeks, the Metropolitan Police said.
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