UK Policing News

Throughout August, our dedicated knife crime team, Operation Venture, was deployed to Stockport to prevent, deter and respond to incidents of knife crime, serious violence and associate crime. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/september/operation-venture-delivers-record-results-against-serious-violence-and-knife-crime/ Good crackdown on crime by the GMP👏

Two people have been sentenced after staging an armed robbery at a retail store in Congleton. https://www.cheshire.police.uk/news/cheshire/news/articles/2025/9/two-people-sentenced-after-staging-armed-robbery-in-congleton/ All wrong the sentences given by the judge when both where sentenced both two suspended sentences for armed robbery😠

Following a reported rape in Heaton Mersey Park, Stockport on 9 September 2025, we have secured charges. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/september/man-charged-with-multiple-offences-following-reported-rape-in-heaton-mersey-park/ Good arrest by officers and secured charges of rape, sexual assault, kidnap with intent to commit a sexual offence, possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, threats to kill, theft and possession of cannabis👏

Another off-road bike has been seized as Dudley officers continue to crackdown on illegal bikes. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/september/operation-tackling-off-road-bikes-sees-bike-seized-and-driver-arrested/ Good work by the WMP on crackdown on illegal bikes on our roads👍

A ‘perverted’ and ‘abusive’ man has been sentenced to a total of 25 years behind bars for his crimes and will be on the sex offenders register for life following his appearance at Hull Crown Court on Friday, 5 September 2025. https://www.humberside.police.uk/news/humberside/news/news/25/sept/a-perverted-and-abusive-man-has-been-sentenced-to-a-total-of-25-years-behind-bars-for-sexual-offences/ Good on the judge who gave out a decent sentence 25 years behind bars for sexual offences👏

A man has been jailed for attempted rape of a child in Crewe. https://www.cheshire.police.uk/news/cheshire/news/articles/2025/9/man-jailed-for-attempt-rape-of-a-child-in-crewe/ Glad the police have put this man before the court and been jailed 👏 but should have been given a lot longer sentence for sex crime for attempt rape of a child.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/06/police-make-arrests-at-london-palestine-action-ban-protest 150 people arrested so far. It seems that they are trying to clog the system with too many arrests for the police to manage, I've read some are refusing to provide their details so that it ties up a lot of officers time bringing them to custody rather than being able to de arrest on scene.

A 26-year-old man has been charged with a number of offences after being located by police after failing to stop his car for them. https://www.cheshire.police.uk/news/cheshire/news/articles/2025/9/man-charged-with-dangerous-driving-and-violent-offences/ Good work by officers after being located and arrested to face justice.👏

A drug dealer has been sentenced to more than five years in jail after he distributed drugs across the UK using the postal service. https://www.beds.police.uk/news/bedfordshire/news/2025/09-september/drug-dealer-jailed-after-using-postal-service-to-distribute-drugs-across-uk/ Good arrest when arriving to the police station in an uninsured vehicle then Officers then carried out a warrant at his Bedford property where a number of different types of Class A drugs were discovered, along with cannabis totalling a street value of £16,000, edibles, drug paraphernalia and nearly £2,000 in cash.👏

https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/09/nca_legacy_tech/ The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) clings to legacy systems and relies on an IT strategy that lacks clarity, a policing watchdog has found.

A prolific shoplifter has pleaded guilty to stealing around £5,400 worth of products in stores across the City of London. https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2025/september/shoplifter-who-stole-more-than-5000-worth-of-items-pleads-guilty/ Hope people like her get locked up and make her pay back the money for goods she stole 😠and not a slap on the wrist.

Officers investigating vehicle crime in Dudley have charged two more men following multiple warrants. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/september/two-more-men-charged-following-vehicle-crime-warrants/ Good arrest by WMP in bringing down the two who have been dealing with cars are being cloned, stolen, and being given false MOT details👏

Three teenagers found a sawn-off shotgun with live bullets while playing on open land in Walton. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2025/september-2025/teenage-boys-find-shotgun-and-bullets-in-walton/ Well done the Three teenagers who reported the gun to the police and removed before it got back into the wrong hands.👏

Video footage has been released showing the moment unarmed officers bravely tackled a suspect they believed to be armed in a busy crowd outside a football match. https://news.met.police.uk/news/watch-unarmed-met-officers-tackle-suspect-believed-to-be-carrying-guns-outside-busy-football-match-500674 Good arrest by officers that recover a handgun from the holster on his leg and a rifle from the bag he was wearing on his back.👏

A man has been arrested in West Yorkshire for his alleged involvement in the laundering of criminal money overseas via a suspected unregistered money service business. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/man-arrested-over-money-laundering-allegations-linked-to-mini-markets Good work by NCA with seizure of several thousand pounds in cash, an imitation firearm and thousands of what are believed to be counterfeit cigarettes.👏