In third is Newham in East London, with 19,789 crimes recorded in the first six months of the year. There were 7,028 thefts, 1,407 drug offences and 1,015 incidents of arson and criminal damage.

A new version of the iconic London Underground map has been redesigned by a university lecturer, who said it is better 'in every way'. Maxwell Roberts, who has lectured in psychology at the ...