Senior London policeman warns of recession-fuelled crime

A rise in domestic violence, shoplifting, theft and business crime in London could be the result of the economic downturn, according to Acting Deputy Commissioner Tim Godwin of the Met.

Acting Deputy Commissioner Tim Godwin told a London Assembly meeting that  tourism-linked offences had also increased as foreigners attracted by a weak pound flocked in.

Mr Godwin was outlining how the Met was preparing for the inevitable recession. He told a budget and performance committee meeting: "We are expecting from previous experience that we will get an increase in areas of criminality such as retail crime and business crime."

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