Sir Stephen Watson, credited with transforming his force, sprinted after the man and helped make the arrest moments after attending a parade for new recruits

Detective Sergeant Andy Swindells heads a unit tackling the gangs that prey on the owners of the world’s most sought-after watches

The Times’ crime correspondent David Woode sits down with a 19-year-old man who was recently imprisoned for carrying a knife. We get a rare insight into what someyoung people are really facing in...

Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, says the government is working on ways to tackle violent crime that is ‘destroying young lives’

Christopher Marinello has spent decades recovering stolen paintings and is increasingly called upon by the super-rich to retrieve luxury watches and Hermès bags

Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after incident left one victim in life-threatening condition

Hassan Sentamu killed Elianne Andam, 15, as she tried to help a friend get her belongings back from him, court is told

New analysis shows there were 50,000 thefts in the city last year — with criminals zooming away on e-bikes and shipping phones overseas to beat safety mechanisms