British Crime

It took law enforcement almost 30 years to find Wales' first serial killer

Charles Bronson, Britain's most violent prisoner has been behind bars for almost 50 years, moving prisons 120 times

The Hatton Garden burglars were a bunch of pensioners, who obtained several nicknames such as the ‘Bad Dad’s Army’, ‘Diamond Wheezers’, and ‘Grandads Gang’.

From Penny Jackson to Sally Challen, these British women all had different reasons for killing their partners

What does Forensic Psychiatrist Dr Sohom Das, a make of Penny Jackson's extreme behaviour?

Wayne Couzens was sentenced to a whole life order for the murder of Sarah Everard

The 1983 Brink’s-Mat Robbery left in its wake a long trail of reprisal killings that spanned decades. Anyone who was connected to the £26 million heist met a violent end.

The show premieres on Crime + Investigation on Monday, 13th February and will be available to stream on Crime + Investigation Play from Tuesday, 14th February

Matthew Hardy catfished at least 62 women for over a decade, often turning their friends, family and colleagues against them.

John Stonehouse thought faking his own death would solve all of this problems. He was wrong

On the eve of Valentine’s Day, 2021, a private birthday celebration in a sleepy coastal town ended in bloody murder

Following complaints or investigations, more than 90 police officers and staff were found guilty of crimes in 2022

With shocking disclosures of infidelity, betrayal, and heavy alcohol use that plagued the Jacksons’ marriages, Bubble & Squeak Murder: The Killing of David Jackson reveals how much more there is to this crime than first meets the eye

A row over bubble and squeak was ended rather abruptly when 66-year-old Penny Jackson repeatedly thrust a knife into the chest of her husband, David

On 12th February 1993, two-year-old James Bulger was brutally murdered by two eleven-year-old boys.

After shooting dead his ex-girlfriend's new partner, Raoul Moat went on the run and threatened to murder any police officers he came across

The Dunblane Massacre remains Britain's worst mass shooting after Thomas Hamilton shot dead 16 primary school pupils

From Harold Shipman to the Moors Murderers, Manchester has seen more than its fair share of horrific criminals

Peter Farquhar was beloved by every student he taught but ultimately lost his life as a result of a gaslighting plot

This list was compiled using official ONS statistics gathered between 2020 and 2021

Online shopping activity grows exponentially on Black Friday and Cyber. Sadly, so do 'Porch Pirate' thefts.

Just four months before the 1966 tournament was scheduled to begin, the World Cup trophy was stolen. It was later found by the unlikeliest of heroes.

In the fifth case, Hill examines the murder of Dean Mayley, an innocent man with learning difficulties who was doing his best to become an independent adult

Former fisherman Maheswaran Kaneshan sought asylum in the UK but became caught up in a gang feud that turned deadly.  

Some thieves target a car's catalytic convertor because they contain precious metals like platinum and palladium

Adrian Murphy received a fatal dose of 'Devil's Breath' from Joel Osei and Diana Cristea who intended to rob him

Lying in a pool of blood, a man lay on the side, appearing to have suffered serious head injuries after what looked like a hit and run

Jody Dobrowski was beaten to death in 2005 after being attacked solely because of his sexuality

Every November, the winding roads through Clocaenog Forest are closed off for the Wales Rally GB

From cleaning your house at the wrong time to going on holiday, here are 14 laws that you might be breaking by accident

Former BBC radio presenter, Alex Bellfield was jailed for five-and-a-half years for stalking and harassing several colleagues

It was a route Helen Fiona Torbet had walked dozens of times… Only this time (in the summer of 1993) she didn't return.

Maxine Carr was dubbed 'Myra Hindley mark two' for providing a false alibi for her boyfriend Ian Huntley. She was granted lifelong anonymity in 2005 after her release from prison

The Stirlands were murdered as payback for their son's involvement in the death of a gang family member

In the last few decades Nottingham has become a hotspot for gang activity and gun crime

Myra Hindley and Ian Brady murdered six children on Saddleworth Moor in the 1960s