General · 13 May 2026

10.5% crime drop linked to new facial tech

Crime rates dropped by 10.5% in Croydon after police used new live facial recognition cameras. Metropolitan Police arrested 173 suspects during a six-month trial of the technology on the high street, from October 2025 to March 2026. This included a 36-year-old woman wanted for assault for over two decades, and others for kidnap or rape.

By BriefTea Editorial · 13 May 2026 at 7:44

Reported by BBC · How we write briefs

Get the app

More briefs

GeneralGoogle paying £260m to settle UK Play Store developer lawsuit PoliticsJames Cleverly steps down from the shadow cabinet to campaign for London mayor GeneralThe UK Navy just followed four Russian ships again GeneralSarah Ferguson is moving back to the UK following the Epstein scandal GeneralIcelanders vote on restarting EU membership talks after 13 years GeneralGoogle now auto-expands AI answers, pushing links down Browse all stories →