The full extent of the crimewave which affected London during this month’s riots has been revealed by the Metropolitan Police, with more than 3,000 individual crimes recorded over four days.
Scotland Yard disclosed there had been 3,296 offences linked to three nights of disturbances in the capital, including 162 arsons, 1,149 burglaries of homes and other premises.
Police received reports of 48 serious woundings, 32 common assaults, 412 robberies and 49 other violent crimes.
There were more than 1,100 burglaries of retail and commercial premises, and 48 reports of house-breaking.
Just under 70 homes were subjected to criminal damage, 400 vehicles were damaged and 10 were stolen.
There are also two investigations underway into the deaths of Richard Bowes, who was allegedly punched to the ground in Ealing, west London, and Trevor Ellis, who was shot dead in Croydon.
