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A family of four were robbed by two masked men on a moped as they sat in a stationary car in Croydon, south London.

One of the suspects threatened the family with a large knife on Keats Way, Coulsdon, at about 17:45 BST on Friday.

Police say the pair made off with a "small quantity of jewellery".

A 30-year-old woman suffered a cut to the hand during the robbery, as one of the suspects attempted to steal her bracelet.

It is believed that the other man also had a knife.

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Detectives described the suspects as two white males, aged in their late teens or early 20s.

Both were of slim build and wore dark coloured tracksuits, black crash helmets and facemasks.

The number of offences carried out by criminals using mopeds in London has increased from 827 offences in 2012 to more than 23,000 last year.

Data obtained by the BBC showed during that period, more than 40% of such offences happened in just two boroughs - Camden and Islington.

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Moped Crimes in London

Oxford Street, West end

• 4th worst out of 654 wards
• 1,393 moped crimes in the last five years
• 756 of them were in 2017
• 113 moped crimes committed on Market Place
  (West End's most dangerous road since 2012)

Types of moped crimes for West End

Theft and handling: 1100 Robbery: 187 Burglary: 85 Violence: 11 Criminal damage: 7 Other: 3

Camden Town with Primrose Hill, Camden

• 9th worst out of 654 wards
• 752 moped crimes in the last five years
• 622 of them were in 2017
• 103 moped crimes committed on Regent's Park Road
  (Camden Town with Primrose Hill's most dangerous road since 2012)

Types of moped crimes for Camden

Theft and handling: 649 Robbery: 78 Burglary: 10 Violence: 8 Criminal damage: 5 Other: 2

South Kensington Museums, Brompton & Hans Town

• 58th worst out of 654 wards
• 161 moped crimes in the last five years
• 105 of them were in 2017
• 10 moped crimes were each committed on Egerton Garden Mews, Lucan Place and Sloane Street
  (Brompton & Hans Town's most dangerous roads since 2012)

Types of moped crimes for Brompton & Hans Town

Theft and handling: 73 Robbery: 61 Burglary: 18 Violence: 6 Criminal damage: 3 Other: 0

Buckingham Palace, St James's

• 20th worst out of 654 wards
• 386 moped crimes in the last five years
• 166 of them were in 2017
• 16 moped crimes were committed on Kean Street
  (St James's's most dangerous road since 2012)

Types of moped crimes for St James's

Theft and handling: 314 Robbery: 34 Burglary: 21 Violence: 10 Criminal damage: 6 Other: 1

Southbank, Cathedrals

• 22nd worst out of 654 wards
• 331 moped crimes in the last five years
• 192 of them were in 2017
• 26 moped crimes were committed on Southwark Street
  (Cathedrals's most dangerous road since 2012)

Types of moped crimes for Cathedrals

Theft and handling: 265 Robbery: 45 Burglary: 15 Violence: 3 Criminal damage: 3 Other: 0

Moped crimes in London

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Since 2012, by far the most common type of crime has been theft and handling with 30,387 offences - around three quarters of the total: