{"id":139439,"date":"2018-06-11T10:01:01","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T10:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/family-robbed-by-armed-moped-thieves\/"},"modified":"2018-06-11T10:01:01","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T10:01:01","slug":"family-robbed-by-armed-moped-thieves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/family-robbed-by-armed-moped-thieves\/","title":{"rendered":"Family robbed by armed moped thieves"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>                                  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"New Scotland Yard sign\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/A422\/production\/_96281024_mediaitem96281023.jpg\"\/><figcaption>Image caption                                      Detectives say the family was threatened with a large knife                              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"caps\">A family of four were robbed by two masked men on a moped as they sat in a stationary car in Croydon, south London.<\/p>\n<p>One of the suspects threatened the family with a large knife on Keats Way, Coulsdon, at about 17:45 BST on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Police say the pair made off with a &quot;small quantity of jewellery&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>A 30-year-old woman suffered a cut to the hand during the robbery, as one of the suspects attempted to steal her bracelet.<\/p>\n<p>It is believed that the other man also had a knife.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ride-by moped thefts on shoppers rise in London<\/li>\n<li>Motorcyclists begin &#039;patrol&#039; to prevent London moped thefts<\/li>\n<li>Moped crime stories: Phone snatching and a police chase<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Detectives described the suspects as two white males, aged in their late teens or early 20s. <\/p>\n<p>Both were of slim build and wore dark coloured tracksuits, black crash helmets and facemasks.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Data obtained by the BBC showed during that period, more than 40% of such offences happened in just two boroughs - Camden and Islington.<\/p>\n<p>Use our tool to see how badly your neighbourhood is affected.<\/p>\n<h2>Moped Crimes in London<\/h2>\n<h3>Oxford Street, West end<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>4th worst out of 654 wards<\/li>\n<li>1,393 moped crimes in the last five years<\/li>\n<li>756 of them were in 2017<\/li>\n<li>113 moped crimes committed on Market Place <br \/>(West End&#039;s most dangerous road since 2012)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Types of moped crimes for West End<\/h4>\n<p>                                                               Theft and handling:                          1100                                                                                    Robbery:                          187                                                                                    Burglary:                          85                                                                                    Violence:                          11                                                                                    Criminal damage:                          7                                                                                    Other:                          3                                                                                                                                                                     <\/p>\n<h3>Camden Town with Primrose Hill, Camden<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>9th worst out of 654 wards<\/li>\n<li>752 moped crimes in the last five years<\/li>\n<li>622 of them were in 2017<\/li>\n<li>103 moped crimes committed on Regent&#039;s Park Road <br \/>(Camden Town with Primrose Hill&#039;s most dangerous road since 2012)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Types of moped crimes for Camden<\/h4>\n<p>                                                               Theft and handling:                          649                                                                                    Robbery:                          78                                                                                    Burglary:                          10                                                                                    Violence:                          8                                                                                    Criminal damage:                          5                                                                                    Other:                          2                                                                                                                                                                     <\/p>\n<h3>South Kensington Museums, Brompton &amp; Hans Town<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>58th worst out of 654 wards<\/li>\n<li>161 moped crimes in the last five years<\/li>\n<li>105 of them were in 2017<\/li>\n<li>10 moped crimes were each committed on Egerton Garden Mews, Lucan Place and Sloane Street <br \/>(Brompton &amp; Hans Town&#039;s most dangerous roads since 2012)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Types of moped crimes for Brompton &amp; Hans Town<\/h4>\n<p>                                                               Theft and handling:                          73                                                                                    Robbery:                          61                                                                                    Burglary:                          18                                                                                    Violence:                          6                                                                                    Criminal damage:                          3                                                                                    Other:                          0                                                                                                                                                                     <\/p>\n<h3>Buckingham Palace, St James&#039;s<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>20th worst out of 654 wards<\/li>\n<li>386 moped crimes in the last five years<\/li>\n<li>166 of them were in 2017<\/li>\n<li>16 moped crimes were committed on Kean Street <br \/>(St James&#039;s&#039;s most dangerous road since 2012)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Types of moped crimes for St James&#039;s<\/h4>\n<p>                                                               Theft and handling:                          314                                                                                    Robbery:                          34                                                                                    Burglary:                          21                                                                                    Violence:                          10                                                                                    Criminal damage:                          6                                                                                    Other:                          1                                                                                                                                                                     <\/p>\n<h3>Southbank, Cathedrals<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>22nd worst out of 654 wards<\/li>\n<li>331 moped crimes in the last five years<\/li>\n<li>192 of them were in 2017<\/li>\n<li>26 moped crimes were committed on Southwark Street <br \/>(Cathedrals&#039;s most dangerous road since 2012)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Types of moped crimes for Cathedrals<\/h4>\n<p>                                                               Theft and handling:                          265                                                                                    Robbery:                          45                                                                                    Burglary:                          15                                                                                    Violence:                          3                                                                                    Criminal damage:                          3                                                                                    Other:                          0                                                                                                                                                                      <\/p>\n<h2>Moped crimes in London<\/h2>\n<p>                                              Enter a London postcode                                                                                                                            Submit postcode to see results.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              <\/p>\n<p>Or select from<\/p>\n<p>                                                               Or select from                                                                                                   Top five worst neighbourhoods                                                                                                                                                                 Tourist destinations                                                                                                                                                      <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>                                 Bunhill, Islington                             <\/li>\n<li>                                 Bloomsbury, Camden                             <\/li>\n<li>                                 Holborn, Camden                             <\/li>\n<li>                                 West End, Westminster                             <\/li>\n<li>                                 Clerkenwell, Islington                             <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>                                 Shoreditch                             <\/li>\n<li>                                 Camden Town                             <\/li>\n<li>                                 South Kensington Museums                             <\/li>\n<li>                                 Buckingham Palace                             <\/li>\n<li>                                 Southbank                             <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      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