It's hard to measure crime, which can make news stories seem more worrying than they really are. We look past the headlines to explain the full picture.
Crime
False claims that the Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been attacked in prison have been circulating again online. Read
Crime
BBC News has corrected an article which claimed that killings of women by men were increasing. Read
Crime
A video shared with claims it shows a recent clash between immigrant and nationalist groups in London is actually from 2023 and was reportedly filmed after a pro-Palestine march. Read
Crime
False claims circulating on social media that incidents in London and Cardiff saw drivers confront praying Muslims include old and AI images. Read
Crime
A claim from Conservative MP Esther McVey isn’t supported by police statistics, which show knife-enabled crime fell by 11% in the year to September 2025. Read
Crime
An AI-generated image of the incident, which saw four ambulances belonging to a Jewish community ambulance service set on fire in the early hours of Monday morning, has been posted on social media. Read
Crime
A widely shared image that appears to show the Soham murderer in hospital after being attacked in prison isn’t real and was made using artificial intelligence. Read
Politics
A video in which Lord Peter Mandelson appears to be wearing a dressing gown during his arrest last month has been shared on social media. But the footage has been edited—he was really fully dressed. Read
Politics
Pictures showing the former Labour peer being led away in handcuffs by police have been circulating on social media, but they are not real and almost certainly AI-generated. Read
Crime
An image which appears to be a custody photo of the former prince has been shared on social media, but it’s not real, and very probably an AI creation. Read
