Crime

Should we be scared of the crime all around us? The truth is, it's safer than you think
Crime statistics

Should we be scared of the crime all around us? The truth is, it's safer than you think

There's plenty to fear in this world, but the good news is many types of crime are in decline
Growing number of disabled people turning to sex work amid benefit cuts and rising living costs
Sex work

Growing number of disabled people turning to sex work amid benefit cuts and rising living costs

Abortion is close to decriminalisation. But how quickly can rights and progress be rolled back?
abortion rights protest
Abortion

Abortion is close to decriminalisation. But how quickly can rights and progress be rolled back?

Top 5 crime collections, chosen by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards
Books

Top 5 crime collections, chosen by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards

Daniel Morgan's murder was never solved. Can new TV drama The Hack shake justice loose?
TV

Daniel Morgan's murder was never solved. Can new TV drama The Hack shake justice loose?

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I've had a knife pulled on me and seen people chased with machetes – so I had to do something
Sam Edmunds

I've had a knife pulled on me and seen people chased with machetes – so I had to do something

Farage says Reform will halve crime in Britain. Here's why his policies would only make things worse
Pavan Dhaliwal

Farage says Reform will halve crime in Britain. Here's why his policies would only make things worse

Top 5 crime novels set in Glasgow, chosen by Novak and Mitchell author Andrew Raymond
Top 5

Top 5 crime novels set in Glasgow, chosen by Novak and Mitchell author Andrew Raymond

The Reckoning – a play creating the crucible from which truth and justice can emerge
Theatre

The Reckoning – a play creating the crucible from which truth and justice can emerge

An end to decades of government hypocrisy on prisons is in sight – if Labour can seize the chance
prison overcrowding
Mike Trace

An end to decades of government hypocrisy on prisons is in sight – if Labour can seize the chance

Top 5 crime novels, chosen by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall
Top 5

Top 5 crime novels, chosen by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall

Our children are in prison for murders they did not commit. We're fighting to change the law
Sally Halsall, the mother of Alex Henry, who is in prison for murder under the joint enterprise doctrine. Image: Supplied
Criminal justice

Our children are in prison for murders they did not commit. We're fighting to change the law

Keir Starmer is watching Adolescence. Here's how his government can stop it happening in real life
Stephen Graham in the Netflix show Adolescence
Domestic abuse

Keir Starmer is watching Adolescence. Here's how his government can stop it happening in real life

My son was stabbed to death by his girlfriend. He didn't know how to escape domestic abuse
Domestic abuse

My son was stabbed to death by his girlfriend. He didn't know how to escape domestic abuse

Supermarkets replaced humans with machines – they shouldn't be surprised shoplifting is rife
Sam Delaney

Supermarkets replaced humans with machines – they shouldn't be surprised shoplifting is rife

Man fighting incurable cancer has his wheelchair stolen: 'It's very disappointing'
Cancer

Man fighting incurable cancer has his wheelchair stolen: 'It's very disappointing'

Our prisons are so broken that we can't carry on – we must seize the opportunity to fix them
Andrea Coomber

Our prisons are so broken that we can't carry on – we must seize the opportunity to fix them

Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life – and helped countless others
Community Payback supervisor Mick Howe
Rehabilitation

Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life – and helped countless others

My son mysteriously vanished 17 years ago – Christmas is just another reminder he's gone
andrew gosden, who went missing 17 years ago
Missing people

My son mysteriously vanished 17 years ago – Christmas is just another reminder he's gone

Women are being sent to prison in UK for self-defence or being coerced: 'I lost everything'
Woman in prison
Criminal justice

Women are being sent to prison in UK for self-defence or being coerced: 'I lost everything'

From the NHS to 'spreading opportunity': Here's what should be in Keir Starmer's 'plan for change'
Plan for change

From the NHS to 'spreading opportunity': Here's what should be in Keir Starmer's 'plan for change'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
I was forced to work unpaid and never let out of the house. Modern slavery is all around us in the UK
Modern slavery

I was forced to work unpaid and never let out of the house. Modern slavery is all around us in the UK

Cuts on our children's faces from knife crime are undeniably caused by cuts to youth services
Bruce Houlder

Cuts on our children's faces from knife crime are undeniably caused by cuts to youth services

'No two prisoners are the same': 6 ways we can break the UK prison system's cycle of failure
prison leavers
Sid Madge

'No two prisoners are the same': 6 ways we can break the UK prison system's cycle of failure

Criminal gangs are taking control of vulnerable people's homes and using them as drug dens
police on patrol
Crime

Criminal gangs are taking control of vulnerable people's homes and using them as drug dens