Lewisham | Tackling retail crime & repeat offenders — recent charge outcomes Volume Crime Team (VCT)

Lewisham | Tackling retail crime & repeat offenders — recent charge outcomes Volume Crime Team (VCT)

Our Volume Crime Team (VCT) investigates frequent, lower‑risk offences that affect local people, and they oversee the safe, efficient processing of suspects in custody.

Key Lewisham outcomes include:

Prolific shoplifting and burglary offending disrupted, with intelligence‑led operations alongside local retailers (using AUROR) has lead to multiple arrests and a high volume of charges.

Serious violent and robbery offences addressed swiftly, including assaults on the public and retail staff. The suspect was charged with multiple serious offences, including GBH, robbery, and assault on emergency workers.

Long‑term prolific offender brought to court, suspect with an extensive offending history arrested and remanded in custody.

Residential burglary prevented, with a suspect caught nearby, found to be going equipped with an item to gain entry. They were subsequently charged, and remanded.

AUROR Intelligence Platform

AUROR is a secure retail crime intelligence platform that enables fast and effective information‑sharing between police and local businesses to tackle shoplifting and acquisitive crime. Retailers can submit incident reports, images, and CCTV, allowing officers to quickly identify and link repeat offenders operating across multiple locations. For policing teams, AUROR strengthens intelligence‑led tasking, supports evidence‑building for arrests, charges, Criminal Behaviour Orders at court, and helps prevent repeat victimisation. In Lewisham, it has enhanced partnership working, improved reporting from retailers, and driven targeted enforcement against prolific offenders, delivering clear community safety benefits.

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