Police arrested one suspect every 35 minutes during a live facial recognition trial in a single South London borough.
A total of 173 suspects were arrested for crimes including kidnap, rape and serious sexual assault during the pilot in Croydon, during which static cameras rather than vans were used for the first time.
The Metropolitan Police said that crime in the area reduced by 10.5 per cent during the trial, which took place between October 2025 and March 2026 – including a 21 per cent reduction in violence against women and girls.
The static cameras, placed on Croydon High Street, were used in
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