London

The data: The new figures indicate that there were 97 homicides in 2025, an 11% reduction on last year. That’s the lowest total recorded since 2014, and it comes despite the rise in the capital’s population. The capital’s homicide rate of 1.1 killings per 100,00 people makes it lower than any other UK city. It also makes London one of the safest cities in the Western world, with its rate significantly lower than Milan (1.6), New York (2.8), Berlin (3.2), Chicago (11.7) or Philadelphia (12.3).

A local activist group called “Save Brick Lane” is leading the campaign against the Truman data centre plan. The group has put forward a rival proposal for the redevelopment with 300 homes, including 44 social housing units. The current Truman Estates proposal includes 11 affordable units.

The routes at risk of getting the chop include the 259 between Edmonton Green and King’s Cross, the 279 between Waltham Cross and Manor House, the 349 between Ponders End and Stamford Hill, the 19 between Finsbury Park and Battersea Bridge (made famous by the Dire Straits song ‘Wild West End’), the 424 between Putney Heath and Fulham and the 38 between Clapton Pond and Victoria Bus Station.