Overview

• Australia’s Smart Traveller service raised Britain’s risk rating to Level 2 in response to frequent violent offences and concerns over law enforcement capacity
• France, Canada and New Zealand have revised their advisories to caution citizens about deteriorating public safety in British cities
• Mexico and the UAE have updated their embassy websites to warn of escalating violence and petty theft and urge travellers to take extra care
• Home Office figures show a 44% increase in street crime nationwide while Metropolitan Police data records a 30% jump in violent offences in London under Mayor Sadiq Khan
• SquareTrade Europe reports a 425% surge in handset theft claims since mid-2021 and police say a mobile phone is stolen in London every six minutes