Overview
- The Met reports 103 arrests since October in Croydon, averaging one every 34 minutes when the static system is active.
- Fixed cameras on lamp posts feed a remote control room, which the force says halves the time to find wanted suspects compared with van deployments.
- About a third of arrests relate to violence against women and girls, and the Met says LFR has identified more than 1,700 offenders across London since early 2024.
- New Met figures point to a 12% fall in recorded crime in Fairfield ward during the trial; deployments use short‑lived, intelligence‑led watchlists and are only run when officers are on scene.
- Use of LFR is widening nationally with new police vans and Home Office funding, and a government consultation on biometric rules is underway as the EHRC labels the Met’s policy unlawful.