British Crime

Joanna Dennehy was charged with three murders and is one of just three British women to have a received a whole-life tariff

Just inside her room, he saw her covers piled on the floor, and as he pulled them back, he found Tessa's body on the floor

Emilia Fox, the new host of Murdertown talks to Crime+Investigation about the new series

In August 2009, the body of David Lace was exhumed from Kingston Cemetery in Portsmouth more than twenty years after he had died

24-year-old student Karen Buckley was tragically murdered after a night out with her friends

Using the latest statistics to determine which city in Scotland experiences the most violent crimes

As desperate times push people to desperate measures, what kinds of crimes are now spiking? 

Notorious Kent killers from Kennth Noye to Patrick MacKay

Sarah Everard's murder at the hands of an active officer led to an investigation into the Met Police

Peter Sutcliffe, aka 'The Yorkshire Ripper, murdered 13 women and girls leading to an unprecedented climate of fear across the county

The brand new season of Murdertown is scheduled to premiere in the UK this September

In each episode, Emilia Fox visits the towns and local communities where murders took place to re-tell the tragic incidents through testimony from people whose lives have never been the same since.

In 2007, Hells Angel Gerry Tobin was murdered in a planned attack by members of a rival biker gang.

Burglaries can devastate families and leave them feeling vulnerable in their own homes - is your postcode at high risk of home invasions?

The death penalty was abolished in the UK in 1994. Now the country's worst offenders are given whole life sentences instead.

Ruth Ellis became the last woman to be hanged for murder in the United Kingdom in 1955

Here's a list of 10 of the most common, interesting and clever holiday scams…

Everyone loves the longer days and sunnier weather, but is there a significant and dangerous downside to the summer months?

There are believed to be more than 200 gangs operating within the city, all with conflicting business interests and overlapping boundaries.

Here are the top 10 most common crimes in Britain, according to data compiled by the Office for National Statistics.

Holidays are supposed to be a time of relaxation but all too often families are coming home to find a crime scene at their house. Luckily there are measures you can take to minimise the risk of unwanted visitors.

MPs set the laws for society to follow, but sometimes they forget the rules apply to them as well.

The UK has had its fair share of notorious serial killers who have all needlessly taken the lives of multiple innocent people.

Find out which UK postcodes have experienced the most amount of violent crime in recent years.

Watch the trailer for 'British Injustice with Raphael Rowe' before the first episode airs on 23rd May.

Investigative journalist Raphael Rowe is exploring some of the most shocking miscarriages of justice and wrongful convictions in recent British history.

Skelton revisits the gritty scenes of Glasgow’s East End in the 1980s, where rival organisations were locked in a campaign of violence and intimidatio

Peter Manuel was one of the last men to be executed in Scotland when he was hung in 1958.

Despite strong measures being in place in the British justice system, sometimes people can be locked up for decades for crimes they didn't commit.

Despite a total lack of forensic evidence and clear weaknesses in the prosecution’s case, the M25 Three were found guilty of a lethal crime spree.

In the final episode of Once Upon a True Crime, best-seller, Douglas Skelton investigates Glasgow's terrifying Ice Cream Wars

The final episode of Once Upon a True Crime follows Douglas Skelton as he investigates Glasgow's infamous Ice Cream Wars.

James Fairweather was obsessed with serial killers and murdered two strangers when he was just a teenager.

In the third episode of Once Upon a True Crime, best-seller, Denise Mina investigates infamous Scottish serial killer Peter Manuel.

Despite an extensive investigation that has spanned several countries, the circumstances surrounding Madeleine McCann's disappearance still remain a lingering mystery.

The third episode of Once Upon a True Crime follows Denise Mina as she investigates Scottish serial killer Peter Manuel.