Overview
- A gang on motorbikes tried to take her car outside her Stockwell home last week, according to a neighbour’s first-hand account in The Times.
- One man sat in the driver’s seat but could not start the car as its alarm blared, and Lumley and neighbour Emma Duncan shouted until the group fled, leaving damage to the boot.
- Police said residents were warned of three attempted vehicle break-ins in the area between March 26 and March 28, confirming a cluster of related reports.
- The Metropolitan Police said tackling car theft is a priority and reported a near 15% year-on-year fall in vehicle crime across London due to strengthened neighbourhood policing.
- Political pressure is building, with the Liberal Democrats urging a specialist National Crime Agency team that pools number‑plate camera data, insurance records and police intelligence, and the Home Office saying it will ban hacking devices used to steal cars and expand officer training.