Met Police: Play classical music to scare off drug dealers

Met Police: Play classical music to scare off drug dealers

News

norman lebrecht

January 06, 2025

Police have reportedly told residents of the upmarket London district of St Johns Wood to play loud classical music in order to keep crime of the streets that they no longer patrol.

The NW8 area has suffered high-profile recent burglaries and expensive car thefts.

Policing has been stretched thin by budget cuts.

Which is scarier, Mahler 8 or Turangalila? Asking for a neighbour.

More here.

pictutred: street life in NW8

Comments

comment_count comments
Oldest
Newest
Oldest
Top rated

Comment as a guest:

MOST READ TODAY: