Cases · Near London
True crime cases near London
118 documented cases within roughly 50 miles of London, spanning the 1800s to the 2020s — 30 remain unsolved. The most-documented file is Death of Gareth Williams.
Cases near London
UNSOLVEDThames Torso Murders
1880sLondon, England (multiple sites along the River Thames)
SOLVEDBritish pet massacre
1930sLondon, England
SOLVEDKilling of Ronnie Cook
1980sLondon, England (approximate; specific location of the killing not specified in source)
UNSOLVEDKilling of Yvonne Fletcher
1980sSt James's Square, London (former Libyan People's Bureau)
SOLVED1984 Libyan hostage incident
1980sSt James's Square, London, and Tripoli, Libya
UNSOLVEDKillings of Eve Stratford and Lynne Weedon
1970sLondon, England
UNSOLVEDWhitehall Mystery
1880sVictoria Embankment, Whitehall, Westminster, London
SOLVED2017 Westminster attack
2010sPalace of Westminster, London, UK
SOLVEDDenmark Place fire
1980s18 Denmark Place, London
SOLVEDCharing Cross Trunk Murder
1920s86 Rochester Row, City of Westminster, London
SOLVEDKilling of David Morley
2000sNear Hungerford Bridge, Waterloo, London
SOLVEDKilling of Peter Connelly
2000sLondon Borough of Haringey, London, UK
SOLVEDAssassination of Airey Neave
1970sPalace of Westminster car park, London
UNSOLVEDKilling of Martine Vik Magnussen
2000sGreat Portland Street, Marylebone, London
UNSOLVEDKilling of Sandra Rivett
1970s46 Lower Belgrave Street, Belgravia, London
UNSOLVEDDeath of Gareth Williams
2010sPimlico, London, England
UNSOLVED1983 Harrods bombing
1970sHarrods, Hans Crescent, Knightsbridge, London
UNSOLVEDDisappearance of Andrew Gosden
2000sKing's Cross station, London
SOLVEDMurder of Richard Everitt
1980sBrill Place, Somers Town, London
SOLVED2017 London Bridge attack
2010sLondon Bridge and Borough Market, London
SOLVED7 July 2005 London Bombings
2000sLondon, England, United Kingdom
UNSOLVEDKilling of Emily Dimmock (the "Camden Town Murder")
1900sAgar Grove (formerly 29 St Paul's Road), Camden Town, London
SOLVEDMurder of John Monckton
2000sUpper Cheyne Row, Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London
SOLVEDMurder of Ben Kinsella
2000sJunction of North Road and York Way, Islington, London
UNSOLVEDBattersea Mystery
Year on fileBattersea, London, England
UNSOLVEDWhitechapel Murders (Jack the Ripper Case, 1888)
1880sWhitechapel and Spitalfields, London, England
SOLVEDRatcliff Highway murders
1810sRatcliffe Highway, Wapping, London
SOLVEDMurder of Philip Lawrence
1990sSt George's Catholic School, Maida Vale, London
UNSOLVEDKilling of Matthew Kitandwe
2010sWayford Street, Battersea, London
SOLVEDMurder of Sarah Everard
2020sClapham Common area, south London (abduction site)
SOLVEDMurder of Jody Dobrowski
2000sClapham Common, London, England
UNSOLVEDThe killing of Jill Dando
1990sFulham, London
SOLVED2022 Bermondsey stabbing
2020sDelaford Road, Bermondsey, London
SOLVEDKilling of Damilola Taylor
2000sNorth Peckham Estate, Peckham
SOLVEDMurders of Anne Castle and William Bryan
1990sMinerva Estate, Bethnal Green, London
COLDKilling of Kelso Cochrane
1950sJunction of Golborne Road and Southam Street, Notting Hill, London
SOLVEDMurder of Stephen Tibble
1970sJunction of Charleville Road and Gledstanes Road, West Kensington, London
SOLVED2017 Finsbury Park van attack
2010sNear Finsbury Park Mosque, Seven Sisters Road, London
SOLVEDHammersmith Ghost murder case
1800sHammersmith, London
SOLVEDMurder of Tom ap Rhys Pryce
2000sBathurst Gardens, Kensal Green, London
COLDDisappearance of Suzy Lamplugh
1980sShorrolds Road, Fulham, West London
SOLVEDMurder of Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez
2000sSterling Gardens, New Cross, London Borough of Lewisham
UNSOLVEDHammersmith nude murders
1960sHammersmith and surrounding areas, West London, England
SOLVED1996 Docklands bombing
1990sSouth Quay, Docklands, London, UK
SOLVEDMurders of Thomas and Ann Farrow (Stratton Brothers case)
1900s34 Deptford High Street, Deptford, London
SOLVEDShepherd's Bush murders
1960sBraybrook Street, Shepherd's Bush, London
UNSOLVEDKilling of Andrew Cunningham
2000sRiverside Road, Earlsfield, London Borough of Wandsworth
UNSOLVEDDisappearance of Mary Flanagan
2010sWest Ham, London, England
SOLVEDMurder of Victoria Climbié
2000sTottenham, London Borough of Haringey, London, England
OVERTURNEDKilling of Maxwell Confait
1970sCatford, South East London
SOLVEDKilling of Rachel Nickell
1990sWimbledon Common, southwest London
UNSOLVEDKilling of Jean Bradley
1990sActon, London
SOLVEDBombing of Sandhurst Road School
1940sSandhurst Road School (now Sandhurst Primary School), Ardgowan Road, Catford
SOLVEDMurder of Mee Kuen Chong
2020sWembley, London, United Kingdom
SOLVEDMurder of Harriet Staunton
1870sPenge, London, England
SOLVEDMurder of Sabina Nessa
2020sCator Park, Kidbrooke, Greenwich, London
SOLVEDMurder of Jimmy Mizen
2000sThree Cooks Bakery, Burnt Ash Hill, Lee, London
SOLVEDMurder of Stephen Lawrence
1990sWell Hall Road, Eltham, London
SOLVEDMurder of Lee Rigby
2010sWellington Street, Woolwich, London
SOLVEDMurder of Matt Ratana
2020sCroydon Custody Centre, Croydon, London
SOLVEDMurder of Daniel Handley
1990sBeckton, East London (abduction site)
SOLVEDMurder of Rohit Duggal
1990sWell Hall Road, Eltham, London
UNSOLVEDKilling of Penny Bell
1980sGurnell Leisure Centre car park, Greenford, London
SOLVEDKilling of Alice Gross
2010sHanwell, West London (River Brent)
SOLVEDMurder of Elianne Andam
2020sWhitgift Centre, Croydon, London
SOLVEDMurders of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman
2020sFryent Country Park, London
SOLVEDMurder of Jeffrey Howe
2000sSouthgate, London (murder location); remains scattered across Hertfordshire and Leicestershire
SOLVEDMurder of Amélie Delagrange
2000sTwickenham Green, Twickenham, London, UK
SOLVEDTowpath murders
1950sTowpath between Teddington Lock and Eel Pie Island, Richmond upon Thames
SOLVEDMurder of Rolan Adams
1990sThamesmead, south-east London, United Kingdom
SOLVEDDeath of Molly Russell
2010sHarrow, London, United Kingdom
SOLVEDDormers Wells High School shooting
1980sDormers Wells High School, Southall, London, England
SOLVEDMurder of Ellie Butler
2010sSutton, London, United Kingdom
UNSOLVEDDisappearance of Ames Glover
1990sSouthall, West London, England
SOLVEDMurder of Lakhvinder Cheema
2000sSouthall, West London, United Kingdom
UNSOLVEDDisappearance of Lee Boxell
1980sSutton High Street, Sutton, London
SOLVED2024 Hainault sword attack
2020sHainault, London, United Kingdom
SOLVEDMurder of Tia Sharp
2010sNew Addington, London Borough of Croydon
UNSOLVEDKilling of Patsy Morris
2000sHounslow Heath, London, UK
SOLVEDMurder of Zahid Mubarek
1990sFeltham Young Offenders' Institution, West London
UNSOLVEDKilling of Jean Townsend
1970sVictoria Road/Angus Drive, South Ruislip, Middlesex, England
SOLVEDBabes in the Wood murders (Epping Forest)
1970sCopse near Sewardstone, Epping Forest, Essex, England
SOLVEDHunt family murders
2020sBushey, Hertfordshire, England
SOLVEDMurder of Milly Dowler
2000sWalton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
SOLVEDCleft Chin Murder
1940sKnowle Green, near Staines, Middlesex, England
SOLVEDEssex lorry deaths
2010sWaterglade Industrial Park, Eastern Avenue, Grays, Essex, UK
SOLVEDMurder of Claire Tiltman
1990sAlley off London Road, Greenhithe, Kent, UK
UNSOLVEDDisappearance of Ruth Wilson
1990sBox Hill, Surrey, England
SOLVEDMurder of Breck Bednar
2010sGrays, Essex, England
SOLVEDMurder of Hannah Williams
1990sCement works, Northfleet, Kent, England (body discovery site)
SOLVEDMurder of Sara Sharif
2020sHorsell, Woking, Surrey, England
SOLVEDMurder of Tina Baker
2000sBrookfield Farm, near Chobham, Surrey, England
SOLVEDMurder of Danielle Jones
2000sEast Tilbury, Essex, England
SOLVEDKilling of Joanna Simpson
2010sWindsor Great Park, Ascot, England
SOLVEDMurder of Jonathan Henry
2000sGeorge Street, Luton town centre
SOLVEDMurder of Muriel McKay
1960sRooks Farm (later Stocking Farm), Stocking Pelham, Hertfordshire, England
SOLVEDDikko affair
1980sStansted Airport, Essex, United Kingdom
SOLVEDMurders of John and Lois McCullough
2010sGreat Baddow, Essex, England
SOLVEDRettendon murders
1990sFarm track, Rettendon, Essex, England
SOLVEDMurder of Mark Tildesley
1980sWokingham, Berkshire, England
SOLVEDProsper family murders
2020sWauluds Bank Drive area, Luton, England
SOLVED1972 Aldershot bombing
1960s16th Parachute Brigade headquarters, Aldershot, England
SOLVEDMurder of David Amess
2020sBelfairs Methodist Church Hall, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
SOLVEDMurder of Marion Crofts
1980sLaffans Road, near Basingstoke Canal, Fleet/Farnborough, Hampshire, UK
UNSOLVEDKilling of Vera Holland
1990sNear Shinfield/Arborfield, Reading, Berkshire, England
SOLVEDMurder of Michael Gilbert
2000sBlue Lagoon, Arlesey, England
SOLVEDMurder of Olly Stephens
2020sEmmer Green, Reading, Berkshire, England
SOLVEDMurder of Mary-Ann Leneghan
2000sProspect Park, Reading, Berkshire, UK
SOLVEDKilling of Andrew Harper
2010sSulhamstead, Berkshire, England
SOLVEDMurder of Jane Longhurst
2000sWoodland, West Sussex, England (body found); killing occurred in Brighton/Hove
SOLVEDWhite House Farm murders
1980sWhite House Farm, near Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex, England
SOLVEDMurder of Fanny Adams
1860sAlton, Hampshire, England
SOLVEDKilling of Leah Croucher
2010sFurzton, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
SOLVEDMurder of Shana Grice
2010sPortslade, East Sussex, England
UNSOLVEDDeath of Keith Lyon
1960sHappy Valley bridleway between Ovingdean and Woodingdean, near Brighton
COLDBrighton trunk murders
1930sBrighton, England
SOLVEDBrighton hotel bombing
1980sGrand Hotel, Brighton, England
UNSOLVEDDisappearance of Georgina Gharsallah
2010sWorthing, West Sussex, England
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