Met investigating 'tens of grooming gang cases' in London
Published: 11/13/2025

Metropolitan Police investigating 'tens of grooming gang cases' in London, says commissioner. Initial data search highlighted 9,000 historic cases, but only around 1,200 fell under broad national criteria for group-based child sexual abuse. Commissioner warned against simplistic analysis and emphasized diversity of offenders' ethnicities and types of abuse, including abuse within families, institutions, and online.



