Britain's break-in capital is revealed - as 92% of country's burglaries go UNSOLVED

British police left 92 per cent of burglaries unsolved in 2025, fresh data has revealed. Across a third of neighbourhoods in England and Wales, not a single break-in was solved, an investigation by The Sun has found. Fewer than one in 100 mobile phone thefts, meanwhile, led to a suspect being charged. In figures which have been branded "totally unacceptable" by the Shadow Home Secretary, 92 per cent of around 200,000 completed burglary investigations were closed without a resolution. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say From 184,783 cases finalised in 2025, roughly 143,000 were shut without a suspect being identified - the equivalent of 393 cases a day. A further 27,500 cases identified a suspect but failed to lead to a prosecution. In just 400 cases, police decided further action was "not in the public interest". The true figure could be higher still, with around 45,000 investigations ongoing - many of which are expected to close without result. Half of all unsolved cases were closed within a month of being reported, suggesting tens of thousands of burglaries received only minimal police attention. And around the country, Colindale in north London was revealed as Britain's break-in capital - with 131 burglaries investigated and none solved. Seven of the 10 worst-affected areas were in London, including Totteridge and Woodside, Abbey Road, Cockfosters, Maida Vale and New Cross. CRIME - READ THE LATEST: Fugitive who 'killed two police officers' in Australia is shot dead after six months on the run Police launch manhunt for gunman after man shot dead near Euston station Counter terror police investigating car ramming in Derby as Indian man arrested Elsewhere, parts of Basingstoke in Hampshire saw no cases solved, while northern Stevenage recorded 78 burglaries with zero resolved. Nationally, 1,528 of 4,536 neighbourhoods with recorded burglaries saw no convictions at all - around 34 per cent. Leeds was the worst-hit overall, with 4,414 burglaries across four neighbourhoods but just 248 resolved. Former Met Police detective Peter Bleksley told The Sun that burglary had effectively been "decriminalised" in Britain. He said: "I may as well give up what I do and become a burglar because, right now, you're unlikely to get caught and it can be a very lucrative line of work." “How can you possibly solve a crime if you don’t investigate it?" A spokesman for the Home Office said: “Our major police reforms will see a new National Police Service take on national responsibilities so local forces can focus on local crimes like burglary. “By the spring, an additional 3,000 neighbourhood officers will be back where they belong, on the beat, fighting crime and catching ­criminals in our communities.” Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

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