Fears of crimes that fear

The fears of a crime in the historical royal park of London grow after plans to depart their committed police team as part of the comprehensive cuts of the police budget of metropolises.

Specialists have closely guarded the legendary green areas of the capital for over 130 years. Around 80 civil servants are currently assigned to cope with crime, anti -social behavior and strict top -class events such as changing the guard.

But the MET has now confirmed that these officials are being accepted into local neighborhood teams because they are trying to close a financing gap of £ 260 million, reports Sky News.

Royal Park's charity organization manages more than 5,000 hectares of green spaces, including Hyde Park, Regent's Park and Richmond Park.

A Royal Park spokesman said: “We are disappointed with the decision of the Metropolitan Police Service (MP) to close his committed Royal Park Police Unit.

“The Royal Parks MPS Unit and its predecessors have been a massive part of the rich history of the parks in London for over 150 years.

“We are deeply grateful to the police colleagues, who have so committed themselves to protect our amazing green spaces in their work and to ensure the security and well -being of the millions of parks.”

The charity organization tried to assure visitors that their security “has our top priority” and adds that it is aiming for further clarity from the MET FUTURE POLICING arrangements.

Gareth Roberts, member of the London Assembly, who is also Liberal -Democratic leaders of Richmond Council, warned that the crime would inevitably increase due to reduced reporting on the police.

He said, “We will largely have this type of space within capital.

“I hope that we will not have bad consequences, but we have already seen organized criminal gangs on cyclists when they know that the police are not on duty.

According to the recent annual report of the Royal Parks, crime rose by about a third between 2022/23 and 2023/24 and increased from 76 incidents to 101.

Sexual crimes, telephone thefts and drug trafficking are among the most frequently reported crimes, while Mr. Rober's recent cases emphasized in which cyclists were threatened and robbed by expensive bicycles.

The less frequent but disturbing crimes include gangs that deliberately use dogs to pursue deer at night, hoping to force the animals to drop their antlers, which can then be sold online.

Commander Owain Richards confirmed last week that the MET will lose around 1,700 civil servants and employees as part of its wider budget cuts, with the Royal Parks team being provided for resolution under several specialist units.

In a letter, Commander Richards said: “With regret, we made the difficult decision not to have a committed Royal Parking team anymore.”

The parks have specialized police work since 1872, starting with parking kuters, replaced by the Royal Parks Constabulary in 1974 and finally the committed police of Royal Parks in 2004.

In the future, the local neighborhood policies teams will take responsibility for security and security in the parks.

A spokesman for the MET said: “Park users and partners can be reassured that the MET continues to respond to emergency calls, examine patrol hotspot areas, examine crimes and support events in Royal Parks throughout London.

“We worked closely with the Royal Parks and stakeholders to understand concerns when we navigate in our funding gap of 260 million GBP and reduce the size of the MET.

“The MET prioritizes police work in the neighborhood and sees this as a positive opportunity to integrate the royal parks into the local criminal campaigns in the community and to ensure a wider pool of civil servants, understand the unique requirements of parking the parks.”