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  2. Rookery (slum) - Wikipedia

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    Published 1889 in Life and Labour of the People in London. The red areas are "middle class, well-to-do", light blue areas are “poor, 18s to 21s a week for a moderate family”, dark blue areas are “very poor, casual, chronic want”, and black areas are the "lowest class...occasional labourers, street sellers, loafers, criminals and semi ...

  3. Crime in London - Wikipedia

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    The Mayor's Office for Policing & Crime (MOPAC) prepares quarterly performance reports for policing and crime in the Greater London area. Q1 2021 [1] showed a reduction in all crime in London with the exception of hate crimes and domestic violence. Total notifiable offences (TNO) had decreased by 17.2% when compared to the same quarter in 2019/ ...

  4. Gangs in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 31 December 2024. Organised crime gangs Gang-related organised crime in the United Kingdom is concentrated around the cities of London, Manchester and Liverpool and regionally across the West Midlands region, south coast and northern England, according to the Serious Organised Crime Agency. With regard ...

  5. Jacob's Island - Wikipedia

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    A drawing of Jacob's Island from 1813. Jacob's Island was a notorious slum in Bermondsey, London, in the 19th century.It was located on the south bank of the River Thames, approximately delineated by the modern streets of Mill Street, Bermondsey Wall West, George Row and Wolseley Street.

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  7. Slum clearance in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    John Grantham, Sheriff of Newcastle, surveying slum clearance areas during a visit by the Minister of Health, 16 October 1925 Between 1895 and 1918, Liverpool engaged in wide-scale slum clearances, and constructed more homes than any authority outside of London.

  8. Crap Towns - Wikipedia

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    First editions. Crap Towns: The 50 Worst Places to Live in the UK, [1] Crap Towns II: The Nation Decides, [2] and Crap Towns Returns: Back by Unpopular Demand, [3] are a series of books edited by Sam Jordison and Dan Kieran, in association with UK quarterly The Idler; [4] in which towns in the United Kingdom were nominated by visitors to The Idler website for their "crapness", with the results ...

  9. Dorset Street (Spitalfields) - Wikipedia

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    Dorset Street, originally known as Datchet Street, was a street in Spitalfields, East London, once situated at the heart of the area's rookery. By repute it was "the worst street in London", [1] and it was the scene of the brutal murder of Mary Jane Kelly by Jack the Ripper on 9 November 1888. The murder was committed at Kelly's lodgings which ...