Fraud is the most commonly experienced crime in the UK. The
latest Crime Survey for England and Wales showed that in the year
ending September 2025, there were over 4 million incidents of
fraud.
This was an 8 per cent rise on the previous year, and an increase
of around 750,000 cases reported per year since the survey first
started measuring fraud in March 2017.[1]
A 2023 report found consensus amongst experts that Artificial
Intelligence (AI) will drive an increase in “the volume and
sophistication of fraud and scams.”[2] It argued
that unless the right measures to combat AI are put in place,
“hard-fought improvements in fraud defences could be
undone.”[3]
The London Assembly Police and Crime Committee
will meet tomorrow to explore online fraud in
London, focusing on the work of the Met's Cyber Crime Unit, how
the Met works with partners to tackle online fraud, and how it
supports victims.
Guests include:
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Will Lyne, Head of Economic and Cybercrime,
Metropolitan Police
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Oliver Little, Lead Force Operations Room
National Coordination, City of London Police
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Lara Xenoudakis, City of London
Police
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Rory Innes, CEO and Founder, The Cyber
Helpline
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Ruth Halkon, Research Manager, The Police
Foundation
The meeting will take place on Wednesday
11 March 2026 at 10am, in the
Chamber at City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, E16
1ZE.
Notes to editors:
- Office for National Statistics, Crime in England and Wales:
year ending September 2025, 29 January 2026
- PwC and Stop Scams UK, Impact of Artificial
Intelligence on Fraud and Scams, December 2023, p. 4
- PwC and Stop Scams UK, Impact of Artificial
Intelligence on Fraud and Scams, December 2023, p.6
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Marina Ahmad
AM, Chair of the Police and Crime
Committee, is available for interview.
- Find out more about the work of the Police and Crime
Committee.
- Read the agenda in full.
