welcome
Evening Standard

Evening Standard

US Politics

US Politics

How Regent’s Park became a no-go zone for cyclists as terrifying moped muggings surge

Evening Standard
Summary
Nutrition label

65% Informative

Bethan Lloyd Glass was pushed off her 8,200 bike by moped-driving muggers in January .

She is the latest victim of a crime scourge that has struck fear into the heart of London 's cycling community.

Ms Lloyd Glass is one of a growing number of Regent’s Park cyclists who have been picked off by masked robbers in recent months .

Until January , incidents were taking place at dawn or dusk , but there have been reports of attacks in broad daylight.

Mr Lockwood has called on Met Police to step up their efforts to bring these thieves to justice.

He said: 'The thieves know where to come, where to go and they are targeting more valuable bikes'.

VR Score

54

Informative language

45

Neutral language

44

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

31

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Affiliate links

no affiliate links