An area of north-west London has been named as the worst for solving burglaries in England and Wales.
MPs and policing experts claimed the offence had “effectively been decriminalised” after Colindale saw zero out of 131 break-ins detected.
The Sun said there were 184,783 burglaries across the country where an investigation was finished in 2025.
Around 143,000 had been shut down without a suspect being identified - 393 a day, it reported.
According to the Metropolitan Police’s monthly crime database, there were 25,186 residential burglaries in the year to February 2026, down 8.2 per cent of which just 1,163 (4.6 per cent) led to a suspect being charged.
The newspaper claimed the capital accounted for seven of the top ten areas with the most break-ins without even one perpetrator being caught.
Other London hotspots where none were solved were Totteridge and Woodside, Abbey Road, Cockfosters, Maida Vale and New Cross.
Figures obtained by the Standard slightly differ from the Sun’s with one burglary out of 88 solved in the Colindale North and South wards.
Scotland Yard was approached for comment.
It comes after a string of celebrities and footballers were targeted by masked gangs, including Love Island star Maya Jama, actress Michelle Keegan and football manager Harry Redknapp.
Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said: “The number-one priority for the police should be keeping the public safe.
“It is totally unacceptable that over 90 per cent of burglaries are going unsolved.
“The public rightly expected so much better. This comes as no surprise when police numbers are falling under Labour.”
Former Met detective Peter Bleksley claimed: “In many ways, burglary has been decriminalised.
“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?
“Police ask victims now if they know who did it, or if they have CCTV, and if the answer is no, they simply close the case.
“It shows policing has deviated so much from its initial purpose to prevent and investigate crime.”
A National Police Chiefs’ Council spokesman said: “In some cases, there may not be enough intelligence or data for police to act on.
“This does not mean a crime is closed indefinitely or that intelligence or information is ignored.
“The prospect of a successful criminal justice outcome is just one aspect that we consider.”
The Home Office added: “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.”
