Met Police criticised after telling London families terrorised by drug gangs to play classical music to fend them off

Residents have reported a spate in crime near the iconic Abbey Road studios in St John’s Wood - (Getty Images)

Residents in northwest London have been told by police to “play classical music” to deter criminals after a spate of drug-fuelled crimes and robberies in the area.

Car windows have been smashed and drug deals have been reported in broad daylight in St John’s Wood, with one person found taking crack cocaine on a doorstep.