police

Police in the UK can now check if a mobile phone has been stolen in a matter of seconds, thanks to easier access to the National Mobile Phone Register.

Video The Home Office has created a new website that allows you to look up towns in the UK and see what the crime is like in that area.

In Depth The police are turning to high tech solutions to help solve crime. Here are just seven examples

A digital forensics expert at Sam Houston State University in Texas is developing a forensics toolkit for the Xbox gaming console to help police find illicit hidden materials easily.

New crime-busting tech, primarily used by the US military, is being rolled out across two police constabularies in the UK in a bid to combat vehicle felonies.

Opinion: It's curtains for privacy when search warrants aren't required

Phorm is 'beneficial' as BT let off hook

Following the fallout earlier this year over BT's deployment of the Phorm online targeted advertising technology, a full investigation has finally been launched by police.

A thorough check of the UK's chip-and-pin payment system is being carried out by police to fix security flaws in the system, according to a new report.

High-pitched noise used to combat youth crime