Crimewatch Live

The extraordinary story of how 21-year-old cadet Daniel Khalife broke out of Wandsworth Prison, provoking the largest manhunt in recent UK history.

Last year, a teenager suffered lifelong injuries after being hit by a speeding car. Who was the driver? And Police Scotland smash a grooming gang.

In 1998, 16-year-old Carmel Fenech disappeared without a trace. Do you know what happened to her? And how a duo of determined detectives catch a man guilty of attempted rape.

Thirty years ago, Janet Brown was bludgeoned to death. Now her children are making a heartfelt appeal to find her killer. And how Police in Wales caught an ever-dangerous paedophile.

How did vulnerable 43-year-old Julius Matera end up being left for dead in Eccles, Manchester? And police urge any other victims of a male rapist to come forward.

Police appeal for information about allegations of past sexual abuse at a school. And the extraordinary story of the gang who stole a gold toilet from Blenheim Palace.

How police solved the murder of Anita Rose, who was killed in 2024. The Met are urging victims of a rapist with a foot fetish who worked as a hotel manager to come forward.

Can you help find one of the killers of 21-year-old Rikjaard Saifa? And the extraordinary backstory of the gang who went from smashing ATMs to stealing a gold toilet from Blenheim Palace.

Antiterrorism police hunt for a man believed to be inciting harm; and last October 75-year-old John Murray was fatally assaulted at his home in London - can you help solve his murder?

How a rapist who dressed as a paramedic to gain the trust of his victims was caught, and can you help solve an armed robbery at a newsagents in Lincolnshire?

A heartfelt plea from the mum of 19-year-old Ellis Cox, who was shot in Merseyside in 2024. Plus a jaw-dropping look at the nationwide hunt for a couple who went on the run with their newborn baby.

In 2017, 87-year-old Eileen Blane was attacked and later died from her injuries. Police need to find her killer. And how a violent and prolific car thief was jailed for 14 years.

In 1994 Lindsay Rimer went missing. Her body was found five months later. Police need help with solving the murder. And police catch a gang using online dating apps to target and attack men.

In 2023, Carl Cooper was jailed for killing Naomi Hunte and Fiona Holm. Fiona's body hasn't been found. Can you help lay her to rest? And the chase to catch a reckless trio stealing mopeds and joyriding across Peterborough.

How detectives caught the man who murdered Ean Coutts, an army veteran from Fife. Plus an appeal from West Yorkshire Police.

How police caught the man who stole am American Football legend's Hall of Fame ring. And police need help with identifying a man who died near Victoria train station in June 2024.

In August 2020, a rambler discovered a bag of human remains near the River Stour in Sudbury, Suffolk. All the police know is that the victim was elderly, but they need help with understanding who he was and how he died.

In 2023, ex-Hollyoaks actress Frankie Jules-Hough was killed with her unborn baby by a reckless driver. Her family have set up a charity in their memory. And the Met appeal for information on the Brixton Academy crush.

How a gang of armed robbers terrorising communities across the Midlands were caught. And the family of Italian pizza chef Carlo Giannini ask for help to find their son's killer, who attacked him in a park in Sheffield in 2022.

We join a crack unit in the West Midlands as they fight to drive down crime. And Interpol appeal for the public's help with Operation Identify Me.

In December 1984, teenager Lisa Hession was killed near her home in Manchester. Detectives renew their appeal to find her killer. And how police caught the man stealing property from people's gym lockers.

Police need help to find out who killed Shona Stevens in one of Scotland's most notorious unsolved cases. And how the flying squad sent a Colombian gang to jail after they stole more than £1 million.

When a woman is killed in a collision, specialist investigators must determine who is responsible. And the family of Anita Rose, who was left for dead on her dog walk, are pleading for help on the death of their mother.

After an appeal about a shocking rape of a teenager, detectives explain how they caught the attacker. And do you have information about a calculated distraction theft?

Police use CCTV and ANPR cameras to trace a group of thieves operating across the country after they broke into a new supermarket in Warrington and stole nearly £17,000 worth of cash and goods.

Detectives discuss their devastating investigation into the death of 39 smuggled immigrants who died in a lorry. And police need help to solve the brutal cold-case murder of Karen Hales.

After South Wales Police receive a disturbing report about a historic rape from the 1970s, they set out to investigate and uncover a sinister abuser.

An audacious gang blow up ATMs to get to the cash inside.

Police investigate a dealer who operates on the dark web. Plus an appeal from a woman whose mum disappeared over 30 years ago.

When police question a thief with many disguises, they’re shocked when he confesses to much more. And detectives need help identifying a woman being used as a drug mule.

When the alarm is raised about a vulnerable young woman whom no-one has seen alive for years, police unravel a tragic case of neglect and murder.

The National Crime Agency hunt for a top-level money launderer who’s on the run.

Greater Manchester Police need help finding who started a fire that took the life of a seven-year-old. And how a team of officers took down a dangerous man armed with explosives.

We follow the work of a West Midlands unit focusing on protecting vulnerable people in care.

How a Scottish body builder was jailed for supplying toxic diet pills.

The inside story on how professional criminals stole tens of thousands of pounds' worth of GPS devices from farm machinery as part of a nationwide crime ring.

The tragic story of a man caught up in a county lines drugs gang he couldn't escape, which ultimately cost him his life.

How former healthcare workers who were unlawfully drugging patients on a hospital stroke ward and then bragging about it to others were jailed.

The chilling case of a mass murder plot foiled thanks to a routine house call by officers, in which they discovered an arsenal of weapons with ammunition and a kill list.

Crimewatch Live looks at how police were able to catch a rapist who had attacked a teenager in Gloucester more than 30 years ago.

Crimewatch Live looks at how a determined police force took down the gang selling industrial amounts of cocaine and laundering their profits through multiple cryptocurrency accounts.

Crimewatch Live looks at the drugs gang who attempted to rob a rival gang while dressed as police, but who were caught within hours of the doomed heist.

Crimewatch Live looks at how a prolific sex attacker was finally jailed for murdering Sarah Crump, 30 years after he was cleared of the crime.

Crimewatch Live looks at the police investigation into the jaw dropping case of a man who steals thousands of pounds from his own father by posing as his recently deceased mother.

The inside story on the gang jailed for over 58 years for running a network of cannabis factories that were growing industrial amounts of weed.

Swimming with Bob, the newfoundland therapy dog whose size and companionship supports those suffering from PTSD.

Why a red ski mask was key to tracking down a man responsible for a string of knifepoint robberies.

The fast-paced investigation into how an Essex teen who plotted a terror attack against police and soldiers was caught and sentenced to six years for his menacing plans.

How an organised crime group who blew up ATMs and carried out a string of other serious offences were eventually caught and sent to jail for a combined 74 years.

A chilling attack against a homeless man sets City of London detectives on a race against time to catch the culprit.

In a case that dominated the headlines, a look at the investigation that proved former Celebrity Big Brother winner Stephen Bear was guilty of revenge porn.

The extraordinary crime spree that saw a trio of teens jailed for stealing mopeds at knifepoint as they were chased by police helicopter across Peterborough.

How rival drug gangs flooded Lincoln with cocaine, and how their online brags helped police arrest them and send them to prison for a combined total of 58 years.

How three men were jailed after detectives smashed an international passport scam that allowed serious criminals to evade justice and cross borders undetected.

The dramatic rescue of a woman trapped inside her car in a flooded ford. She was rescued by a team of brave officers who dragged her to safety by forming a human chain.

The amazing story of a brave officer and his dog injured by a man with a zombie knife, and an appeal for information on the tragic stabbing of a teenager.

Search and rescue charity volunteers talk about their trip to help Turkey's earthquake victims, and can you identify a French woman killed in a hit-and-run more than 40 years ago?

How a gang who stole priceless books were caught, and a forensic artist who creates facial reconstructions of missing people to show how they might look in the present day.

How a newly trained cash guard convinced a gunman to give himself up during an armed robbery, and police appeal for new information about the murder of a pensioner.

How a homeowner received a call from police telling him his tenant had tried to sell his house behind his back, and can you help police find who stole £700,000 worth of cars?

The story of two officers stabbed during a routine stop-and-search in a busy shopping centre, and we join police on nighttime patrols as they target predatory sexual behaviour.

How Steven Craig, who spent 15 years in jail for attacking his partner, was retried for murder after she died in 2021. And the UK's fastest officer who’s never lost a chase.

How a 20-year investigation finally caught a serial rapist who had appeared on a TV talent show, and an appeal for information on a stabbing in Hull.

The brave officer who faced up to an armed suspect and arrested him despite injury, and how an audacious gang of teenagers who carjacked and stole over 80 cars were finally caught.

The hunt to catch the teenager responsible for a spate of stranger stabbings in Bristol. And can you help find the person responsible for assaulting a patient on a hospital ward?

The story of a devastating crash caused by a lorry driver using his phone at the wheel, and can you help police find those responsible for a terrifying attack on a woman in her own home?

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are back live each morning to showcase the work of frontline forces and ask for your help on unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are back live each morning to showcase the work of frontline forces and ask for your help on unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are back live each morning to showcase the work of frontline forces and ask for your help on unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are back live each morning to showcase the work of frontline forces and ask for your help on unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are back live each morning to showcase the work of frontline forces and ask for your help on unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are back live each morning to showcase the work of frontline forces and ask for your help on unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are back live each morning to showcase the work of frontline forces and ask for your help on unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are back live each morning to showcase the work of frontline forces and ask for your help on unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are back live each morning to showcase the work of frontline forces and ask for your help on unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are back live each morning to showcase the work of frontline forces and ask for your help on unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are back live each morning to showcase the work of frontline forces and ask for your help on unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live each morning to showcase the work of frontline forces and everyday heroes and to ask for your help with unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live each morning to showcase the work of frontline forces and everyday heroes and to ask for your help with unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live each morning to showcase the work of frontline forces and everyday heroes and to ask for your help with unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live each morning to showcase the work of frontline forces and everyday heroes and to ask for your help with unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live each morning to showcase the work of frontline forces and everyday heroes and to ask for your help with unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live each morning to showcase the work of frontline forces and everyday heroes and to ask for your help with unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live each morning to showcase the work of frontline forces and everyday heroes and to ask for your help with unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live each morning to showcase the work of frontline forces and everyday heroes and to ask for your help with unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live each morning to showcase the work of frontline forces and everyday heroes and to ask for your help with unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live each morning to showcase the work of frontline forces and everyday heroes and to ask for your help with unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live each morning to showcase the work of frontline forces and everyday heroes, and to ask for your help with unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live, asking for your help with unsolved cases. Reporter John-Paul Davies will be out and about with stories from across the UK.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live, asking for your help with unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live, asking for your help with unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live, asking for your help with unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live, asking for your help with unsolved cases. Reporter John-Paul Davies is out and about with stories from across the UK.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live, asking for your help with unsolved cases. Reporter John-Paul Davies is out and about with stories from across the UK.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live, asking for your help with unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live, asking for your help with unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live, asking for your help with unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live, asking for your help with unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live, asking for your help with unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live, asking for your help with unsolved cases.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live, asking for your help with unsolved cases. Reporter John-Paul Davies will be out and about with stories from across the UK.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live, asking for your help with unsolved cases. Reporter John-Paul Davies will be out and about with stories from across the UK.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live, asking for your help with unsolved cases. Reporter John-Paul Davies will be out and about with stories from across the UK.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live, asking for your help with unsolved cases. Reporter John-Paul Davies will be out and about with stories from across the UK.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live, asking for your help with unsolved cases. Reporter John-Paul Davies will be out and about with stories from across the UK.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live, asking for your help with unsolved cases. Reporter John-Paul Davies will be out and about with stories from across the UK.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live, asking for your help with unsolved cases. Reporter John-Paul Davies will be out and about with stories from across the UK.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live, asking for your help with unsolved cases. Reporter John-Paul Davies is out and about with stories from across the UK.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live, asking for your help with unsolved cases. Reporter John-Paul Davies will be out and about with stories from across the UK.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are live, asking for your help with unsolved cases. Reporter John-Paul Davies will be out and about with stories from across the UK.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for your help with unsolved cases, and reporter John-Paul Davies will be out and about with stories from across the UK.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for your help with unsolved cases, and reporter John-Paul Davies will be out and about with stories from across the UK.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for your help with unsolved cases, and reporter John-Paul Davies will be out and about with stories from across the UK.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for your help with unsolved cases, and reporter John-Paul Davies will be out and about with stories from across the UK.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for your help with unsolved cases, and reporter John-Paul Davies will be out and about with stories from across the UK.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for your help with unsolved cases, and reporter John-Paul Davies will be out and about with stories from across the UK.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for your help with unsolved cases, and reporter John Paul Davies will be out and about with stories from across the UK.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for your help with unsolved cases, and reporter John Paul Davies will be out and about with stories from across the UK.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for your help with unsolved cases, and reporter John Paul Davies will be out and about with stories from across the UK.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for your help with unsolved cases, and reporter John Paul Davies will be out and about with stories from across the UK.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for your help with unsolved cases, and reporter John Paul Davies will be out and about with stories from across the UK.

Michelle is in north west England with volunteers fighting back against flytippers. Rav looks at a free app designed to protect both men and women from danger.

Michelle Ackerley is live from Lancashire, seeing how drones are proving a vital tool in the fight against crime. In the studio, Rav Wilding has the latest appeals and CCTV.

Michelle Ackerley finds out how Merseyside Police's mounted unit keeps fans safe on match days at Anfield. In the studio, Rav Wilding has the latest crime appeals and CCTV.

Michelle Ackerley is with emergency teams, learning how their officers have helped keep people safe during the recent flooding. We also find out how police in Yorkshire are cracking down on the criminals raiding cash machines across the region, and we join the search to find a missing schoolboy.

Michelle Ackerley is live from north Yorkshire, where rural policing teams are working to tackle persecution against rare birds of prey. In the studio, former detective Rav Wilding has the latest crime appeals from all over the UK as well as the lowdown on a state-of-the-art mobile knife detector.

Michelle Ackerley is in the north of England with specialist firefighters learning how to tackle a blaze on a military jet.

Michelle Ackerley brings this run of Crimewatch Roadshow to a close in south Wales, as she finds out how different police teams train together for major emergencies.

Michelle Ackerley is in Bristol finding out how money seized from criminals is being put back into the community. In the studio Rav Wilding has the latest crime appeals.

Live from the south east of England, Michelle Ackerley meets some of the newest recruits to the police service. In the studio Rav Wilding has the latest appeals and CCTV.

The team is live from the south west of England, with the people doing vital counterterrorism work, finding out exactly what it takes to keep an international airport safe.

Michelle Ackerley is in London finding out how police tackle some of the city’s most dangerous drivers. In the studio Rav Wilding has the latest crime appeals and CCTV.

Michelle Ackerley visits the Metropolitan Police's mounted unit as they celebrate the centenary of their Surrey training centre.

Michelle Ackerley is in Warwickshire to find out how police are tackling a rural crime wave that is blighting the farming community.

Today’s programme comes live from a former jail in Birmingham, where Michelle discovers the real gang history that inspired BBC television series Peaky Blinders. In the studio, former detective Rav Wilding has the latest crime appeals from all over the UK.

Live from Staffordshire, Michelle finds out how a new law is offering service animals including police dogs better protection against attacks.

Michelle Ackerley is with Lancashire police finding out how they use the latest forensic tools to crack cases. In the studio, Rav Wilding has the latest crime appeals and CCTV.

Michelle Ackerley meets the volunteer teams who carry out rescues in the caves and mines of the Peak District. In the studio, Rav Wilding has the latest appeals and CCTV.

Michelle Ackerley is in Whitby finding out how a specialist marine unit polices the coastline of the north east. In the studio, Rav Wilding has the latest crime appeals and CCTV.

Live from Manchester, we meet the specialist unit which works to tackle violence and disorder amongst football crowds both at home and abroad.

Crimewatch Roadshow comes live from Liverpool. Michelle Ackerley will be out with the police force as they work to tackle the rise in violent offences, and she meets a mother who is living with the devastating consequences of knife crime. In the studio, Rav Wilding has the latest appeals and CCTV.

Michelle Ackerley is in West Yorkshire getting hands on with the newest police training techniques. In the studio, Rav Wilding has the latest crime appeals and CCTV.

Michelle Ackerley visits the south east to find out how police are clamping down on robberies and burglaries. In studio, Rav Wilding has the latest crime appeals and CCTV.

The Roadshow moves to the south west of England where police need your help to solve cases from dog theft to arson.

Michelle Ackerley visits Cheltenham to see how police horses are helping to keep crowds safe at the prestigious Gold Cup.

Michelle Ackerley discovers how West Midlands police are using drones to search crime scenes and patrol the skies at major events. Rav Wilding has more appeals and CCTV.

Michelle Ackerley is in Staffordshire where police are dealing with the problem of ‘county lines’ drug gangs. In the studio Rav Wilding has the latest appeals and CCTV.

Michelle Ackerley visits the West Midlands where police are dealing with a dramatic rise in violent car crime. Rav Wilding has the latest appeals, CCTV and Wanted Faces.

Michelle Ackerley is live in Manchester for International Women’s Day, looking at how female police officers’ roles have changed over the years.

Michelle Ackerley looks at the work carried out by Staffordshire Police’s missing person investigation team. In studio, Rav Wilding has the latest appeals and CCTV.

The programme is live from an RSPCA centre where Michelle Ackerley finds out how officers are combating animal abuse.

Michelle Ackerley is in Manchester finding out how police are clamping down on violent street robberies. In studio Rav Wilding has the latest crime appeals and CCTV.

Michelle Ackerley visits the north west to see how Cheshire police are tackling a recent rise in fatal road accidents. In studio Rav Wilding has the latest crime appeals and CCTV.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for viewers' help to crack unsolved cases. In Llandudno, there is an appeal to find the killer who attacked a postman during his rounds.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for viewers' help to crack unsolved cases. In Staffordshire, there is an appeal to find the killer of a man who was attacked in his home.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for viewers' help to crack unsolved cases. In Manchester, Michelle learns about the work of Greater Manchester's Roads Police Unit.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for viewers' help to crack unsolved cases. Michelle asks for help with a murder appeal, while Rav looks at the latest crime-fighting gadgets.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for viewers' help to crack unsolved cases. The team appeal for help with a murder case and a pub robbery.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for viewers' help to crack unsolved cases. The team ask viewers if they have the information police in the north of England need.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for viewers' help to crack unsolved cases. The team is in Lancashire where detectives need viewers' help to put criminals behind bars.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for viewers' help to crack cases. At the International Fire Training Centre, Michelle meets trainees learning to fight industrial fires.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for viewers' help to crack unsolved cases. The team find out how mountain rescue work in some of North Yorkshire's most inaccessible spots.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for viewers' help to crack unsolved cases. The team discover how footballers are working with police to help stamp out gang crime early.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for viewers' help to crack unsolved cases. The team appeal for help to find the attacker who targeted a woman in Taunton in broad daylight.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for viewers' help to crack unsolved cases, including an appeal to find the criminals who stole thousands of pounds worth of garden equipment.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for viewers' help to crack unsolved cases. In the Mendip Hills, Michelle hangs out with Avon and Somerset Constabulary's rope rescue team.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for viewers' help to crack unsolved cases. This programme looks at how police in the West Midlands are tackling the surge in violent crime.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for viewers' help to crack unsolved cases. Michelle is at Silverstone to learn some tactical driving skills with Northants Police.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for viewers' help to crack unsolved cases. In this episode the focus is on fraud, particularly deception of older people.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for viewers' help to crack unsolved cases. There is also advice for football fans on how to avoid World Cup ticket fraud.

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley ask for viewers' help to crack unsolved cases. Michelle finds out how police in London are combatting the ongoing threat of terrorism.