More than 60 Moped-Related Crimes a Day Reported in London

London Mayor Sadiq Khan (L) looks on as a man wears an anti-violence shirt following the murder of teenager Rhyhiem Ainsworth Barton, ahead of a solidarity march on May 8, 2018 in south London, England. The 17-year-old boy was shot during a weekend of violence in London, with two other boys shot in a separate incident less than 24 hours later. Leon Neal/Getty Images

LONDON—Over 60 moped-related crimes are committed on average each week in London, police figures show, after a series of violent robberies have hit the UK capital.

Moped-enabled crimes in London increased by almost 50 percent over the year ending May 2018, according to the Metropolitan Police. There were 22,025 recorded offenses over the year, which averages to about 60 a day.