Muggers target schoolchildren on ‘ghost town’ streets created by hated low traffic neighbourhood zone that caused so much chaos in south London that even Sadiq Kan turned against it

 Teachers have been patrolling a ‘ghost town’ low traffic neighbourhood where gangs of thieves have been targeting pupils on the unnaturally quiet streets.

Staff at Bishop Thomas Grant school in Streatham, south London have been walking streets adjacent to school which has been rated as Outstanding by Ofsted inspectors.

The secondary school is inside the Streatham Wells LTN which was introduced by the Labour-controlled Lambeth Council in October 2023.

Locals have complained that the traffic restrictions have led to problems on the main A23 which affect buses serving the area.

According to The Telegraph, the impact on public transport is so severe that teachers are forced to stand on street to protect pupils from gangs patrolling the streets near the school....<<<Read More>>>...