Street Crime UK

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Street Crime UK
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Narrated by Susan Rae
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Production
Running time30 minutes
(including adverts)
Production companiesThe Lab (series 1-3)
Granada Television (series 4)
Original release
Network Bravo
ReleaseNovember 2002 (2002-11) 
December 2005 (2005-12)
Related
Brit Cops

Street Crime UK is a reality television series focusing on law enforcement in various parts of the United Kingdom, as police go about their duties on the streets of Britain's towns and cities.

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The police officers featuring in episodes discussed work, responding to 999 calls, enforcing public order, raid premises allegedly being used for illegal purposes, pursuing and arresting various suspects, transporting them to the police station after they are arrested. The show was narrated by Susan Rae, [1] who often updated the viewers as to whether the arrested were charged/tried/convicted etc. and sometimes given details of the sentences/penalties that were imposed on them for their lawbreaking, also updating on current events. [2]

Street Crime UK was originally shown on Bravo and was later repeated on Virgin 1 (which was later re-branded Channel One). Series 4 and Christmas Crime UK has also been repeated on Sky One and Pick TV.

The programme also featured police clips, previously broadcast on ITV's reality police series Crimefighters.

Street Crime UK was replaced by Brit Cops: Frontline Crime in 2008.

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References

  1. Amy [@portaltheory] (25 April 2014). "@Susan_Rae1 I'm so used to hearing you narrate Street Crime UK that I got incredibly excited when I heard your voice on The FBI Files" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 April 2022 via Twitter.
  2. Hardiman, Jess (26 April 2022). "Two-Minute Clip Is Being Called The Greatest Two Minutes Of British TV Viewers Have Ever Seen". LadBible . Retrieved 30 April 2022.