In 2014 the police was heavily criticised for a drug dealer who died after being chased by police while on a moped: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jun/15/henry-hicks-crash-police-chase-drug-dealer-inquest-hears
So police has stopped chasing moped riders who were not wearing helmets. Not those in the know (i.e. gang members) started taking their helmet off when chased by the police.
Recently we had several people attacked with acid by moped gangs, we have moped gangs terrorising people: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/20/moped-gangs-fuel-largest-increase-recorded-crime-decade/
So no, it is not “austerity”. It is those who prevent police from doing their jobs (how much time police spends now recording “ethnicity” of everyone they stop because of allegations of “racism”)?
Left always first create a problem and then blame others for the problem.
