Map reveals territories of London’s 200 plus gangs – see who controls streets in YOUR area
The chilling patchwork of warring gangs terrorising London's streets is revealed in detailed maps as at least 100 murders shock the capital
DETAILED maps have been created to show the chilling patchwork of more than 200 gangs waging war on London's streets.
More than 100 murders have taken place in Lawless London this year alone — with a third of victims aged between 16 and 24 and many believed to be linked to gangs.
Much of the bloodshed is from gang disputes over drugs and turf with knife-wielding thugs prepared to kill or be killed over their territory.
Maps posted online claim to show the area controlled by different named London gangs — with flashpoint roads that divide neighbouring patches seeing much of the violence.
In South London around 50 gangs are thought to "control" territories from Earlsfield in the South West to Woolwich in the South East.
A high density of gangs in and around Brixton, Camberwell and Peckham make the area one of the most dangerous for knife crime in the country.
Among the most notorious are the most notorious of which are Moscow17 in Kennington — as well as the Ghetto Boys in Deptford and the Woolwich Boys out on the Thames.
North of the River, leafy Islington is said to be dominated by as many as 15 separate groups — like the Bemerton Mandem near King's Cross and the Busy Blocks in Jeremy Corbyn's constituency on the north of the borough.
East London is also awash with as many around 60 gangs, according to the maps, while in the typically more affluent West of the capital 35 gangs still roam the streets.
The maps were compiled and posted on the online forum Reddit — although it is not clear where the information was sourced.
But if accurate they appear to show some gangs controlling large parts of London like the Wembley Tamils who seem to dominate the area between Wembley Central and Alperton stations.
Likewise Croydon's 'CRO' are mapped across much of the borough.
Meanwhile the Elmington Estate in Camberwell — which has seen several brutal attacks in recent months — is shown as an "unoccupied" zone surrounded by several warring factions.
Many of the gangs are associated with drill rap groups and go by the same names — while others tend to draw on postcodes or bus routes to come up with their titles.
The grim tally of killings in the capital includes 59 stabbings, 10 shootings and one case involving a knife and gun.
The rest were down to a variety of causes including suspected arson, assault, head injuries and compression to the neck.
Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Martin Hewitt said in June that weapons such as zombie knives, hunting knives and machetes were being used more often.
He said killings were more likely to be carried out by "feral" gangs of attackers rather than one assailant.
And officers were being forced to effectively practise trauma medicine on stabbing victims due to the levels of injury.
Steve O'Connell, chairman of the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee, said: "We have reached an awful total of 100 homicides this year.
"The overwhelming use of knives in these killings presents a severe challenge to the police and our community.
"We must take a long hard look at the causes of violence in all its forms."
The homicide victims so far this year include Siddique Kamara, 23, who performed as Incognito, and Rhyhiem Ainsworth Barton, 17, who were both members of the Moscow17 drill group.
There was also Jordan Douherty, 15, who used the name Young Valenti; Kelvin Odunuyi, 19, known as DipDat, and Latwaan Griffiths, who called himself Splash Addict.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick blamed an increase in drug use among middle class Londoners as helping to fuel the violence.
She said in July: "There is this challenge that there are groups of middle-class people who will sit round happily thinking about global warming and fair trade and environmental protection and all sorts of things, organic food, but think there's no harm in taking a bit of cocaine.
"Well there is. There is misery throughout the supply chain."
Caught in the crossfire: The death of tragic seven-year-old Joel Urhie in house fire linked to gang dispute
Seven-year-old Joel Urhie, who dreamed of being a firefighter, died in a suspected gang arson attack on his family home in August.
He was trapped in his bedroom in Deptford, South London. It was thought a gang had targeted his brother.
A family friend told how the lad’s elder brother. 21-year-old Sam, broke down and sobbed: “It should have been me.”
He had links to the 814 gang — an offshoot of The Ghetto Boys — and had spent time in jail for drugs offences.
A friend said: “This might be because of something Sam did. He was involved with the wrong people.
"He used to live there before he went to prison and was there for a bit afterwards when he came out.
“He was apparently involved in gangs and stuff and it might be the case the people who did it were after him.”
Drill rapper and member of Moscow17 gang stabbed to death just months after his bandmate
Rapper Siddique Kamara was stabbed to death just yards from where his fellow band member was killed.
Siddique, who went by his stage name Incognito, was stabbed in Cameberwell on 1 August.
His bandmate Rhyhiem Ainsworth Barton was shot to death in May 2018.
The two men were both pictured alongside Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood and have appeared on his YouTube channel.
Kamara died at the scene on Warham Street, and two other males aged 16 and 31 were taken to hospital with non life-threatening stab wounds.
Moscow17 has been engaged in a longstanding feud with Zone 2 from neighbouring Peckham.
The borough of Southwark, were Camberwell and Peckham are, has the second highest level of knife crime in London — with 805 stabbings last year.
Tragic Tanesha Melbourne shot dead in 'mistaken identity' drive-by shooting
Tanesha Melbourne, 17, was shot dead in Tottenham, North London, in April while outside her boyfriend's mum's house.
She was with a group of friends when she was hit by a hail of gunfire in a drive-by shooting.
The Sun offered a £50,000 reward to catch the killer.
It was believed she may have been gunned down in a dispute sparked by a brawl in a milkshake bar.
Mobile phone footage of a punch-up may have snowballed into a deadly gang war which left innocent Tanesha caught in the crossfire.
There has been a ten-year dispute between the WG and NPK gangs in the area.
Gang dispute left teen Corey Junior Davis with incurable brain damage as distraught mum was taunted by gangs
Corey Junior Davis, 17, was fatally shot in the head in East London in September last year.
The schoolboy was sat with friends when the attacker approached from behind wielding a gun and opened fire in a suspected revenge attack.
CJ suffered irreversible brain damage and his life support was switched off.
His mum Keisha McLeod said gangs bragged about the killing online.
She said: "There’s a rap song saying, ‘I don’t care your son’s dead, I laughed when I saw you bury him.’
“These are the lyrics of the song. I’ve actually had to hear this. They just don’t care.
“I’m speaking out against them and even when my son’s killers are caught this will not stop for me.”
CJ was killed as part of a turf war between rival gangs Woodgrange E7 and The Beckton E6 crew.
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