Tyres slashed near Horniman Gardens

[malumbu]

There is a spate of tyre slashings on at least two roads.  This has been going on for a number of weeks.  Obviously this is being reported to the police.

It's not specific types of cars ie high end/prestige, but old and new alike.  It's malicious.  

Unless you have helpful things to say  please don't post,  By all means spare a quiet thought for those affected.  If there are are similar reports over the border in Southwark that woujld be useful, in order to push for coordination between the boroughs.  Please don't use this thread to bash the police, local authorities, or society as a whole.  

[CPR Dave]

an inevitable consequence of the irrational, hate-filled war on motorists, I'm afraid.

[Insuflo]

10 minutes ago, CPR Dave said:

an inevitable consequence of the irrational, hate-filled war on motorists, I'm afraid.

So, you just ignored the “unless you have useful things to say please don’t post” bit?

[CPR Dave]

Speculating on the motivations for these crimes is helpful.

[Sue]

7 hours ago, malumbu said:

There is a spate of tyre slashings on at least two roads.  This has been going on for a number of weeks.  Obviously this is being reported to the police.

It's not specific types of cars ie high end/prestige, but old and new alike.  It's malicious.  

Unless you have helpful things to say  please don't post,  By all means spare a quiet thought for those affected.  If there are are similar reports over the border in Southwark that woujld be useful, in order to push for coordination between the boroughs.  Please don't use this thread to bash the police, local authorities, or society as a whole.  

Do these cars belong to residents in these roads?

Has anybody caught anything useful on cameras? Is it happening overnight?

[malumbu]

23 hours ago, Sue said:

 

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Edited January 15 by malumbu

[Sue]

So are we only to post on this thread  if we are aware of similar spates of  tyre slashing in Southwark?

Surely that would have been reported to the police already?

Malumbu, are you implying that the police in adjacent boroughs don't talk to each other already, if it is necessary to "push for coordination between the boroughs"?

Sorry if I have completely misunderstood, but I'm not sure what the point of your post is, except to make people aware that someone or some people is/are going around slashing car tyres.

Unfortunately there is very little that car owners can do to protect their cars against this kind of vandalism, so far as I am aware, unless they have a garage and don't need to park their car on a road.

[Penguin68]

13 hours ago, Sue said:

, unless they have a garage and don't need to park their car on a road.

I'm afraid there's evidence, when 4x4 tyres were attacked by climate activists, that even cars parked off street were not immune to attacks - a locked garage seems the only 'safe' option. Thank goodness, at least until now, that such vandalism is uncommon. 

Edited January 16 by Penguin68

[alice]

Has anyone actually had their tyres slashed and reported it on here?

[Rockets]

This isn't those Tyre Extinguisher's idiots again is it as they seemed to like to publicise their attacks and they have gone very quiet?

[malumbu]

No it's not, stop speculating.  I said only post you had something helpful to say.  You can't stop yourself.  

Edited January 21 by malumbu

[Rockets]

So @malumbu you don't think it is Tyre Extinguishers then...perhaps there is a more radical fringe group that splintered from TE?

As far as I am aware Tyre Extinguishers were the only group calling on the public to vandalise cars in the name of climate change....

Edited January 21 by Rockets

[Castleton]

8 hours ago, malumbu said:

No it's not, stop speculating.  I said only post you had something helpful to say.  You can't stop yourself.  

You've posted on a PUBLIC forum, you can't really dictate how folks respond, however unhelpfully!

[malumbu]

@Rockets  twenty or so people have had their tyres slashed costing collectively getting on for £10k and you get on your soap box based on no knowledge of the local situation whatsoever.  Spreading alarmist rubbish?  

[Rockets]

What am I wrong that Tyre Extinguishers were vandalising car tyres a couple of years ago? Do you not think this is a similar MO and likely to be someone with a similar "environmental" agenda?

Do you have any better ideas? 

[David Peckham]

How posh has it got round you?

Did all the motors have all four corners striped and wanted new boots all round?

Or, are all the cars high performance models requiring top of the range 'Continental' brand replacements?

Ten f*cking grand?

Even if you put the two above worst-case scenarios together, add in a bit of fat, and a drink or two for whoever is sorting it, you're struggling to get to £5k.

Is this 'Civil Service' maths?

Or quango-tastic levels of fiscal fuckwittery?

Get yourself down to 'Dulwich Tyres', by the station, or 'Quick Tyres' by Cottage Green in Camberwell.

Or give me seven large. 

I'll sort it.

Drop me an extra five, I might even stop slashing them in the first place.

Edited January 23 by David Peckham
Clarity

[malumbu]

Pretty unnecessary post @David Peckham  50 tyres at £150 each and then no doubt a few more that were not bothered to check why they had one or more punctures.  Indiscriminate - vehicles two years old to 52 years old.  No high end Beemers, Mercs, Volvos and the like.  Just your normal range of family cars.  I hope you got something out of your post, I didn't and perhaps karma will mean that it happens to you.  

@Rockets I suggest you just shut up.  Don't you think that those affected and the police haven't considered why this is happening?  You are just so wrapped up in your hobby horses that you can't think about how those affected may feel.  Can't be bothered to put a curse on you too.

@Administrator please lock or delete this thread, I'm getting fed up of unhelpful comments/trolling.  

[Rockets]

Just now, malumbu said:

@Rockets I suggest you just shut up.  Don't you think that those affected and the police haven't considered why this is happening?  You are just so wrapped up in your hobby horses that you can't think about how those affected may feel.  Can't be bothered to put a curse on you too.

@malumbu no need to be rude - that last post breaks forum rules doesn't it?

 

[exdulwicher]

On 21/01/2026 at 15:37, Rockets said:

So @malumbu you don't think it is Tyre Extinguishers then...perhaps there is a more radical fringe group that splintered from TE?

As far as I am aware Tyre Extinguishers were the only group calling on the public to vandalise cars in the name of climate change....

Tyre Extinguishers were quite obvious in putting big leaflets on the cars informing the owner that their tyre(s) had been deflated (not slashed, just let down). They specifically stated on their website never to use actual vandalism like slashing or painting and never to target trade vehicles, disabled badge holders etc.

I'm not saying such vandalism never occurred in the name of climate / activism or whatever but just that TE used to pop a tiny piece of gravel under the dust cap which would depress the valve causing the tyre to slowly deflate. Actual slashing wasn't their trademark.

Appreciate that's somewhat semantics / pedantry but I know how much you love a pedantic argument and how keen you are to ensure that every detail is covered...

So maybe you're right with 

On 21/01/2026 at 15:37, Rockets said:

perhaps there is a more radical fringe group that splintered from TE?

or maybe it's some bored yoofs or very hungry foxes.

(that's not meant to be sarcastic, there are plenty of reports of foxes chewing through car wiring and brake hoses, eg https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqqj1d83w2o )

[Rockets]

As I said @exdulwicher I was wondering if it might have been a splinter group from Tyre Extinguishers or someone with similar ideological beliefs. Yes it may have been bored yoofs but the fact @malumbu reports it has been happening for some weeks suggests it is a concerted set of attacks. I do hope someone has some doorbell footage to help identify the vandals and bring them to justice.

Unfortunately, if it does turn out to be some sort of protest against cars it goes to show why some of us were saying that people (and many posters on this forum) should not have been condoning what TE were doing - no form of random acts of vandalism can be justified - no matter what the cause.

[snowy]

The Suffragettes might disagree with that. 

And a quick forum search shows tyre slashing had been reported on here for almost 20 years https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/search/?q=Tyres slashed&updated_after=any&sortby=newest&search_and_or=and

[EDAus]

Yes have on Ashbourne Grove last night - every tyre slashed and every panel scratched twice. Gathering CCTV and reported to the Police

[malumbu]

Sorry to hear, horrid news, it was different in the Horniman area as not damaging the panels, although as said before do not want to speculate.  The police need pretty good quality CCTV images, the ring door bell ones were too far away to have a good definition.  Do keep on at the police, it is so un-joined up and I found when I tried to get Southwark and Lewisham to liaise about the scooter crash scam.

[EDAus]

Thank you so much, we have CCTV cameras recommended by the police due to some local anti-social behaviour. I agree and will be keeping on the Police, Southwark and Housing Association to deal with the issues. 

[first mate]

@EDAus,

Sorry to hear this. Did this only happen to you or were other cars also targeted? Sorry, I was not clear if it was every tyre on your car, or every car on the street? Either way a nasty thing to contend with.

Many, many years ago there was someone with mental/anger issues who went around and kicked wing mirrors off multiple cars. The police eventually got him.

 

Edited February 12 by first mate