60 Best UK Crime Podcasts
UK Crime Podcasts
Here are 60 Best UK Crime Podcasts worth listening to in 2024
1. Shaun Attwood's True Crime Podcast
Crime and Punishment stories that will make your butt clench.
Podcast shaunattwood.com
Producer/Network Shaun Attwood Podcast
Email ****@hotmail.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 232.1KTwitter Followers 166.8KInstagram Followers 29.7K Frequency 3 episodes/day Avg Length 81 min Since May 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com . We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us
2. RedHanded
RedHanded the podcast jumps head first into all manner of macabre madness. We cover everything from big time serial killers (and those you may never have heard of), to hauntings, possessions, disturbing mysteries, bizarre whodunits and basically anything that tickles our creepy fancy. So, join us, plug in, sit back and prepare for scares.
Podcast podcasts.apple.com
Host Alice Levine
Producer/Network Wondery | RedHanded
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Twitter Followers 19.7KInstagram Followers 160.4K Frequency 1 episode/day Avg Length 66 min Since Jul 2017 Listen on Spotify Video Podcast YouTube
Play Get Email Contact
3. Crime Time FM
Regular crime, thriller & mystery interviews, features, and reviews hosted by Paul Burke and the editor of crime time, Barry Forshaw.
Podcast buzzsprout.com
Producer/Network CrimeTimeFM
Email ****@crimetime.co.uk
Apple Rating 5 / 5Twitter Followers 6.4K Frequency 1 episode/day Avg Length 44 min Since Feb 2021 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
4. Big Mad True Crime
Tackling big cases, little cases, and everything in between. We get BIG MAD over true crime. Discussing the details of the cases you THOUGHT you knew.
Podcast audioboom.com
Producer/Network Big Mad Media | QCODE
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Instagram Followers 42.3K Frequency 5 episodes/month Avg Length 54 min Since Aug 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
5. The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast
Welcome to The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, which started off life as a weekly written blog in 2016, and has now made the jump into a weekly one man and his mic, matter of fact straight talking podcast. In it, the host Paul looks at and recounts in-depth true crime cases from the UK and Ireland - solved or unsolved crimes, but more often than not the lesser known and obscure ones.
Podcast audioboom.com
Host Paul Sutherland
Producer/Network The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 4.6KTwitter Followers 6.7K Frequency 1 episode/month Avg Length 75 min Since Sep 2017 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
6. Murder Mile UK True Crime
Nominated for the BEST TRUE-CRIME PODCAST award at the British Podcast Awards, Murder Mile is a uniquely different UK true-crime podcast, presented as an audio-guided walk of 300 of London's untold, unsolved, and (often) forgotten murder cases, all within and beyond the West End.
Podcast murdermiletours.com
Producer/Network Murder Mile UK True-Crime Podcast
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 3.2KTwitter Followers 4.1K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 38 min Since Sep 2017 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
7. Murder Me on Monday
UK True Crime Podcast, hosted by Mother and Cameron. Join us on Mondays.
Podcast buzzsprout.com
Hosts Cameron, Mother
Producer/Network Mother and Cameron
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Twitter Followers 453Instagram Followers 5.1K Frequency 4 episodes/month Avg Length 39 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
8. They Walk Among Us
They Walk Among Us is an award-winning weekly UK true-crime podcast covering a broad range of cases from the sinister to the surreal.
Podcast theywalkamonguspodcast.com
Producer/Network They Walk Among Us
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Twitter Followers 8.1KInstagram Followers 8K Frequency 2 episodes/week Avg Length 51 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
9. Drunk Women Solving Crime
Drunk Women Solving Crime is a true-crime podcast with a twist...of lime. Join writer/comedian hosts Hannah George, Catie Wilkins, and Taylor Glenn as they welcome top guests from comedians to crime writers to test out their drunk detective skills. Each episode sees the boozed-up panel tackle personal crime stories, solve true crime cases, and seek justice for your listener's crimes. When women sit around and drink we try to solve the world's problems.
Podcast play.acast.com
Hosts Hannah George, Catherine Wilkins, Taylor Glenn
Producer/Network Audio Always
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 2.5KTwitter Followers 9.1KInstagram Followers 11.7K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 39 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
10. Seeing Red A True Crime Podcast
Hosted by Mark and Bethan, Seeing Red delivers intriguing, terrifying and dumbfounding True Crime stories each and every week.
Podcast cms.megaphone.fm
Hosts Mark, Bethan
Producer/Network Seeing Red
Email ****@seeingredpodcast.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.2 / 5Facebook Followers 2.3KInstagram Followers 7K Frequency 1 episode/day Avg Length 59 min Since Jul 2018 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
11. Morbidology
Morbidology is an award-winning weekly true crime podcast created and hosted by true crime author, Emily G. Thompson. Using investigative research combined with primary audio including 911 calls, interviews and trial testimony, Morbidology takes an in-depth look at some of the world's most heinous murders.
Podcast spreaker.com
Host Emily G. Thompson
Producer/Network Morbidology
Email ****@morbidology.com
Apple Rating 4.4 / 5Facebook Followers 123.9KTwitter Followers 5.8KInstagram Followers 22.6K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 48 min Since Jun 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
12. Twisted Britain
A fortnightly podcast about UK true crime with a touch of the weird and the macabre. Hosted by Bob, he takes a challenge every episode, from someone! to find a crime story related to a single word!
Podcast audioboom.com
Producer/Network Bob Dale
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 1.3KTwitter Followers 1.2KInstagram Followers 1.7K Frequency 1 episode/month Avg Length 65 min Since Jun 2018 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
13. UK True Crime Podcast
The weekly UK True Crime Podcast, hosted by Adam, is the home of UK true crime. With a new episode every Tuesday since 2016, it is where you discover lesser known UK cases and discover new perspectives and insight on stories you may already know.
Podcast audioboom.com
Host Adam Lloyd
Producer/Network Audio Always
Email ****@uktruecrime.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 5.5KTwitter Followers 7.3KInstagram Followers 7.8K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 34 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
14. British Murders Podcast
A true-crime podcast that focuses exclusively on British murder cases and serial killers.
Podcast britishmurders.com
Host Stuart Blues
Producer/Network Stuart Blues
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 469Twitter Followers 1.3KInstagram Followers 2.3K Frequency 2 episodes/week Avg Length 39 min Since Nov 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
15. The Troubles Podcast
The Troubles were a period of time in Northern Ireland which many people today do not know a lot about. In this podcast we will delve into each individual bombing and attack that happened during the 30-year period. This is a non-partisan podcast that focuses solely on the facts and the accounts of the individuals involved.
Podcast spreaker.com
Host Oisin J Feeney
Producer/Network Oisin Feeney
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 618Twitter Followers 1.6KInstagram Followers 3.8K Frequency 7 episodes/year Avg Length 47 min Since Feb 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
16. True Crime Investigators UK
Welcome to 'True Crime Investigators UK', a new 'True Crime' documentary podcast which will be looking at unsolved crimes, important criminal cases and delving further into the procedural process. The show is presented and researched by two former police officers, John and Sally. Now they are both retired and after nearly 28 years of marriage together, they review cases of interest, some solved, some undetected. Throughout this series they will be discussing the cases they are reviewing and interviewing relevant parties including Police Officers, suspects, witnesses and experts.
Podcast truecrimeinvestigatorsuk.podbean.com
Hosts John, Sally
Producer/Network True Crime Investigators UK
Email ****@carrotcruncher.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 556Twitter Followers 1.1KInstagram Followers 1.6K Frequency 2 episodes/quarter Avg Length 49 min Since Apr 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
17. Crimes Like These
UK-based true-crime podcast. In each episode, we discuss a serial killer or case, including early life background, up to the present day. Episodes are released fortnightly on a Monday.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Producer/Network Crimes Like These
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 2.3 / 5Twitter Followers 126 Frequency 3 episodes/month Avg Length 68 min Since Apr 2021 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
18. The Outlines Podcast: UK True Crime
A UK true crimes podcast with a regional focus.
Podcast soundcloud.com
Producer/Network The Outlines Podcast
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 729Twitter Followers 1.2K Frequency 2 episodes/quarter Avg Length 39 min Since Dec 2017 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
19. Handcuffed Podcast
Podcast Currently Under construction ! Handcuffed is a True Crime podcast. Every 2 weeks your host, Rena Tunechii will be sharing the most notorious, perplexing and confusing crimes known in the UK and the rest of the world. Listen as she delves into stories with the most bizarre twists and turns. She discusses how the cases tie into today's society alongside her guest co-host. They talk Serial Killers, Murderers, Crimes of Passion, Drug rings and many more stories to leave you asking questions at the edge of your seat!
Podcast buzzsprout.com
Producer/Network Rena Tunechi
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Twitter Followers 667Instagram Followers 1K Frequency 4 episodes/week Avg Length 46 min Since Apr 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
20. Mens Rea: A true crime podcast
Mens Rea is the legal principle of intent that must be proved in a number of crimes, such as murder. It means literally, 'guilty mind'. Mens Rea Podcast explores the most notorious crimes from Ireland and the UK and the court cases that followed. Join your host, Sinead, every fortnight when a new case is discussed.
Podcast mensreapod.com
Producer/Network Mens Rea True Crime
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 1.9KTwitter Followers 5.9KInstagram Followers 2.9K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 47 min Since Jun 2017 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
21. The Unseen Podcast
A Podcast dedicated to UK missing people and unresolved cases.
Podcast spreaker.com
Producer/Network The Unseen Podcast
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 858Twitter Followers 3.6KInstagram Followers 1.5K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 20 min Since Jul 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
22. Bad People
Murderers. Fraudsters. Internet trolls. This is a podcast about people who do terrible things, and the science of humanity's dark side.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Producer/Network BBC Podcasts
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 61.1MTwitter Followers 40.6MInstagram Followers 28M Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 40 min Since Jul 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
23. Reporter
A podcast feed with exclusive investigations by journalists from The Times and The Sunday Times.The latest series: An industrial scandal, that became a financial scandal that led to a political scandal: this is the story of Lex Greensill and David Cameron.
Podcast play.acast.com
Producer/Network The Times and The Sunday Times
Email ****@news.co.uk
Apple Rating 3.8 / 5Twitter Followers 56 Frequency 1 episode/month Avg Length 32 min Since Jun 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
24. The Missing Cryptoqueen
Dr Ruja Ignatova persuaded millions to join her financial revolution. Then she disappeared. Why? Jamie Bartlett presents a story of greed, deceit and herd madness.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Producer/Network BBC Podcasts
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 61.1MTwitter Followers 40.6MInstagram Followers 28M Frequency 1 episode/year Avg Length 32 min Since Sep 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
25. The Lazarus Heist
Hackers, North Korea and billions of dollars. Lazarus returns in fact, the criminals never went away. Season 2 begins at an ATM, possibly near you. With Jean Lee and Geoff White. Investigators claim a secretive, elite North Korean hacking ring, nicknamed the Lazarus Group, is responsible for the theft of billions of dollars around the globe. Pyongyang denies having anything to do with cybercrimes, saying the United States is making these allegations to try to tarnish its image. Season 1 told the stories of the Lazarus Group's alleged hacks on Sony Pictures Entertainment and Bangladesh Bank and the WannaCry ransomware attack.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Hosts Jean Lee, Geoff White
Producer/Network BBC Podcasts
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 61MTwitter Followers 40.6MInstagram Followers 304.1K Frequency 1 episode/year Avg Length 29 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
26. The Crime Pod
Join Samantha and Caitlin as they discuss true crime cases from across Scotland and the UK. Whether it be the most gruesome, infamous, or downright mysterious cases - they want to talk about it. And you definitely want to listen.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Hosts Samantha Reilly, Caitlin
Producer/Network The Crime Pod
Email ****@hotmail.com
Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 39 min Since Jun 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
27. Who Killed Emma?
From BBC Scotland, Who Killed Emma? Is an eight-part podcast that forensically takes apart the police investigation into Emma's murder and unravels the impact of a series of coincidences and missed opportunities until a clear suspect starts to emerge.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Producer/Network BBC Radio Scotland
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 61.1MTwitter Followers 40.6MInstagram Followers 28M Frequency 5 episodes/year Avg Length 26 min Since Jan 2021 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
28. The Missing
Can you help find 'The Missing?' Hosted by journalist Pandora Sykes, 'The Missing' is a returning Podimo podcast that looks into the cases of the long-term missing and asks you, the listener, to help. Brought to you in association with charities Locate International and Missing People, every week we explore a different case, hear original interviews with family and friends, and ask the questions that need to be answered. Where did they go? What happened to them? And does anyone listening have any information? In the UK alone, a person is reported missing every 90 seconds.
Podcast shows.acast.com
Host Pandora Sykes
Producer/Network The Missing +
Email ****@themissingpodcast.org
Twitter Followers 854 Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 38 min Since Nov 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
29. Assume Nothing
The teams assume nothing as they examine events through fresh eyes.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Producer/Network BBC Radio Ulster
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 99KTwitter Followers 49KInstagram Followers 4.6K Frequency 1 episode/month Avg Length 19 min Since Nov 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
30. The Mysterious Case of Fred the Head
Fifty years ago, on March 26th 1971, the body of a young man was found in a secluded spot, an island in the River Trent with extremely limited access. He was buried in a kneeling position, naked except for socks and a wedding ring. His hands and ankles had been bound.So began one of the UK's most baffling murder mysteries, a grisly crime that has remained unsolved to this day.
Podcast fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com
Host Ken Davies
Producer/Network Ken Davies
Email ****@gmail.com
Frequency 7 episodes/year Avg Length 41 min Since Feb 2021 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
UK Crime Podcasters
Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | |
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Alice Levine | Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/redhanded/id1250599915 | 42 | |||
Paul Sutherland | Host | audioboom.com/channels/4938453-the-true-crime-enthusiast-podcast | 18 | @meingreen | 106 | |
Cameron | Host | buzzsprout.com/1573027 | @camcantfocus | 54 | ||
Mother | Host | buzzsprout.com/1573027 | ||||
Hannah George | Host | play.acast.com/s/drunkwomen | 10 | @hannahmgeorge | 6.2K | |
Catherine Wilkins | Host | play.acast.com/s/drunkwomen | 10 | @catiewilkins | 9.1K | |
Taylor Glenn | Host | play.acast.com/s/drunkwomen | 10 | @taylorglennuk | 3.9K | |
Mark | Host | cms.megaphone.fm/channel/seeingred | 6 | |||
Bethan | Host | cms.megaphone.fm/channel/seeingred | 6 | |||
Emily G. Thompson | Host | spreaker.com/podcast/morbidology--3527306 | 89 | @emilyyyteee | ||
Adam Lloyd | Host | audioboom.com/channels/4904127-uk-true-crime-podcast | 32 | |||
Stuart Blues | Host | britishmurders.com/episodes | 30 | @britishmurders | ||
Oisin J Feeney | Host | spreaker.com/podcast/the-troubles-podcast--4834164 | 63 | @oisinmediabuzz | 28 | |
True Crime Investigators UK | Producer | truecrimeinvestigatorsuk.podbean.com | 1 | @crunchermedia | ||
John | Co Host | truecrimeinvestigatorsuk.podbean.com | 1 | |||
Sally | Co Host | truecrimeinvestigatorsuk.podbean.com | 1 | |||
Jean Lee | Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvg9/episodes/player | 1 | @newsjean | 38.8K | |
Geoff White | Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvg9/episodes/player | 1 | @geoffwhite247 | 14.5K | |
Samantha Reilly | Co Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/The-crime-pod | 30 | @samstar_r | 374 | |
Caitlin | Co Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/The-crime-pod | 30 | @c4itlineliz | 38 | |
Pandora Sykes | Host | shows.acast.com/themissingpodcast | 6 | @pinsykes | 72.8K | |
Ken Davies | Host | fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com | 5 | @kensdavies | 1.4K | |
Jenny Hacking | Host | spreaker.com/podcast/its-murder-up-north--4545427 | 67 | |||
Dan | Host | audioboom.com/channels/5016575-sublime-true-crime | ||||
Elaine | Host | audioboom.com/channels/5016575-sublime-true-crime |