60 Best UK Crime Podcasts

1. 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
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Twitter Followers 19.7KInstagram Followers 158.8K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 64 min Since Jul 2017 Listen on Spotify Video Podcast YouTube 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 Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Shaun Attwood's True Crime Podcast

Crime and Punishment stories that will make your butt clench.
Podcast shaunattwood.com
Email ****@hotmail.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 232.1KTwitter Followers 166.8KInstagram Followers 26.2K Frequency 3 episodes / day Avg Length 56 min Since May 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify 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
Email ****@crimetime.co.uk
Apple Rating 5 / 5Twitter Followers 6.4K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 41 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
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Instagram Followers 42.3K Frequency 5 episodes / month Avg Length 53 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
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 4.6KTwitter Followers 6.7K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 79 min Since Sep 2017 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

6. Murder Me on Monday

UK True Crime Podcast, hosted by Mother and Cameron. Join us on Mondays.
Podcast buzzsprout.com
Hosts Cameron, Mother
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Twitter Followers 453Instagram Followers 4.6K Frequency 4 episodes / month Avg Length 39 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

7. 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.
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Hosts Hannah George, Catherine Wilkins, Taylor Glenn
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 2.5KTwitter Followers 9.1KInstagram Followers 10.9K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 35 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

8. 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
Email ****@morbidology.com
Apple Rating 4.4 / 5Facebook Followers 123.9KTwitter Followers 5.8KInstagram Followers 22.7K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 51 min Since Jun 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

9. 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
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 3.2KTwitter Followers 4.1K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 28 min Since Sep 2017 Listen on Apple Spotify 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.
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Hosts Mark, Bethan
Email ****@seeingredpodcast.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.2 / 5Facebook Followers 2.3KInstagram Followers 6.4K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 57 min Since Jul 2018 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

11. 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
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

12. 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
Email ****@uktruecrime.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 5.5KTwitter Followers 7.3KInstagram Followers 7.4K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 29 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

13. British Murders Podcast

A true-crime podcast that focuses exclusively on British murder cases and serial killers.
Podcast britishmurders.com
Host Stuart Blues
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 469Twitter Followers 1.3KInstagram Followers 2.2K Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 43 min Since Nov 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

14. 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.
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Host Oisin J 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

15. 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
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 2.3 / 5Twitter Followers 126 Frequency 3 episodes / month Avg Length 74 min Since Apr 2021 Listen on Apple Spotify 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
Email ****@carrotcruncher.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 556Twitter Followers 1.1KInstagram Followers 1.6K Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 49 min Since Apr 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

17. The Outlines Podcast: UK True Crime

A UK true crimes podcast with a regional focus.
Podcast soundcloud.com
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

18. 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
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

19. The Unseen Podcast

A Podcast dedicated to UK missing people and unresolved cases.
Podcast spreaker.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 858Twitter Followers 3.6KInstagram Followers 1.5K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 19 min Since Jul 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

20. 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
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 61.1MTwitter Followers 40.6MInstagram Followers 27.1M Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 40 min Since Jul 2020 Play Get Email Contact

21. 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. 
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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

22. 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
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 61.1MTwitter Followers 40.6MInstagram Followers 27.1M Frequency 1 episode / year Avg Length 32 min Since Sep 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

23. 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
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 61MTwitter Followers 40.6MInstagram Followers 304.1K Frequency 1 episode / year Avg Length 31 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

24. 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
Email ****@gmail.com
Twitter Followers 8.1KInstagram Followers 7.9K Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 48 min Play Get Email Contact

25. 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
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 61.1MTwitter Followers 40.6MInstagram Followers 27.1M Frequency 5 episodes / year Avg Length 26 min Since Jan 2021 Listen on Apple Spotify 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 and Caitlin, Samantha Reilly, Caitlin
Email ****@hotmail.com
Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 39 min Since Jun 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

27. 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
Email ****@themissingpodcast.org
Twitter Followers 854 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 34 min Since Nov 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

28. Assume Nothing

The teams assume nothing as they examine events through fresh eyes.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 99KTwitter Followers 49KInstagram Followers 4.6K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 21 min Since Nov 2020 Play Get Email Contact

29. 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
Email ****@gmail.com
Frequency 7 episodes / year Avg Length 41 min Since Feb 2021 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

30. Gangster

A brand new series of Gangster tells the story of Birmingham's notorious Burger Bar Boys a gang born out of the Handsworth riots in 1985.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Instagram Followers 6K Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 26 min Since Apr 2021 Play Get Email Contact