Word to the wise though i haven't read the 2 you've posted but the Daily Mail is notorious for blowing things out of proportion .
I heard the British press in general is notorious for blowing things out of proportion

But there's no denying in the fact that crime in Britain is pretty bad. Maybe not as bad as the USA, but still pretty bad. And the thing is, wherever there's crime in Belgium, Scandinavian countries, etc...they always put the blame on immigrants. But in Great Britain a lot of the indigenous people also seem to be involved in a lot of crime.