Gangs on Lime bikes are terrorising locals in some of London's poshest suburbs by smashing their windscreens and stealing parcel shelves in a bizarre new crime wave.

In recent months, car owners in Primrose Hill, Kentish Town and Highgate have woken to find their vehicles vandalised, with rear windows shattered and parcel shelves gone.

The stolen parts are believed to be resold online for as much as £150 – far less than the cost of buying new replacements.

Footage shared by one resident shows a thief circling a black Mercedes on a bike before smashing the rear window and making off with the shelf.

Others have since posted pictures of their damaged cars to alert neighbours to the spree.