THESE are the people most wanted by the police in connection to the Croydon riots in August.

The 40 images have been released as part of a campaign to catch the offenders in the run-up to Christmas.

Police have arrested 3,269 people across London following the disorder, which spread across 22 of the capital’s boroughs.

As of December 5, 3,877 crimes have been reported to the police, and 2,046 people have been charged or summonsed to court.

In Croydon, officers are continuing to appeal for help to identify those involved in the looting and violence, and have released the latest images after searching through thousands of hours of CCTV footage.

"The support of the public in Croydon with our investigations has been fantastic, and without their help positive identifications on several images would not have been made," said

Detective Inspector Richard Abraham, from the Croydon Incident Room.

"Four months on from the disorder the Incident Room at Croydon continues to work tirelessly to identify suspects and bring offenders to justice.

"This is still a huge task, but I want to reassure the communities of Croydon that we are determined to bring all those involved in criminality during the disorder to justice."

Anyone who can identify those pictures can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting the reference number on the image.