Police are appealing for witnesses after vandals daubed cars and homes around north London with swastikas.

Residents of Osbaldeston Road in Hackney woke up this morning to find the Nazi symbol drawn onto window panes, cars and a private ambulance.

Barry Bard, the co-ordinator of Shomrim, the Jewish neighbourhood-watch group, said: “We are committed to bring a stop to these senseless and mindless acts of vandalism.

“Similar Swastikas have appeared in the same area over the past few weeks. Police are taking these incidents very seriously and are treating it as hate crime.”

Hackney police inspector Jeoff Bull said: "We will not tolerate antisemitism or racism of any kind. We are doing our utmost to trace and bring to justice the suspects involved in this racist graffiti as well as reassure all of our communities".

Witnesses are being urged to call 101.