By using geographic profiling, scientists might now have unmasked the real identity of graffiti artist Bansky.

British academics have used a combinations of maths, criminology and geographic profiling to back up a theory over the identity of mysterious street artist Banksy.

Scientists at Queen Mary University of London said the pattern of how Banksy's artworks were distributed suggested he was artist Robin Gunningham.

Gunningham was first named as Banksy by the Daily Mail newspaper in 2008.

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The research, published in the Journal of Spatial Science, analysed a series of locations of Banksy’s artworks in London and Bristol and mapped them against "anchor points" such as the homes of people suspected of being Banksy to draw conclusions about possible identity.