Crime in London
Police.uk reported crime in London, Greater London. Category breakdown, 24-month trend, and postcode-district hot and cold spots within the town.
Incidents reported (12m)
531,643
+7.1% vs prior year
Window
Nov 2024 – Oct 2025
Police.uk reports ~2 months in arrears.
Refreshed
7 May 2026
Crime in London by category
Last 12 months, all 14 Police.uk categories. Bars are scaled to the largest category in London.
| Category | Incidents | % of mix | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 111,075 | 20.9% |
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| Anti-social behaviour | 89,331 | 16.8% |
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| Other theft | 54,388 | 10.2% |
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| Vehicle crime | 50,496 | 9.5% |
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| Theft from the person | 40,659 | 7.7% |
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| Public order | 32,489 | 6.1% |
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| Criminal damage and arson | 31,821 | 6.0% |
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| Burglary | 31,443 | 5.9% |
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| Drugs | 28,682 | 5.4% |
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| Robbery | 20,596 | 3.9% |
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| Shoplifting | 18,406 | 3.5% |
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| Bicycle theft | 10,955 | 2.1% |
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| Other crime | 7,538 | 1.4% |
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| Possession of weapons | 3,764 | 0.7% |
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Where London's crime mix differs from the UK
Top 5 categories where London's 12-month share differs most from the national average. Percentage-point delta. Positive means more concentrated in London than the UK as a whole.
| Category | London | UK | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 20.9% | 31.7% | -10.8 pp |
| Theft from the person | 7.7% | 1.7% | +5.9 pp |
| Vehicle crime | 9.5% | 6.5% | +3.0 pp |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.0% | 9.0% | -3.0 pp |
| Other theft | 10.2% | 7.8% | +2.5 pp |
Monthly incident volume
Nov 2023 to Oct 2025. Police.uk publishes ~2 months in arrears.
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023-11 | 44896 |
| 2023-12 | 43410 |
| 2024-01 | 43095 |
| 2024-02 | 43458 |
| 2024-03 | 44167 |
| 2024-04 | 43611 |
| 2024-05 | 46573 |
| 2024-06 | 46454 |
| 2024-07 | 46791 |
| 2024-08 | 46101 |
| 2024-09 | 45498 |
| 2024-10 | 47199 |
| 2024-11 | 45635 |
| 2024-12 | 43050 |
| 2025-01 | 41881 |
| 2025-02 | 39664 |
| 2025-03 | 43566 |
| 2025-04 | 43390 |
| 2025-05 | 45945 |
| 2025-06 | 46161 |
| 2025-07 | 47851 |
| 2025-08 | 45133 |
| 2025-09 | 44002 |
| 2025-10 | 45365 |
Hottest postcode districts in London
- 531,643 incidents (12m)
- E1 531,643 incidents (12m)
- E10 531,643 incidents (12m)
- E11 531,643 incidents (12m)
- E12 531,643 incidents (12m)
Quietest postcode districts in London
- EC4Y 33 incidents (12m)
- WC1R 108 incidents (12m)
- EC4A 121 incidents (12m)
- SW1E 141 incidents (12m)
- EC4M 227 incidents (12m)
Postcode-district counts use the bounding box of every address in the district, so they're approximate. Treat them as a relative ranking within London rather than an absolute count.
What London crime data isn't
- Reported, not actual. Many crimes go unreported. The data reflects what reached Police.uk, not the underlying incidence rate.
- Locations are obfuscated. Each incident is mapped to a snap point within roughly 250 metres of the true location to protect victim privacy.
- Force-by-force inconsistency. Different police forces classify and record borderline incidents differently. Comparing two areas covered by different forces needs care.
- Patrol-density bias. Areas with heavier patrol presence record more incidents, partly because more crime is observed and reported.
FAQ
All incidents come from Police.uk, the official open-data feed published by UK police forces. Data is updated monthly. The figures show what was reported and recorded, not necessarily what happened.
Police.uk obfuscates each incident location to a "snap point", typically the centre of the nearest street or a similar landmark within roughly 250 metres. This protects victim privacy. The category and month are accurate; the precise address is intentionally not.
Read them as one signal among many. Anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime are quality-of-life signals. Burglary trends matter for insurance and security. Raw counts reflect both the actual incident rate and how heavily an area is patrolled and reported, so busy commercial streets always look 'worse' than quiet residential ones.
Police.uk publishes about two months in arrears. So crime for January typically appears in March or April. The 12-month window on this page ends with the most recent month available.
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