Total Crime Rate

130.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025

Latest update: 05.12.2025

Crime rate per 1000 residents

All crimes 130.1 10/10
Violence and sexual offences 29.9 2/10
Anti-social behaviour 26.3 10/10
Other theft 11.6 10/10
Theft from the person 10.7 10/10
Shoplifting 10.1 9/10
Vehicle crime 9.7 10/10
Public order 6.6 6/10
Criminal damage and arson 6.2 2/10
Drugs 6.0 10/10
Burglary 5.5 10/10
Robbery 3.7 10/10
Bicycle theft 1.6 10/10
Other crime 1.5 1/10
Possession of weapons 0.6 2/10

Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this region to UK peers of the same type.

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Crime overview for London region

London has the highest crime rate region of 9 in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in London in the last 12 months was 130.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% higher than the England country average (94.5 per 1,000 residents).

Violent crimes totalled 361,759 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ).

Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages).

Crime Rates in districts of London region

Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents

Region average: 130.1 per 1,000

	District	Per 1,000	vs. Region	Label vs UK districts
1	City of London	714.0	583.9 (449%)	Very high 10/10
2	Westminster	482.5	352.4 (271%)	Very high 10/10
3	Camden	232.5	102.4 (79%)	Very high 10/10
4	Kensington and Chelsea	189.8	59.8 (46%)	Very high 10/10
5	Islington	187.7	57.6 (44%)	Very high 10/10
6	Southwark	158.9	28.9 (22%)	Very high 10/10
7	Hackney	153.0	23.0 (18%)	Very high 10/10
8	Lambeth	150.2	20.1 (15%)	Very high 10/10
9	Tower Hamlets	146.4	16.3 (13%)	Very high 10/10
10	Hammersmith and Fulham	145.8	15.7 (12%)	Very high 10/10
11	Newham	139.8	9.7 (7%)	Very high 10/10
12	Haringey	137.9	7.8 (6%)	Very high 10/10
13	Brent	128.4	-1.7 (-1%)	Very high 9/10
14	Hillingdon	127.7	-2.4 (-2%)	Very high 9/10
15	Lewisham	119.9	-10.2 (-8%)	Very high 9/10
16	Greenwich	119.3	-10.8 (-8%)	Very high 9/10
17	Ealing	117.1	-13.0 (-10%)	Very high 9/10
18	Hounslow	115.0	-15.1 (-12%)	High 8/10
19	Enfield	113.5	-16.6 (-13%)	High 8/10
20	Barking and Dagenham	111.8	-18.3 (-14%)	High 8/10
21	Waltham Forest	111.5	-18.6 (-14%)	High 8/10
22	Croydon	111.3	-18.8 (-14%)	High 8/10
23	Wandsworth	102.7	-27.3 (-21%)	High 7/10
24	Redbridge	96.0	-34.0 (-26%)	High 7/10
25	Barnet	93.6	-36.5 (-28%)	Typical 6/10
26	Havering	92.4	-37.7 (-29%)	Typical 6/10
27	Bromley	89.5	-40.5 (-31%)	Typical 6/10
28	Kingston upon Thames	87.1	-43.0 (-33%)	Typical 6/10
29	Harrow	83.4	-46.7 (-36%)	Typical 5/10
30	Merton	80.6	-49.5 (-38%)	Typical 5/10
31	Bexley	80.6	-49.5 (-38%)	Typical 5/10
32	Richmond upon Thames	77.2	-52.9 (-41%)	Low 4/10
33	Sutton	76.4	-53.7 (-41%)	Low 4/10

Notes: “Per 1,000” = offences per 1,000 residents (last 12 months). “vs. Region” = difference from baseline.

Crime Rate in London, region

Crime overview for London region

Crime Rates in districts of London region

Crime Over Time in London region

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