London criminal damage and arson crime statistics

As of October 2026, the annual crime rate in London stands at 4.1 crimes per 1000 people. London's current crime levels are at 59% of the national crime rate. Criminal damage and arson crime makes up 3.2% of all crimes reported in the region. Criminal damage and arson crime totalled 35.9k representing a decrease 34.9% year-over-year.

London criminal damage and arson crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Londoncrime statisticEngland & Wales
4.1annual crime rate per 1k workday people7
59%percentage of national crime rate100%
3.2% share of all crimes7.0%
35.9kcrimes reported393k
-34.9%annual change-5.4%

London criminal damage and arson crime rate comparison map

London criminal damage and arson crime rate comparison map
Postcode sectorCrime rate vs. ENG & WLS rateCrime rate per 1000 workday peopleTotal number of crimes
BR1 150%335
BR1 275%555
BR1 350%440
BR1 466%549
BR1 580%669
BR2 056%436
BR2 628%25
BR2 737%318
BR2 880%651
BR2 978%569
BR3 198%754
BR3 350%441
BR3 443%333
BR3 579%625
BR3 641%311
BR4 065%535
BR4 941%322
BR5 143%327
BR5 2110%887
BR5 3119%888
BR5 497%759
BR6 083%660
BR6 636%313
BR6 755%432
BR6 876%540
BR6 931%223
BR7 538%315
BR7 652%431
CR0 085%689
CR0 1143%10190
CR0 2129%9190
CR0 368%580
CR0 484%6135
CR0 557%440
CR0 686%696
CR0 764%451
CR0 862%440
CR0 935%219
CR2 027%214
CR2 666%546
CR2 770%527
CR2 848%329
CR2 928%211
CR4 1116%895
CR4 250%333
CR4 379%677
CR4 479%661
CR5 163%431
CR5 273%545
CR7 687%642
CR7 7103%7109
CR7 893%791
CR8 125%26
CR8 278%543
CR8 317%15
CR8 449%315
CR8 542%318
DA1 4187%13141
DA14 443%324
DA14 578%539
DA14 683%650
DA15 730%211
DA15 848%335
DA15 937%316
DA16 158%435
DA16 234%223
DA16 371%539
DA17 5100%751
DA17 665%535
DA18 462%425
DA5 140%316
DA5 277%522
DA5 332%213
DA6 7107%856
DA6 850%420
DA7 475%552
DA7 528%215
DA7 665%536
DA8 1125%9102
DA8 2107%874
DA8 374%544
E1 058%438
E1 173%545
E1 277%550
E1 349%320
E1 478%596
E1 569%550
E1 632%249
E1 714%121
E1 827%237
E10 567%562
E10 658%465
E10 748%343
E11 187%659
E11 260%438
E11 372%557
E11 473%560
E12 569%564
E12 642%359
E13 068%567
E13 886%684
E13 974%575
E14 096%771
E14 293%711
E14 384%672
E14 412%116
E14 57%033
E14 6112%876
E14 798%779
E14 854%469
E14 937%369
E15 191%693
E15 2147%10115
E15 368%554
E15 478%573
E16 1131%992
E16 2103%781
E16 364%451
E16 437%331
E17 364%453
E17 449%352
E17 566%564
E17 656%455
E17 7157%11107
E17 848%340
E17 973%553
E18 138%316
E18 224%214
E1W 137%314
E1W 251%419
E1W 342%312
E2 065%543
E2 669%533
E2 798%754
E2 845%324
E2 982%651
E3 298%777
E3 397%773
E3 485%671
E3 570%548
E4 695%782
E4 773%557
E4 885%672
E4 937%336
E5 069%558
E5 894%776
E5 975%567
E6 172%575
E6 256%461
E6 357%465
E6 553%444
E6 649%351
E7 068%551
E7 862%482
E7 951%452
E8 189%660
E8 278%546
E8 362%439
E8 476%544
E9 5123%9102
E9 695%784
E9 771%549
EC1A 210%13
EC1A 426%26
EC1A 74%03
EC1A 956%414
EC1M 357%44
EC1M 46%01
EC1M 52%01
EC1M 67%13
EC1N 711%15
EC1N 810%16
EC1R 07%13
EC1R 128%25
EC1R 35%01
EC1R 436%310
EC1R 536%26
EC1V 012%14
EC1V 178%56
EC1V 244%39
EC1V 378%519
EC1V 418%15
EC1V 725%27
EC1V 865%511
EC1V 930%215
EC1Y 023%24
EC1Y 135%23
EC1Y 810%19
EC2A 127%24
EC2A 237%35
EC2A 321%113
EC2A 411%112
EC2M 366%511
EC2M 413%112
EC2M 518%13
EC2M 715%110
EC2N 46%02
EC2R 79%13
EC2V 58%12
EC2V 617%17
EC2V 711%15
EC2Y 58%15
EC2Y 813%116
EC2Y 94%01
EC3A 518%18
EC3A 78%12
EC3N 112%16
EC3N 216%111
EC3N 414%16
EC3R 513%16
EC3R 720%16
EC3R 83%02
EC3V 08%14
EC3V 312%14
EC3V 912%12
EC4A 17%05
EC4M 730%211
EC4M 920%14
EC4N 571%55
EC4R 05%06
EC4R 114%11
EC4V 36%04
EC4V 425%23
EC4V 55%04
EC4V 625%27
EC4Y 05%01
EC4Y 132%26
EC4Y 84%01
EN1 162%457
EN1 245%318
EN1 366%558
EN1 496%773
EN2 054%427
EN2 698%741
EN2 734%214
EN2 845%328
EN2 945%37
EN3 487%668
EN3 563%459
EN3 672%579
EN3 752%451
EN4 037%313
EN4 879%652
EN4 932%214
EN5 168%529
EN5 229%225
EN5 375%515
EN5 559%431
HA0 169%555
HA0 2114%882
HA0 366%537
HA0 443%334
HA1 185%656
HA1 293%763
HA1 349%354
HA1 476%556
HA2 085%656
HA2 660%423
HA2 720%110
HA2 864%543
HA2 948%336
HA3 043%328
HA3 556%433
HA3 669%540
HA3 772%547
HA3 828%221
HA3 938%330
HA4 066%538
HA4 637%323
HA4 735%220
HA4 856%425
HA4 945%323
HA5 131%215
HA5 225%211
HA5 335%221
HA5 450%323
HA5 525%211
HA6 130%217
HA6 220%113
HA7 127%213
HA7 220%110
HA7 324%211
HA7 449%331
HA8 073%552
HA8 549%334
HA8 655%433
HA8 7116%851
HA8 850%439
HA8 956%435
HA9 085%641
HA9 653%439
HA9 772%540
HA9 861%452
HA9 952%437
IG1 183%697
IG1 269%586
IG1 370%563
IG1 477%568
IG11 054%456
IG11 790%693
IG11 8122%9102
IG11 957%459
IG2 652%441
IG2 751%440
IG3 883%697
IG3 968%567
IG4 543%325
IG5 056%449
IG6 177%542
IG6 250%435
IG6 391%642
IG7 472%532
IG8 029%215
IG8 738%318
IG8 857%427
IG8 951%424
IG9 6102%726
KT1 1115%881
KT1 233%227
KT1 352%436
KT1 424%25
KT2 537%328
KT2 658%434
KT2 724%218
KT3 342%330
KT3 454%428
KT3 529%215
KT3 632%220
KT4 844%338
KT5 849%325
KT5 970%535
KT6 460%422
KT6 658%422
KT6 746%334
KT8 979%624
KT9 1106%760
KT9 238%326
N1 063%452
N1 169%537
N1 262%445
N1 377%531
N1 462%427
N1 570%537
N1 641%330
N1 736%329
N1 860%438
N1 942%351
N10 153%425
N10 253%425
N10 364%434
N11 178%558
N11 249%327
N11 367%532
N12 058%430
N12 714%14
N12 846%323
N12 967%531
N13 467%544
N13 557%438
N13 674%526
N14 448%329
N14 548%326
N14 644%319
N14 720%16
N15 367%538
N15 4104%777
N15 560%436
N15 664%449
N16 067%530
N16 530%228
N16 648%344
N16 776%543
N16 8107%868
N16 977%524
N17 060%453
N17 659%467
N17 755%431
N17 8105%758
N17 999%793
N18 164%468
N18 289%6102
N18 3404%2815
N19 375%551
N19 4112%859
N19 5115%892
N1C 4159%1114
N2 042%321
N2 869%523
N2 953%423
N20 027%216
N20 826%26
N20 963%420
N21 122%210
N21 235%213
N21 348%320
N22 558%441
N22 666%560
N22 733%219
N22 863%433
N3 168%539
N3 243%328
N3 351%421
N4 1100%773
N4 273%594
N4 3105%766
N4 463%419
N5 169%544
N5 296%757
N6 473%523
N6 532%217
N6 699%719
N7 077%551
N7 6137%1060
N7 784%642
N7 875%551
N7 964%548
N8 0100%758
N8 769%534
N8 834%217
N8 952%426
N9 0126%9106
N9 760%434
N9 861%442
N9 978%574
NW1 050%345
NW1 146%339
NW1 247%360
NW1 318%114
NW1 429%213
NW1 573%525
NW1 628%221
NW1 752%438
NW1 858%444
NW1 9127%984
NW10 0104%781
NW10 1108%859
NW10 298%757
NW10 339%320
NW10 4133%981
NW10 547%331
NW10 640%321
NW10 751%470
NW10 884%668
NW10 960%437
NW11 025%29
NW11 637%313
NW11 781%632
NW11 850%319
NW11 951%427
NW2 161%437
NW2 257%423
NW2 377%534
NW2 491%634
NW2 564%531
NW2 673%554
NW2 769%552
NW3 165%520
NW3 237%342
NW3 358%429
NW3 474%530
NW3 552%424
NW3 653%426
NW3 749%317
NW4 171%529
NW4 257%430
NW4 358%445
NW4 449%328
NW5 167%547
NW5 263%439
NW5 375%528
NW5 451%426
NW6 142%322
NW6 2128%942
NW6 358%419
NW6 499%743
NW6 596%763
NW6 694%748
NW6 7104%765
NW7 147%322
NW7 228%213
NW7 338%315
NW7 433%211
NW8 053%422
NW8 644%313
NW8 734%213
NW8 856%443
NW8 945%320
NW9 041%329
NW9 5100%7114
NW9 678%544
NW9 760%423
NW9 860%434
NW9 972%543
RM1 1147%1054
RM1 254%420
RM1 385%644
RM1 443%331
RM10 768%555
RM10 875%558
RM10 985%684
RM11 155%437
RM11 234%218
RM11 347%325
RM12 444%337
RM12 530%214
RM12 661%433
RM13 786%640
RM13 8210%15108
RM13 9116%892
RM14 136%320
RM14 287%647
RM14 353%422
RM2 520%17
RM2 633%210
RM3 032%226
RM3 789%643
RM3 8109%871
RM3 983%646
RM5 244%320
RM5 371%539
RM6 470%553
RM6 577%545
RM6 676%544
RM7 047%348
RM7 7106%726
RM7 843%315
RM7 962%421
RM8 166%552
RM8 270%557
RM8 374%546
RM9 445%331
RM9 565%545
RM9 6110%874
SE1 014%128
SE1 137%342
SE1 219%141
SE1 349%344
SE1 448%337
SE1 586%658
SE1 669%538
SE1 732%269
SE1 866%569
SE1 913%123
SE10 0133%992
SE10 859%429
SE10 978%651
SE11 497%752
SE11 534%223
SE11 649%321
SE12 093%747
SE12 880%638
SE12 975%535
SE13 5157%11109
SE13 684%681
SE13 785%674
SE14 562%449
SE14 688%656
SE15 180%640
SE15 262%440
SE15 396%767
SE15 481%635
SE15 5117%874
SE15 675%550
SE16 279%651
SE16 362%440
SE16 4111%840
SE16 595%723
SE16 637%37
SE16 782%629
SE17 195%740
SE17 270%554
SE17 3117%875
SE18 1119%897
SE18 2112%857
SE18 373%547
SE18 480%663
SE18 543%326
SE18 6104%798
SE18 7100%772
SE19 170%531
SE19 271%527
SE19 387%650
SE2 071%544
SE2 9104%783
SE20 7102%763
SE20 8135%981
SE21 737%311
SE21 827%216
SE22 046%321
SE22 875%545
SE22 943%316
SE23 167%534
SE23 290%656
SE23 394%753
SE24 076%535
SE24 983%637
SE25 469%545
SE25 584%645
SE25 665%545
SE26 496%749
SE26 572%538
SE26 652%428
SE27 086%654
SE27 973%538
SE28 063%446
SE28 876%578
SE3 059%424
SE3 747%319
SE3 851%425
SE3 993%740
SE4 155%442
SE4 287%654
SE5 0100%756
SE5 773%547
SE5 878%675
SE5 944%352
SE6 182%669
SE6 279%670
SE6 3122%981
SE6 499%769
SE7 757%447
SE7 870%541
SE8 345%324
SE8 491%644
SE8 574%540
SE9 142%326
SE9 256%436
SE9 386%658
SE9 4135%985
SE9 598%745
SE9 6112%859
SM1 185%648
SM1 259%444
SM1 348%338
SM1 473%549
SM2 542%336
SM2 663%432
SM2 738%313
SM3 836%318
SM3 954%440
SM4 429%220
SM4 552%435
SM4 677%551
SM5 190%662
SM5 258%435
SM5 315%17
SM5 426%28
SM6 050%421
SM6 775%528
SM6 850%430
SM6 949%332
SW10 060%453
SW10 941%324
SW11 178%642
SW11 291%656
SW11 360%444
SW11 456%428
SW11 564%549
SW11 622%211
SW12 052%418
SW12 866%541
SW12 9122%956
SW13 038%314
SW13 813%11
SW13 920%19
SW14 770%529
SW14 830%216
SW15 154%432
SW15 239%325
SW15 358%431
SW15 472%544
SW15 551%432
SW15 642%319
SW16 1100%756
SW16 255%445
SW16 345%321
SW16 474%552
SW16 567%556
SW16 690%667
SW17 050%469
SW17 617%11
SW17 785%665
SW17 845%337
SW17 964%553
SW18 188%666
SW18 238%320
SW18 362%441
SW18 455%445
SW18 541%327
SW19 146%332
SW19 263%447
SW19 324%219
SW19 418%111
SW19 525%29
SW19 634%218
SW19 736%316
SW19 850%444
SW1A 0327%2311
SW1A 110%15
SW1A 246%346
SW1E 537%319
SW1E 68%15
SW1H 09%16
SW1H 97%07
SW1P 118%116
SW1P 223%230
SW1P 36%07
SW1P 423%220
SW1V 151%427
SW1V 276%527
SW1V 355%424
SW1V 452%414
SW1W 015%111
SW1W 849%320
SW1W 952%437
SW1X 046%38
SW1X 724%214
SW1X 819%16
SW1X 926%210
SW1Y 423%212
SW1Y 519%111
SW1Y 621%19
SW2 1107%845
SW2 283%643
SW2 364%440
SW2 4125%958
SW2 5113%867
SW20 030%215
SW20 823%212
SW20 948%319
SW3 120%113
SW3 224%211
SW3 328%212
SW3 427%211
SW3 536%313
SW3 615%17
SW4 031%212
SW4 689%641
SW4 7120%846
SW4 863%421
SW4 977%535
SW5 049%322
SW5 9102%750
SW6 165%537
SW6 248%338
SW6 327%216
SW6 437%319
SW6 561%425
SW6 665%536
SW6 753%429
SW7 167%524
SW7 213%110
SW7 338%312
SW7 440%316
SW7 534%219
SW8 166%547
SW8 251%433
SW8 357%423
SW8 460%434
SW8 558%420
SW9 0110%852
SW9 679%634
SW9 7148%1085
SW9 8132%954
SW9 9102%760
TN16 2243%1740
TN16 368%545
TW1 1398%28181
TW1 236%311
TW1 355%425
TW1 432%217
TW10 549%39
TW10 638%321
TW10 737%315
TW11 024%212
TW11 835%221
TW11 940%319
TW12 172%533
TW12 253%429
TW12 363%423
TW13 4137%10114
TW13 594%749
TW13 692%647
TW13 738%317
TW14 036%326
TW14 875%559
TW14 9101%762
TW2 529%215
TW2 677%540
TW2 744%327
TW3 1137%10107
TW3 241%320
TW3 391%665
TW3 466%537
TW4 560%436
TW4 634%219
TW4 778%646
TW5 084%658
TW5 983%693
TW6 2125%931
TW6 370%510
TW7 468%532
TW7 530%228
TW7 668%552
TW7 7167%1283
TW8 082%652
TW8 8102%744
TW8 959%445
TW9 162%435
TW9 227%212
TW9 329%29
TW9 452%422
UB1 1123%987
UB1 253%452
UB1 381%663
UB10 072%544
UB10 819%112
UB10 935%221
UB11 1404%284
UB2 488%696
UB2 5102%7119
UB3 153%458
UB3 283%664
UB3 364%542
UB3 489%658
UB3 566%536
UB4 068%548
UB4 850%338
UB4 9127%982
UB5 456%445
UB5 555%438
UB5 679%677
UB6 054%440
UB6 741%324
UB6 881%693
UB6 989%674
UB7 025%271
UB7 7126%971
UB7 853%434
UB7 9159%1183
UB8 187%686
UB8 262%488
UB8 369%592
UB9 639%322
W10 482%647
W10 567%565
W10 683%662
W11 188%653
W11 265%530
W11 352%420
W11 479%654
W12 042%347
W12 727%250
W12 8100%770
W12 940%327
W13 0103%758
W13 846%319
W13 940%329
W14 070%549
W14 851%443
W14 956%446
W1B 18%11
W1B 23%01
W1B 3167%121
W1B 534%26
W1C 151%42
W1C 251%42
W1D 21371%9613
W1D 324%28
W1D 461%412
W1D 550%412
W1D 627%29
W1D 776%519
W1F 014%16
W1F 726%216
W1F 815%18
W1F 914%17
W1G 082%67
W1G 68%12
W1G 723%24
W1G 810%13
W1G 98%17
W1H 133%28
W1H 272%57
W1H 412%12
W1H 555%412
W1H 636%38
W1H 748%317
W1J 011%12
W1J 518%17
W1J 65%02
W1J 733%217
W1J 84%01
W1K 133%24
W1K 227%210
W1K 34%02
W1K 411%12
W1K 527%27
W1K 670%513
W1K 758%411
W1S 110%18
W1S 213%16
W1S 332%25
W1S 424%210
W1T 121%217
W1T 210%13
W1T 413%16
W1T 520%110
W1T 619%13
W1T 752%411
W1U 130%210
W1U 219%14
W1U 321%17
W1U 439%36
W1U 518%14
W1U 695%720
W1U 74%01
W1W 517%14
W1W 621%111
W1W 711%15
W1W 85%02
W2 164%492
W2 279%640
W2 377%536
W2 452%428
W2 559%437
W2 633%234
W3 044%325
W3 673%567
W3 771%564
W3 839%333
W3 9115%852
W4 134%219
W4 240%328
W4 349%327
W4 452%422
W4 561%454
W5 149%329
W5 255%444
W5 376%550
W5 458%439
W5 565%537
W6 042%346
W6 739%333
W6 864%457
W6 962%464
W7 158%432
W7 233%215
W7 392%654
W8 441%318
W8 528%221
W8 625%212
W8 743%320
W9 140%323
W9 272%543
W9 374%556
WC1A 148%38
WC1A 230%27
WC1B 314%19
WC1B 460%47
WC1B 538%35
WC1E 617%19
WC1E 718%17
WC1H 011%15
WC1H 859%417
WC1H 924%216
WC1N 136%314
WC1N 23%01
WC1N 314%112
WC1R 412%16
WC1R 53%01
WC1V 618%14
WC1V 76%01
WC1X 020%16
WC1X 826%210
WC1X 949%317
WC2A 17%02
WC2A 221%11
WC2A 39%15
WC2B 419%16
WC2B 55%05
WC2B 6235%1612
WC2E 72%02
WC2E 86%01
WC2E 915%17
WC2H 0117%818
WC2H 786%623
WC2H 838%313
WC2H 99%16
WC2N 4112%845
WC2N 516%114
WC2N 646%318
WC2R 056%49
WC2R 317%14

London criminal damage and arson crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : London has the 1. lowest crime rate out of 9 regions

London criminal damage and arson crime rate rank

London criminal damage and arson crime rate compared to other regions

Criminal damage and arson crime totalled 35.9k representing a decrease 34.9% year-over-year. In the graph below, region are compared by crime rate and crime rate percentage change. Crime rate percentage change compares the region crime rate between September 2025 - August 2026 to the region crime rate in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle reflects the number of total crimes reported. The bigger the circle, the higher the number of crimes reported in the region.

-34.9% annual change, crime is declining

35.9k crimes reported

London criminal damage and arson crime rate compared to other regionsCrime rate percentage change
Crime rate per 1000 workday people

London criminal damage and arson crime volume

Number of crime incidents by month from January 2014 to August 2026.

London criminal damage and arson crime volume

London criminal damage and arson crime rate

Crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.

London criminal damage and arson crime rate

London criminal damage and arson crime seasonality

Total number of crimes reported in a given calendar month (1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years, i.e. from 2020 till 2024.

London criminal damage and arson crime seasonality

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Crime Statistics Detail for London
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