London criminal damage and arson crime statistics

As of May 2026, the annual crime rate in London stands at 6.3 crimes per 1000 people. London's current crime levels are at 87% of the national crime rate. Criminal damage and arson crime makes up 4.8% of all crimes reported in the region. Criminal damage and arson crime totalled 54.3k representing a decrease 2% year-over-year.

London criminal damage and arson crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Londoncrime statisticEngland & Wales
6.3annual crime rate per 1k workday people7.2
87%ratio of national crime rate100%
4.8% share of all crimes7.2%
54.3kcrimes reported405k
-2.0%annual change-4.1%

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 184%661
BR1 2136%10102
BR1 381%667
BR1 4103%779
BR1 5142%10127
BR2 089%659
BR2 655%410
BR2 756%428
BR2 8123%981
BR2 9112%8102
BR3 1146%1183
BR3 362%452
BR3 471%556
BR3 5108%835
BR3 655%415
BR4 0124%969
BR4 971%539
BR5 159%438
BR5 2160%12130
BR5 3185%13141
BR5 4166%12104
BR6 0132%1099
BR6 651%419
BR6 788%653
BR6 8116%863
BR6 951%439
BR7 549%420
BR7 664%540
CR0 0120%9130
CR0 1185%13253
CR0 2187%14285
CR0 3106%8129
CR0 4112%8186
CR0 595%769
CR0 6125%9144
CR0 794%778
CR0 896%764
CR0 957%432
CR2 031%217
CR2 694%767
CR2 796%738
CR2 885%653
CR2 948%319
CR4 1164%12138
CR4 280%655
CR4 3118%9118
CR4 4119%995
CR5 196%749
CR5 2107%868
CR7 6141%1070
CR7 7141%10155
CR7 8139%10140
CR8 132%28
CR8 2128%973
CR8 356%417
CR8 476%624
CR8 562%427
DA1 4295%21229
DA14 495%755
DA14 5116%860
DA14 6124%977
DA15 753%420
DA15 867%550
DA15 964%529
DA16 189%656
DA16 262%443
DA16 3108%861
DA17 5131%1069
DA17 698%755
DA18 4103%743
DA5 173%530
DA5 2126%937
DA5 357%424
DA6 7143%1077
DA6 871%529
DA7 498%770
DA7 543%324
DA7 6105%860
DA8 1175%13147
DA8 2143%10102
DA8 3116%871
E1 080%654
E1 190%757
E1 2118%979
E1 374%531
E1 493%7118
E1 5110%882
E1 646%372
E1 721%233
E1 836%352
E10 5115%8110
E10 687%6101
E10 766%561
E11 1121%984
E11 286%656
E11 3115%893
E11 4100%785
E12 599%795
E12 660%488
E13 096%797
E13 8117%8117
E13 9103%7107
E14 0134%10102
E14 2139%1017
E14 3106%893
E14 418%124
E14 58%141
E14 6143%10100
E14 7135%10112
E14 872%594
E14 953%4103
E15 1118%9125
E15 2215%16174
E15 392%776
E15 4119%9114
E16 1201%15146
E16 2135%10109
E16 397%780
E16 472%562
E17 395%781
E17 481%688
E17 594%794
E17 681%683
E17 7217%16152
E17 867%558
E17 9112%884
E18 174%532
E18 235%321
E1W 151%420
E1W 271%527
E1W 365%519
E2 0100%768
E2 6109%854
E2 7159%1290
E2 872%540
E2 9110%871
E3 2140%10113
E3 3146%11113
E3 4146%11126
E3 5125%989
E4 6123%9109
E4 790%772
E4 8115%8100
E4 957%457
E5 0107%893
E5 8137%10114
E5 9104%896
E6 1101%7108
E6 286%696
E6 378%691
E6 574%563
E6 667%572
E7 0103%779
E7 894%7128
E7 974%578
E8 1125%987
E8 2140%1085
E8 385%655
E8 4126%975
E9 5166%12142
E9 6140%10127
E9 7123%988
EC1A 217%15
EC1A 425%26
EC1A 72%02
EC1A 970%518
EC1M 396%77
EC1M 46%01
EC1M 512%15
EC1M 69%14
EC1N 620%11
EC1N 719%19
EC1N 810%16
EC1R 09%14
EC1R 155%410
EC1R 314%13
EC1R 456%416
EC1R 552%49
EC1V 024%28
EC1V 1176%1314
EC1V 280%617
EC1V 3131%933
EC1V 425%27
EC1V 738%311
EC1V 886%615
EC1V 949%425
EC1Y 028%25
EC1Y 146%34
EC1Y 817%116
EC2A 133%25
EC2A 236%35
EC2A 328%218
EC2A 413%114
EC2M 329%25
EC2M 415%114
EC2M 512%12
EC2M 715%110
EC2N 43%01
EC2R 712%14
EC2V 512%13
EC2V 614%16
EC2V 79%14
EC2V 812%13
EC2Y 57%15
EC2Y 812%115
EC2Y 94%01
EC3A 517%18
EC3A 74%01
EC3N 110%15
EC3N 217%112
EC3N 426%211
EC3R 515%17
EC3R 76%02
EC3R 89%17
EC3V 012%16
EC3V 323%28
EC3V 918%13
EC4A 15%04
EC4M 729%211
EC4M 938%38
EC4N 569%55
EC4R 06%07
EC4V 38%16
EC4V 48%11
EC4V 54%03
EC4V 639%311
EC4Y 146%39
EC4Y 83%01
EN1 192%787
EN1 259%424
EN1 394%785
EN1 4119%993
EN2 083%643
EN2 6133%1057
EN2 747%320
EN2 864%541
EN2 975%512
EN3 4128%9104
EN3 597%794
EN3 6105%8119
EN3 783%685
EN4 036%313
EN4 895%764
EN4 952%423
EN5 184%637
EN5 250%444
EN5 3117%824
EN5 5108%858
HA0 194%777
HA0 2176%13131
HA0 381%647
HA0 469%556
HA1 1113%877
HA1 2137%1096
HA1 364%573
HA1 489%667
HA2 0115%878
HA2 6122%948
HA2 734%217
HA2 893%764
HA2 967%552
HA3 070%547
HA3 587%653
HA3 687%652
HA3 7108%873
HA3 846%335
HA3 950%441
HA4 0102%761
HA4 648%331
HA4 766%539
HA4 880%637
HA4 955%429
HA5 138%319
HA5 246%321
HA5 350%431
HA5 456%427
HA5 545%320
HA6 141%324
HA6 238%326
HA7 146%323
HA7 225%213
HA7 349%423
HA7 479%652
HA8 0121%989
HA8 582%658
HA8 668%542
HA8 7143%1065
HA8 871%557
HA8 978%650
HA9 0133%1066
HA9 679%660
HA9 799%757
HA9 882%672
HA9 974%554
IG1 1119%9143
IG1 2101%7129
IG1 393%786
IG1 4120%9110
IG11 082%688
IG11 7128%9137
IG11 8173%13149
IG11 988%694
IG2 676%662
IG2 776%662
IG3 8122%9148
IG3 9100%7101
IG4 557%434
IG5 079%672
IG6 190%751
IG6 286%662
IG6 3121%958
IG7 4102%747
IG8 040%321
IG8 753%426
IG8 876%637
IG8 970%534
IG9 684%622
KT1 1172%12125
KT1 250%442
KT1 371%551
KT1 442%39
KT2 548%337
KT2 677%646
KT2 737%329
KT3 369%551
KT3 479%642
KT3 548%426
KT3 648%331
KT4 875%567
KT5 877%641
KT5 986%644
KT6 485%632
KT6 680%631
KT6 793%771
KT8 986%627
KT9 1132%1077
KT9 266%547
N1 097%783
N1 1103%757
N1 290%768
N1 3126%952
N1 486%639
N1 5114%862
N1 664%548
N1 761%450
N1 878%651
N1 955%469
N10 179%638
N10 285%641
N10 389%649
N11 1117%990
N11 282%647
N11 3118%958
N12 086%646
N12 740%312
N12 880%641
N12 9118%956
N13 4110%875
N13 577%653
N13 6105%838
N14 463%539
N14 572%540
N14 662%528
N14 739%312
N15 399%758
N15 4139%10106
N15 599%761
N15 693%774
N16 088%641
N16 550%448
N16 660%457
N16 7117%868
N16 8145%1195
N16 9121%939
N17 0120%9109
N17 688%6103
N17 797%756
N17 8148%1184
N17 9154%11150
N18 196%7105
N18 2131%9154
N18 3418%3016
N19 3120%984
N19 4184%13100
N19 5155%11128
N1C 4232%1721
N2 063%532
N2 8130%945
N2 962%428
N20 044%327
N20 842%310
N20 983%627
N21 131%214
N21 249%419
N21 368%529
N22 5101%774
N22 6119%9112
N22 757%434
N22 896%752
N3 196%757
N3 267%545
N3 366%528
N4 1166%12124
N4 298%7130
N4 3156%11101
N4 4110%834
N5 199%765
N5 2109%867
N6 4107%835
N6 570%538
N6 6136%1027
N7 0103%770
N7 6193%1487
N7 7116%860
N7 897%768
N7 9105%881
N8 0132%1079
N8 7106%854
N8 851%426
N8 985%644
N9 0181%13157
N9 790%753
N9 887%662
N9 9113%8111
NW1 077%672
NW1 174%565
NW1 257%475
NW1 326%221
NW1 446%321
NW1 594%733
NW1 640%331
NW1 769%552
NW1 888%669
NW1 9160%12109
NW10 0138%10111
NW10 1135%1076
NW10 2136%1082
NW10 353%428
NW10 4175%13110
NW10 586%658
NW10 650%427
NW10 778%6110
NW10 8125%9105
NW10 993%759
NW11 046%317
NW11 675%527
NW11 791%737
NW11 868%527
NW11 971%539
NW2 190%756
NW2 2106%844
NW2 3119%954
NW2 4119%946
NW2 593%746
NW2 689%668
NW2 7116%891
NW3 1107%834
NW3 253%462
NW3 388%645
NW3 4112%847
NW3 575%536
NW3 698%749
NW3 773%526
NW4 198%741
NW4 287%647
NW4 389%671
NW4 479%646
NW5 183%660
NW5 2102%765
NW5 3112%843
NW5 496%750
NW6 174%540
NW6 2162%1255
NW6 374%525
NW6 4145%1165
NW6 5133%1090
NW6 6123%965
NW6 7148%1195
NW7 166%532
NW7 242%320
NW7 369%528
NW7 438%313
NW8 0101%743
NW8 656%417
NW8 759%423
NW8 884%667
NW8 959%427
NW9 071%551
NW9 5144%10170
NW9 6102%759
NW9 779%631
NW9 880%647
NW9 992%757
RM1 1221%1684
RM1 273%528
RM1 3113%860
RM1 465%548
RM10 7125%9104
RM10 8111%888
RM10 9115%8117
RM11 192%764
RM11 243%324
RM11 371%539
RM12 466%557
RM12 548%323
RM12 679%644
RM13 7117%856
RM13 8257%19136
RM13 9137%10112
RM14 152%430
RM14 2102%757
RM14 356%424
RM2 538%314
RM2 660%419
RM3 063%552
RM3 7128%964
RM3 8144%1097
RM3 9117%967
RM5 273%534
RM5 390%751
RM6 492%771
RM6 595%757
RM6 6112%867
RM7 084%689
RM7 7142%1036
RM7 877%628
RM7 9107%837
RM8 1115%893
RM8 2108%891
RM8 3116%875
RM9 490%664
RM9 596%768
RM9 6156%11108
SE1 017%133
SE1 153%462
SE1 223%251
SE1 365%560
SE1 470%556
SE1 5129%989
SE1 6104%859
SE1 751%4112
SE1 889%696
SE1 917%131
SE10 0207%15147
SE10 885%643
SE10 9109%873
SE11 4130%972
SE11 562%443
SE11 672%532
SE12 0129%967
SE12 8104%851
SE12 9104%850
SE13 5221%16158
SE13 6134%10133
SE13 7128%9114
SE14 5105%885
SE14 6133%1087
SE15 1103%753
SE15 283%655
SE15 3135%1097
SE15 4105%847
SE15 5166%12108
SE15 6105%872
SE16 2115%876
SE16 391%760
SE16 4149%1155
SE16 5100%725
SE16 667%513
SE16 7101%737
SE17 1144%1062
SE17 2123%998
SE17 3170%12112
SE18 1178%13150
SE18 2157%1182
SE18 3112%874
SE18 4120%997
SE18 587%654
SE18 6139%10135
SE18 7125%993
SE19 1127%958
SE19 2119%947
SE19 3115%868
SE2 0102%765
SE2 9159%12131
SE20 7153%1197
SE20 8196%14121
SE21 742%313
SE21 845%327
SE22 075%535
SE22 884%652
SE22 968%526
SE23 1103%754
SE23 2114%873
SE23 3121%970
SE24 0133%1063
SE24 9116%853
SE25 4118%979
SE25 5134%1074
SE25 695%768
SE26 4158%1183
SE26 5102%755
SE26 679%644
SE27 0123%980
SE27 9126%968
SE28 0121%991
SE28 8119%9126
SE3 082%634
SE3 788%637
SE3 879%640
SE3 9120%953
SE4 186%667
SE4 2126%981
SE5 0130%975
SE5 7105%870
SE5 8103%7101
SE5 954%466
SE6 1117%8102
SE6 2136%10125
SE6 3171%12117
SE6 4157%11113
SE7 796%781
SE7 899%760
SE8 366%536
SE8 4134%1067
SE8 5114%864
SE9 178%650
SE9 2102%768
SE9 3109%876
SE9 4194%14126
SE9 5141%1067
SE9 6155%1184
SM1 1121%971
SM1 278%660
SM1 368%555
SM1 499%768
SM2 557%450
SM2 693%749
SM2 751%418
SM3 856%429
SM3 968%552
SM4 472%551
SM4 569%548
SM4 695%765
SM5 1135%1096
SM5 297%760
SM5 343%320
SM5 438%312
SM6 079%634
SM6 7105%840
SM6 876%647
SM6 985%657
SW10 089%682
SW10 977%646
SW11 1121%967
SW11 2115%873
SW11 383%663
SW11 478%640
SW11 592%772
SW11 642%322
SW12 092%733
SW12 886%655
SW12 9163%1277
SW13 071%527
SW13 813%11
SW13 945%321
SW14 7106%845
SW14 839%322
SW15 194%757
SW15 255%436
SW15 385%647
SW15 4108%868
SW15 566%543
SW15 664%530
SW16 1149%1186
SW16 293%778
SW16 372%535
SW16 492%767
SW16 5110%894
SW16 6115%888
SW17 082%6117
SW17 666%54
SW17 7111%888
SW17 876%664
SW17 9107%891
SW18 1131%10101
SW18 248%326
SW18 3106%872
SW18 488%674
SW18 556%438
SW19 180%658
SW19 298%775
SW19 348%340
SW19 442%327
SW19 527%210
SW19 669%538
SW19 755%425
SW19 877%670
SW1A 0519%3818
SW1A 116%18
SW1A 266%567
SW1E 550%426
SW1E 613%18
SW1H 010%17
SW1H 910%110
SW1P 137%333
SW1P 229%239
SW1P 38%110
SW1P 431%228
SW1V 167%537
SW1V 299%736
SW1V 376%534
SW1V 487%624
SW1W 022%217
SW1W 898%741
SW1W 979%658
SW1X 061%411
SW1X 736%322
SW1X 863%520
SW1X 967%526
SW1Y 432%217
SW1Y 529%217
SW1Y 631%214
SW2 1164%1271
SW2 286%646
SW2 397%763
SW2 4171%1282
SW2 5147%1190
SW20 045%323
SW20 853%429
SW20 978%632
SW3 127%218
SW3 245%321
SW3 351%422
SW3 462%526
SW3 561%423
SW3 624%212
SW4 050%420
SW4 6154%1173
SW4 7193%1476
SW4 884%629
SW4 9106%850
SW5 080%637
SW5 9130%966
SW6 1103%760
SW6 282%667
SW6 342%326
SW6 447%325
SW6 592%739
SW6 671%541
SW6 783%647
SW7 181%630
SW7 225%219
SW7 359%419
SW7 465%527
SW7 545%326
SW8 194%769
SW8 281%654
SW8 368%528
SW8 4104%861
SW8 593%733
SW9 0133%1065
SW9 6105%847
SW9 7238%17141
SW9 8183%1377
SW9 9156%1195
TN16 2206%1535
TN16 3103%770
TW1 1561%41263
TW1 253%417
TW1 389%642
TW1 457%431
TW10 564%512
TW10 658%433
TW10 764%527
TW11 035%318
TW11 851%432
TW11 957%428
TW12 196%745
TW12 281%646
TW12 393%735
TW13 4205%15175
TW13 5121%965
TW13 6129%968
TW13 772%533
TW14 073%555
TW14 895%777
TW14 9148%1194
TW2 561%432
TW2 6105%856
TW2 768%543
TW3 1179%13144
TW3 274%537
TW3 3135%1099
TW3 489%652
TW4 585%653
TW4 639%323
TW4 7121%973
TW5 0122%987
TW5 999%7115
TW6 2148%1138
TW6 381%612
TW7 489%643
TW7 545%344
TW7 6105%883
TW7 7239%17122
TW8 0138%1090
TW8 8140%1062
TW8 992%772
TW9 184%649
TW9 272%533
TW9 367%521
TW9 4101%744
UB1 1192%14140
UB1 278%679
UB1 3111%889
UB10 0110%869
UB10 834%223
UB10 965%540
UB11 1588%436
UB2 4128%9143
UB2 5141%10169
UB3 178%689
UB3 2125%999
UB3 397%765
UB3 4138%1093
UB3 590%751
UB4 091%766
UB4 884%666
UB4 9178%13118
UB5 484%669
UB5 589%664
UB5 6112%8113
UB6 075%557
UB6 755%433
UB6 8108%8127
UB6 9106%891
UB7 034%298
UB7 7197%14114
UB7 881%653
UB7 9234%17126
UB8 1109%8112
UB8 295%7138
UB8 3101%7139
UB9 664%537
W10 4127%975
W10 596%797
W10 6131%9101
W11 1126%978
W11 284%640
W11 3103%741
W11 4102%772
W12 072%583
W12 744%384
W12 8159%12115
W12 982%658
W13 0147%1185
W13 869%529
W13 958%444
W14 095%769
W14 880%670
W14 998%783
W1B 115%12
W1B 216%15
W1B 3325%242
W1B 414%11
W1B 544%38
W1C 1124%95
W1C 250%42
W1D 21432%10414
W1D 323%28
W1D 484%617
W1D 573%518
W1D 632%211
W1D 793%724
W1F 014%16
W1F 740%326
W1F 825%214
W1F 917%19
W1G 0125%911
W1G 68%12
W1G 740%37
W1G 817%15
W1G 910%19
W1H 144%311
W1H 290%79
W1H 423%24
W1H 575%517
W1H 648%411
W1H 765%524
W1J 016%13
W1J 520%18
W1J 67%13
W1J 736%319
W1J 817%15
W1K 156%47
W1K 236%314
W1K 36%03
W1K 411%12
W1K 530%28
W1K 694%718
W1K 787%617
W1S 115%112
W1S 213%16
W1S 381%613
W1S 439%317
W1T 131%225
W1T 216%15
W1T 315%16
W1T 421%210
W1T 532%217
W1T 618%13
W1T 791%720
W1U 140%314
W1U 227%26
W1U 340%314
W1U 445%37
W1U 527%26
W1U 6129%928
W1U 712%13
W1W 537%39
W1W 624%213
W1W 715%17
W1W 812%15
W2 190%6133
W2 2114%860
W2 3111%854
W2 469%538
W2 583%653
W2 650%454
W3 065%538
W3 6100%795
W3 7105%898
W3 866%557
W3 9159%1174
W4 165%537
W4 266%548
W4 367%538
W4 483%636
W4 583%676
W5 175%546
W5 278%665
W5 3112%876
W5 478%654
W5 590%753
W6 063%572
W6 764%555
W6 8102%794
W6 999%7106
W7 199%756
W7 242%320
W7 3147%1189
W8 464%529
W8 542%333
W8 628%214
W8 777%637
W9 152%431
W9 2118%973
W9 3106%883
WC1A 164%511
WC1A 242%310
WC1B 315%110
WC1B 499%712
WC1B 537%35
WC1E 628%215
WC1E 717%17
WC1H 017%18
WC1H 881%624
WC1H 933%222
WC1N 147%319
WC1N 29%13
WC1N 326%223
WC1R 421%111
WC1R 53%01
WC1V 622%25
WC1V 717%13
WC1X 045%314
WC1X 842%317
WC1X 9104%837
WC2A 13%01
WC2A 220%11
WC2A 37%14
WC2B 435%311
WC2B 511%113
WC2B 6266%1914
WC2E 71%01
WC2E 812%12
WC2E 927%213
WC2H 0171%1227
WC2H 7127%935
WC2H 874%526
WC2H 926%218
WC2N 4157%1165
WC2N 526%223
WC2N 657%423
WC2R 066%511
WC2R 241%32
WC2R 316%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 54.3k representing a decrease 2% 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 May 2025 - April 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.

-2.0% annual change, crime is declining

54.3k 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 April 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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Antisocial behaviour crime →
Bicycle theft crime →
Burglary crime →
Criminal damage and arson crime →
Drugs crime →
Other crime →
Other theft crime →
Possession of weapons crime →
Public order crime →
Robbery crime →
Shoplifting crime →
Theft from the person crime →
Vehicle crime →
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