London criminal damage and arson crime statistics

As of March 2026, the annual crime rate in London region 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 54.7k representing a decrease 1.3% year-over-year.

London criminal damage and arson crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
London regioncrime statisticEngland & Wales
6.3annual crime rate per 1k workday people7.3
87%ratio of national crime rate100%
4.8% share of all crimes7.2%
54.7kcrimes reported406k
-1.3%annual change-4.2%

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 179%658
BR1 2129%997
BR1 379%665
BR1 4110%885
BR1 5148%11132
BR2 084%656
BR2 644%38
BR2 750%425
BR2 8126%983
BR2 9105%896
BR3 1148%1184
BR3 365%555
BR3 471%556
BR3 5113%837
BR3 658%416
BR4 0125%970
BR4 986%647
BR5 165%542
BR5 2179%13146
BR5 3192%14147
BR5 4174%13109
BR6 0140%10105
BR6 653%420
BR6 7100%760
BR6 8123%967
BR6 964%549
BR7 537%315
BR7 659%437
CR0 0120%9130
CR0 1175%13240
CR0 2180%13275
CR0 3101%7123
CR0 4111%8186
CR0 5106%877
CR0 6131%10151
CR0 7104%886
CR0 893%762
CR0 950%428
CR2 033%218
CR2 688%663
CR2 786%634
CR2 8108%868
CR2 932%213
CR4 1157%11133
CR4 279%654
CR4 3132%10132
CR4 4120%996
CR5 1100%751
CR5 2102%765
CR7 6139%1069
CR7 7143%10157
CR7 8128%9129
CR8 132%28
CR8 2134%1077
CR8 363%519
CR8 479%625
CR8 559%426
DA1 4317%23247
DA14 494%755
DA14 5119%962
DA14 6112%870
DA15 774%528
DA15 874%556
DA15 966%530
DA16 181%651
DA16 263%544
DA16 3104%859
DA17 5135%1071
DA17 696%754
DA18 4105%844
DA5 185%635
DA5 2136%1040
DA5 355%423
DA6 7133%1072
DA6 873%530
DA7 4107%876
DA7 530%217
DA7 6104%860
DA8 1177%13149
DA8 2151%11108
DA8 3102%763
E1 086%658
E1 188%656
E1 2123%982
E1 376%632
E1 486%6110
E1 5109%881
E1 647%374
E1 724%238
E1 835%350
E10 5109%8105
E10 680%693
E10 758%454
E11 1118%982
E11 281%653
E11 3119%997
E11 4103%888
E12 593%789
E12 659%487
E13 098%799
E13 8107%8108
E13 993%797
E14 0120%991
E14 2147%1118
E14 392%781
E14 418%124
E14 510%148
E14 6142%10100
E14 7131%10109
E14 873%595
E14 949%496
E15 1112%8119
E15 2200%15162
E15 380%666
E15 4116%8112
E16 1212%15154
E16 2119%997
E16 3101%783
E16 475%565
E17 3102%787
E17 492%7101
E17 5101%7101
E17 675%577
E17 7213%16150
E17 873%563
E17 9120%990
E18 184%636
E18 239%323
E1W 159%423
E1W 265%525
E1W 368%520
E2 0113%877
E2 6131%1065
E2 7153%1187
E2 883%646
E2 9115%874
E3 2131%9106
E3 3161%12125
E3 4144%10125
E3 5125%989
E4 6130%9116
E4 796%777
E4 8113%899
E4 961%461
E5 0114%899
E5 8121%9101
E5 9101%794
E6 198%7105
E6 284%694
E6 379%693
E6 572%562
E6 676%581
E7 095%773
E7 895%7129
E7 976%680
E8 1125%987
E8 2149%1191
E8 385%655
E8 4120%972
E9 5159%12136
E9 6130%9119
E9 7144%10103
EC1A 220%16
EC1A 434%28
EC1A 72%02
EC1A 955%414
EC1M 3137%1010
EC1M 412%12
EC1M 514%16
EC1M 69%14
EC1N 620%11
EC1N 721%210
EC1N 85%03
EC1R 014%16
EC1R 144%38
EC1R 314%13
EC1R 445%313
EC1R 546%38
EC1V 024%28
EC1V 1176%1314
EC1V 284%618
EC1V 3146%1137
EC1V 432%29
EC1V 734%210
EC1V 891%716
EC1V 951%426
EC1Y 028%25
EC1Y 157%45
EC1Y 815%114
EC2A 133%25
EC2A 221%23
EC2A 331%220
EC2A 412%113
EC2M 335%36
EC2M 413%112
EC2M 713%19
EC2N 43%01
EC2R 79%13
EC2V 512%13
EC2V 614%16
EC2V 713%16
EC2V 812%13
EC2Y 54%03
EC2Y 811%114
EC2Y 97%12
EC3A 513%16
EC3N 111%16
EC3N 216%111
EC3N 426%211
EC3R 513%16
EC3R 76%02
EC3R 810%18
EC3V 020%110
EC3V 317%16
EC3V 941%37
EC4A 15%04
EC4M 732%212
EC4M 938%38
EC4N 568%55
EC4R 07%08
EC4V 312%19
EC4V 416%12
EC4V 54%03
EC4V 642%312
EC4Y 05%01
EC4Y 146%39
EC4Y 83%01
EN1 195%790
EN1 256%423
EN1 393%785
EN1 4110%886
EN2 098%751
EN2 6104%845
EN2 745%319
EN2 875%548
EN2 962%510
EN3 4137%10111
EN3 595%792
EN3 696%7109
EN3 793%795
EN4 050%418
EN4 894%764
EN4 952%423
EN5 191%740
EN5 253%447
EN5 3112%823
EN5 5100%754
HA0 195%778
HA0 2173%13129
HA0 362%436
HA0 467%554
HA1 198%767
HA1 2140%1098
HA1 364%573
HA1 474%556
HA2 0106%872
HA2 6116%846
HA2 739%320
HA2 887%660
HA2 962%548
HA3 070%547
HA3 596%759
HA3 688%653
HA3 7105%871
HA3 848%437
HA3 945%337
HA4 0104%862
HA4 655%436
HA4 768%540
HA4 882%638
HA4 951%427
HA5 150%425
HA5 266%530
HA5 343%327
HA5 471%534
HA5 547%321
HA6 142%325
HA6 243%329
HA7 148%324
HA7 223%212
HA7 355%426
HA7 482%654
HA8 0137%10101
HA8 588%663
HA8 671%544
HA8 7127%958
HA8 871%557
HA8 965%542
HA9 0121%960
HA9 675%557
HA9 7106%861
HA9 874%565
HA9 980%659
IG1 1116%8139
IG1 296%7124
IG1 394%787
IG1 4125%9115
IG11 092%799
IG11 7134%10144
IG11 8191%14165
IG11 977%682
IG2 675%561
IG2 766%554
IG3 8118%9143
IG3 991%792
IG4 560%436
IG5 078%671
IG6 193%753
IG6 298%771
IG6 3115%855
IG7 491%742
IG8 045%324
IG8 749%424
IG8 882%640
IG8 970%534
IG9 6103%727
KT1 1176%13128
KT1 250%442
KT1 378%656
KT1 451%411
KT2 541%332
KT2 675%545
KT2 741%332
KT3 370%552
KT3 473%539
KT3 561%433
KT3 652%434
KT4 873%565
KT5 875%540
KT5 987%645
KT6 474%528
KT6 667%526
KT6 795%773
KT8 983%626
KT9 1135%1079
KT9 268%549
N1 0103%788
N1 1120%967
N1 287%666
N1 3114%847
N1 484%638
N1 5109%859
N1 669%552
N1 761%450
N1 871%547
N1 954%468
N10 174%536
N10 276%637
N10 387%648
N11 1113%887
N11 283%648
N11 3122%960
N12 093%750
N12 746%314
N12 873%538
N12 9107%851
N13 4122%983
N13 581%656
N13 696%735
N14 461%438
N14 570%539
N14 662%528
N14 749%415
N15 399%758
N15 4126%996
N15 5115%871
N15 694%775
N16 084%639
N16 548%447
N16 653%450
N16 7122%971
N16 8135%1089
N16 9115%837
N17 0122%9111
N17 691%7107
N17 7102%759
N17 8160%1291
N17 9155%11151
N18 199%7109
N18 2128%9151
N18 3313%2312
N19 3123%986
N19 4215%16117
N19 5172%12142
N1C 4187%1417
N2 055%428
N2 8127%944
N2 971%532
N20 047%329
N20 846%311
N20 982%627
N21 130%214
N21 239%315
N21 360%426
N22 5111%881
N22 6132%10125
N22 753%432
N22 8101%755
N3 188%652
N3 263%543
N3 366%528
N4 1168%12126
N4 296%7127
N4 3162%12105
N4 4126%939
N5 199%765
N5 2110%868
N6 492%730
N6 571%539
N6 6111%822
N7 0104%871
N7 6195%1488
N7 7116%860
N7 8102%772
N7 9114%888
N8 0122%973
N8 798%750
N8 855%428
N8 988%646
N9 0185%13161
N9 790%753
N9 885%661
N9 9110%8108
NW1 077%672
NW1 169%561
NW1 256%474
NW1 332%226
NW1 450%423
NW1 5105%837
NW1 639%330
NW1 767%551
NW1 883%665
NW1 9139%1095
NW10 0132%10106
NW10 1135%1076
NW10 2142%1086
NW10 351%427
NW10 4165%12104
NW10 584%657
NW10 648%326
NW10 779%6111
NW10 8119%9100
NW10 989%657
NW11 043%316
NW11 680%629
NW11 776%631
NW11 876%630
NW11 969%538
NW2 196%760
NW2 2108%845
NW2 3125%957
NW2 4103%740
NW2 594%747
NW2 6100%777
NW2 7110%886
NW3 1116%837
NW3 259%469
NW3 397%750
NW3 4112%847
NW3 564%531
NW3 699%750
NW3 767%524
NW4 1100%742
NW4 297%753
NW4 391%773
NW4 489%652
NW5 174%554
NW5 298%763
NW5 3104%840
NW5 496%750
NW6 187%647
NW6 2124%942
NW6 383%628
NW6 4154%1169
NW6 5136%1092
NW6 6106%856
NW6 7152%1198
NW7 176%637
NW7 250%424
NW7 372%529
NW7 435%312
NW8 089%638
NW8 649%415
NW8 764%525
NW8 888%670
NW8 961%428
NW9 069%550
NW9 5151%11178
NW9 6101%759
NW9 781%632
NW9 876%645
NW9 984%652
RM1 1205%1578
RM1 273%528
RM1 3112%860
RM1 469%551
RM10 7118%999
RM10 8103%782
RM10 9109%8111
RM11 1102%771
RM11 243%324
RM11 367%537
RM12 476%566
RM12 548%323
RM12 682%646
RM13 7102%749
RM13 8228%17121
RM13 9105%886
RM14 152%430
RM14 296%754
RM14 347%320
RM2 544%316
RM2 676%624
RM3 066%555
RM3 7127%964
RM3 8145%1198
RM3 9114%865
RM5 273%534
RM5 3100%757
RM6 493%772
RM6 589%654
RM6 6132%1079
RM7 089%694
RM7 7118%930
RM7 874%527
RM7 9112%839
RM8 1120%998
RM8 2113%895
RM8 3114%874
RM9 492%766
RM9 5106%875
RM9 6155%11108
SE1 016%132
SE1 154%463
SE1 219%143
SE1 354%450
SE1 476%661
SE1 5137%1095
SE1 6114%865
SE1 750%4112
SE1 8102%7110
SE1 919%134
SE10 0224%16160
SE10 891%746
SE10 9109%873
SE11 4117%865
SE11 560%442
SE11 665%529
SE12 0128%967
SE12 899%749
SE12 9114%855
SE13 5199%14143
SE13 6138%10138
SE13 7135%10121
SE14 5111%890
SE14 6131%1086
SE15 1110%857
SE15 284%656
SE15 3128%992
SE15 4112%850
SE15 5171%12112
SE15 6104%871
SE16 2119%979
SE16 383%655
SE16 4127%947
SE16 595%724
SE16 672%514
SE16 792%734
SE17 1175%1376
SE17 2127%9101
SE17 3165%12109
SE18 1160%12135
SE18 2156%1182
SE18 3107%871
SE18 4119%997
SE18 590%756
SE18 6133%10130
SE18 7118%988
SE19 1125%957
SE19 2129%951
SE19 3106%863
SE2 0100%764
SE2 9155%11128
SE20 7140%1089
SE20 8199%14123
SE21 739%312
SE21 853%432
SE22 068%532
SE22 884%652
SE22 970%527
SE23 1116%861
SE23 2120%977
SE23 3124%972
SE24 0137%1065
SE24 9124%957
SE25 4119%980
SE25 5142%1079
SE25 6115%882
SE26 4160%1284
SE26 5107%858
SE26 691%751
SE27 0118%977
SE27 9137%1074
SE28 0132%1099
SE28 8123%9130
SE3 089%637
SE3 771%530
SE3 883%642
SE3 9110%849
SE4 187%668
SE4 2126%981
SE5 0133%1077
SE5 799%766
SE5 892%791
SE5 958%471
SE6 1106%893
SE6 2134%10123
SE6 3162%12111
SE6 4169%12122
SE7 793%779
SE7 8104%863
SE8 375%541
SE8 4147%1174
SE8 5114%864
SE9 1103%766
SE9 2115%877
SE9 3105%873
SE9 4197%14128
SE9 5135%1064
SE9 6131%971
SM1 1114%867
SM1 270%554
SM1 369%556
SM1 494%765
SM2 558%451
SM2 698%752
SM2 748%317
SM3 871%537
SM3 964%549
SM4 476%554
SM4 572%550
SM4 687%660
SM5 1142%10101
SM5 2110%868
SM5 341%319
SM5 438%312
SM6 077%633
SM6 799%738
SM6 894%758
SM6 988%659
SW10 089%682
SW10 980%648
SW11 1125%969
SW11 2106%867
SW11 383%663
SW11 485%644
SW11 597%776
SW11 638%320
SW12 086%631
SW12 881%652
SW12 9144%1068
SW13 063%524
SW13 813%11
SW13 949%423
SW14 7110%847
SW14 834%219
SW15 1103%863
SW15 245%330
SW15 395%753
SW15 497%761
SW15 579%652
SW15 656%426
SW16 1159%1292
SW16 2107%890
SW16 370%534
SW16 495%769
SW16 5112%896
SW16 6118%991
SW17 078%6112
SW17 682%65
SW17 7119%994
SW17 878%666
SW17 9115%898
SW18 1128%999
SW18 253%429
SW18 3102%769
SW18 497%781
SW18 567%546
SW19 181%659
SW19 294%772
SW19 353%444
SW19 448%331
SW19 525%29
SW19 681%645
SW19 750%423
SW19 881%674
SW1A 0460%3316
SW1A 122%211
SW1A 260%461
SW1E 553%428
SW1E 611%17
SW1H 09%16
SW1H 910%110
SW1P 139%335
SW1P 225%234
SW1P 318%124
SW1P 430%227
SW1V 169%538
SW1V 290%733
SW1V 385%638
SW1V 498%727
SW1W 022%217
SW1W 888%637
SW1W 977%657
SW1X 066%512
SW1X 731%219
SW1X 866%521
SW1X 977%630
SW1Y 430%216
SW1Y 534%220
SW1Y 638%317
SW2 1168%1273
SW2 282%644
SW2 3109%871
SW2 4168%1281
SW2 5132%1081
SW20 044%323
SW20 860%433
SW20 978%632
SW3 126%217
SW3 243%320
SW3 357%425
SW3 467%528
SW3 567%525
SW3 630%215
SW4 050%420
SW4 6150%1171
SW4 7195%1477
SW4 878%627
SW4 997%746
SW5 093%743
SW5 9116%859
SW6 199%758
SW6 284%669
SW6 343%327
SW6 443%323
SW6 595%740
SW6 655%432
SW6 772%541
SW7 189%633
SW7 225%219
SW7 365%521
SW7 470%529
SW7 545%326
SW8 190%766
SW8 290%760
SW8 363%526
SW8 4116%868
SW8 5110%839
SW9 0133%1065
SW9 689%640
SW9 7228%17135
SW9 8180%1376
SW9 9162%1299
TN16 2112%819
TN16 398%767
TW1 1568%41267
TW1 250%416
TW1 387%641
TW1 459%432
TW10 564%512
TW10 658%433
TW10 771%530
TW11 042%322
TW11 850%431
TW11 961%430
TW12 193%744
TW12 283%647
TW12 388%633
TW13 4241%18207
TW13 5132%1071
TW13 6127%967
TW13 778%636
TW14 077%658
TW14 899%781
TW14 9152%1197
TW2 561%432
TW2 6101%754
TW2 782%652
TW3 1186%14150
TW3 270%535
TW3 3132%1097
TW3 481%647
TW4 585%653
TW4 644%326
TW4 7127%977
TW5 0112%880
TW5 991%7106
TW6 2152%1139
TW6 374%511
TW7 486%642
TW7 541%340
TW7 6111%888
TW7 7242%18124
TW8 0135%1088
TW8 8119%953
TW8 996%775
TW9 181%647
TW9 274%534
TW9 373%523
TW9 4103%745
UB1 1183%13134
UB1 276%677
UB1 3115%892
UB10 0103%865
UB10 839%326
UB10 982%650
UB11 1684%507
UB2 4135%10151
UB2 5129%9155
UB3 182%693
UB3 2124%999
UB3 383%656
UB3 4148%11100
UB3 5102%758
UB4 090%765
UB4 894%774
UB4 9165%12110
UB5 466%554
UB5 596%769
UB5 694%795
UB6 079%660
UB6 748%429
UB6 8104%8123
UB6 9106%892
UB7 034%2100
UB7 7191%14111
UB7 876%650
UB7 9240%17130
UB8 1112%8115
UB8 299%7144
UB8 3103%7142
UB9 678%645
W10 4133%1079
W10 5102%7103
W10 6134%10104
W11 1116%872
W11 284%640
W11 3100%740
W11 4103%773
W12 070%581
W12 743%383
W12 8178%13129
W12 982%658
W13 0148%1186
W13 854%423
W13 986%665
W14 090%765
W14 882%672
W14 996%782
W1B 18%11
W1B 216%15
W1B 3648%474
W1B 414%11
W1B 544%38
W1C 1123%95
W1D 21938%14119
W1D 331%211
W1D 479%616
W1D 577%619
W1D 640%314
W1D 785%622
W1F 021%29
W1F 748%331
W1F 834%219
W1F 915%18
W1G 0136%1012
W1G 612%13
W1G 734%26
W1G 817%15
W1G 910%19
W1H 148%312
W1H 2100%710
W1H 434%26
W1H 592%721
W1H 648%411
W1H 765%524
W1J 016%13
W1J 515%16
W1J 67%13
W1J 730%216
W1J 827%28
W1K 148%36
W1K 244%317
W1K 38%14
W1K 411%12
W1K 526%27
W1K 694%718
W1K 766%513
W1S 116%113
W1S 211%15
W1S 3100%716
W1S 443%319
W1T 127%222
W1T 216%15
W1T 324%210
W1T 421%210
W1T 530%216
W1T 624%24
W1T 787%619
W1U 137%313
W1U 227%26
W1U 334%212
W1U 444%37
W1U 527%26
W1U 6124%927
W1U 716%14
W1W 537%39
W1W 622%212
W1W 722%210
W1W 815%16
W2 189%6132
W2 2129%968
W2 3107%852
W2 467%537
W2 595%761
W2 654%458
W3 066%539
W3 6110%8104
W3 7100%793
W3 867%558
W3 9163%1276
W4 178%645
W4 270%551
W4 369%539
W4 483%636
W4 582%675
W5 180%649
W5 278%665
W5 3110%875
W5 478%654
W5 586%651
W6 057%465
W6 768%559
W6 897%790
W6 9100%7107
W7 1100%757
W7 242%320
W7 3142%1086
W8 462%428
W8 541%332
W8 636%318
W8 783%640
W9 160%436
W9 2124%977
W9 3111%887
WC1A 188%615
WC1A 242%310
WC1B 313%19
WC1B 4107%813
WC1B 529%24
WC1E 626%214
WC1E 715%16
WC1H 017%18
WC1H 871%521
WC1H 927%218
WC1N 144%318
WC1N 29%13
WC1N 326%223
WC1R 419%110
WC1R 56%02
WC1V 622%25
WC1V 728%25
WC1X 051%416
WC1X 837%315
WC1X 9123%944
WC2A 13%01
WC2A 37%14
WC2B 438%312
WC2B 515%117
WC2B 6208%1511
WC2E 72%02
WC2E 818%13
WC2E 927%213
WC2H 0151%1124
WC2H 7130%936
WC2H 874%526
WC2H 936%325
WC2N 4192%1480
WC2N 524%221
WC2N 661%425
WC2R 060%410
WC2R 17%02
WC2R 281%64
WC2R 316%14

London criminal damage and arson crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : London region 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 54.7k representing a decrease 1.3% 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 March 2025 - February 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.

-1.3% annual change, crime is declining

54.7k 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 February 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 region
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Drugs crime →
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Possession of weapons crime →
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Theft from the person crime →
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