London criminal damage and arson crime statistics

As of June 2026, the annual crime rate in London stands at 5.7 crimes per 1000 people. London's current crime levels are at 79% of the national crime rate. Criminal damage and arson crime makes up 4.4% of all crimes reported in the region. Criminal damage and arson crime totalled 49.7k representing a decrease 10.6% year-over-year.

London criminal damage and arson crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Londoncrime statisticEngland & Wales
5.7annual crime rate per 1k workday people7.2
79%ratio of national crime rate100%
4.4% share of all crimes7.2%
49.7kcrimes reported404k
-10.6%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 176%555
BR1 2128%996
BR1 374%561
BR1 490%669
BR1 5127%9113
BR2 083%655
BR2 639%37
BR2 755%427
BR2 8111%873
BR2 9106%896
BR3 1134%1076
BR3 360%450
BR3 466%552
BR3 5102%733
BR3 651%414
BR4 0119%966
BR4 966%536
BR5 156%436
BR5 2149%11121
BR5 3171%12130
BR5 4157%1198
BR6 0123%992
BR6 645%317
BR6 777%646
BR6 8107%858
BR6 946%335
BR7 547%319
BR7 663%539
CR0 0107%8115
CR0 1175%13239
CR0 2178%13270
CR0 394%7114
CR0 4105%8175
CR0 580%658
CR0 6118%9135
CR0 785%670
CR0 887%658
CR0 943%324
CR2 028%215
CR2 688%663
CR2 783%633
CR2 875%547
CR2 935%314
CR4 1156%11131
CR4 273%550
CR4 3106%8106
CR4 4107%885
CR5 190%746
CR5 299%763
CR7 6123%961
CR7 7129%9141
CR7 8128%9129
CR8 128%27
CR8 2112%864
CR8 350%415
CR8 470%522
CR8 564%528
DA1 4253%18196
DA14 479%646
DA14 5104%854
DA14 6121%975
DA15 748%318
DA15 860%445
DA15 958%426
DA16 183%652
DA16 259%441
DA16 3101%757
DA17 5124%965
DA17 695%753
DA18 496%740
DA5 159%424
DA5 2116%834
DA5 350%421
DA6 7132%1071
DA6 861%425
DA7 495%767
DA7 539%322
DA7 689%651
DA8 1166%12139
DA8 2131%993
DA8 3106%865
E1 076%551
E1 184%653
E1 2110%873
E1 367%528
E1 489%6113
E1 597%772
E1 644%368
E1 719%130
E1 837%352
E10 588%684
E10 682%695
E10 764%559
E11 1108%875
E11 278%651
E11 3105%885
E11 492%778
E12 587%683
E12 654%479
E13 086%687
E13 8108%8108
E13 996%7100
E14 0121%992
E14 2131%916
E14 397%785
E14 413%117
E14 58%138
E14 6133%1093
E14 7130%9107
E14 868%589
E14 950%496
E15 1112%8118
E15 2204%15164
E15 384%669
E15 4111%8106
E16 1182%13132
E16 2128%9103
E16 392%775
E16 462%453
E17 387%674
E17 470%576
E17 583%683
E17 676%577
E17 7199%14139
E17 863%554
E17 996%772
E18 161%426
E18 234%220
E1W 149%419
E1W 268%526
E1W 365%519
E2 091%762
E2 693%746
E2 7131%974
E2 869%538
E2 998%763
E3 2136%10110
E3 3137%10106
E3 4123%9106
E3 5113%880
E4 6117%8104
E4 785%668
E4 8106%892
E4 954%454
E5 096%783
E5 8124%9103
E5 997%790
E6 192%798
E6 274%583
E6 374%586
E6 566%556
E6 666%570
E7 0101%777
E7 887%6117
E7 963%566
E8 1110%876
E8 2122%974
E8 379%651
E8 4116%869
E9 5147%11125
E9 6133%10121
E9 7105%875
EC1A 213%14
EC1A 434%28
EC1A 72%02
EC1A 975%519
EC1M 396%77
EC1M 46%01
EC1M 510%14
EC1M 69%14
EC1N 620%11
EC1N 715%17
EC1N 810%16
EC1R 09%14
EC1R 144%38
EC1R 310%12
EC1R 445%313
EC1R 552%49
EC1V 018%16
EC1V 1151%1112
EC1V 271%515
EC1V 3127%932
EC1V 425%27
EC1V 735%210
EC1V 869%512
EC1V 945%323
EC1Y 017%13
EC1Y 146%34
EC1Y 814%113
EC2A 133%25
EC2A 236%35
EC2A 327%217
EC2A 413%114
EC2M 335%36
EC2M 414%113
EC2M 512%12
EC2M 715%110
EC2N 43%01
EC2R 712%14
EC2V 58%12
EC2V 614%16
EC2V 79%14
EC2V 812%13
EC2Y 57%15
EC2Y 89%112
EC2Y 94%01
EC3A 517%18
EC3A 74%01
EC3N 110%15
EC3N 217%112
EC3N 426%211
EC3R 517%18
EC3R 713%14
EC3R 89%17
EC3V 010%15
EC3V 323%28
EC3V 918%13
EC4A 15%04
EC4M 729%211
EC4M 934%27
EC4N 569%55
EC4R 06%07
EC4R 114%11
EC4V 37%05
EC4V 48%11
EC4V 54%03
EC4V 632%29
EC4Y 141%38
EC4Y 83%01
EN1 184%679
EN1 256%423
EN1 386%678
EN1 4116%890
EN2 073%538
EN2 6128%955
EN2 743%318
EN2 856%436
EN2 975%512
EN3 4118%895
EN3 589%686
EN3 699%7112
EN3 770%571
EN4 036%313
EN4 888%659
EN4 952%423
EN5 175%533
EN5 245%340
EN5 3117%824
EN5 591%749
HA0 183%668
HA0 2162%12120
HA0 378%645
HA0 463%551
HA1 1109%874
HA1 2132%1092
HA1 360%468
HA1 485%664
HA2 0105%871
HA2 694%737
HA2 732%216
HA2 887%660
HA2 965%550
HA3 064%543
HA3 574%545
HA3 682%649
HA3 798%766
HA3 845%334
HA3 948%339
HA4 094%756
HA4 645%329
HA4 758%434
HA4 876%535
HA4 955%429
HA5 136%318
HA5 244%320
HA5 347%329
HA5 457%427
HA5 540%318
HA6 137%322
HA6 230%220
HA7 136%318
HA7 225%213
HA7 347%322
HA7 469%545
HA8 0113%883
HA8 566%547
HA8 663%539
HA8 7141%1064
HA8 864%551
HA8 973%547
HA9 0122%960
HA9 670%553
HA9 794%754
HA9 877%667
HA9 972%553
IG1 1108%8129
IG1 291%7116
IG1 390%683
IG1 4102%793
IG11 077%682
IG11 7120%9128
IG11 8160%12138
IG11 981%686
IG2 674%560
IG2 769%556
IG3 8112%8135
IG3 995%796
IG4 549%429
IG5 069%563
IG6 189%650
IG6 278%656
IG6 3113%854
IG7 498%745
IG8 040%321
IG8 751%425
IG8 872%535
IG8 956%427
IG9 677%620
KT1 1158%11114
KT1 248%340
KT1 361%444
KT1 433%27
KT2 545%335
KT2 672%543
KT2 732%225
KT3 362%446
KT3 469%537
KT3 543%323
KT3 645%329
KT4 864%557
KT5 866%535
KT5 976%539
KT6 482%631
KT6 675%529
KT6 773%556
KT8 983%626
KT9 1122%971
KT9 260%443
N1 088%675
N1 196%753
N1 292%769
N1 3121%950
N1 480%636
N1 593%750
N1 658%444
N1 752%443
N1 872%547
N1 949%462
N10 173%535
N10 279%638
N10 390%649
N11 1106%881
N11 277%644
N11 3106%852
N12 081%643
N12 733%210
N12 864%533
N12 9102%748
N13 4102%769
N13 572%549
N13 691%733
N14 458%436
N14 567%537
N14 654%424
N14 733%210
N15 395%755
N15 4138%10105
N15 588%654
N15 685%667
N16 082%638
N16 544%343
N16 653%450
N16 7110%864
N16 8130%985
N16 9112%836
N17 099%790
N17 685%699
N17 785%649
N17 8132%1075
N17 9139%10135
N18 185%693
N18 2118%9138
N18 3393%2815
N19 3106%874
N19 4153%1183
N19 5141%10116
N1C 4199%1418
N2 063%532
N2 8116%840
N2 962%428
N20 039%324
N20 842%310
N20 967%522
N21 126%212
N21 244%317
N21 363%527
N22 593%768
N22 6100%794
N22 752%431
N22 888%648
N3 183%649
N3 258%439
N3 362%426
N4 1153%11114
N4 293%7122
N4 3138%1089
N4 494%729
N5 192%760
N5 2108%866
N6 4104%834
N6 557%431
N6 6132%926
N7 096%765
N7 6178%1380
N7 7111%857
N7 887%661
N7 9100%777
N8 0119%971
N8 798%750
N8 849%425
N8 979%641
N9 0173%12150
N9 785%650
N9 879%656
N9 9104%8102
NW1 068%563
NW1 168%559
NW1 256%474
NW1 326%221
NW1 437%317
NW1 589%631
NW1 639%330
NW1 764%548
NW1 874%558
NW1 9150%11102
NW10 0129%9103
NW10 1120%967
NW10 2126%976
NW10 348%325
NW10 4162%12102
NW10 576%551
NW10 648%326
NW10 768%596
NW10 8117%898
NW10 990%657
NW11 035%313
NW11 661%422
NW11 789%636
NW11 858%423
NW11 964%535
NW2 187%654
NW2 292%738
NW2 3104%847
NW2 4109%842
NW2 583%641
NW2 680%661
NW2 7104%881
NW3 188%628
NW3 253%461
NW3 376%639
NW3 4103%743
NW3 573%535
NW3 680%640
NW3 767%524
NW4 193%739
NW4 279%643
NW4 385%668
NW4 467%539
NW5 180%658
NW5 286%655
NW5 3102%739
NW5 492%748
NW6 170%538
NW6 2151%1151
NW6 371%524
NW6 4134%1060
NW6 5129%987
NW6 6110%858
NW6 7134%1086
NW7 156%427
NW7 240%319
NW7 357%423
NW7 438%313
NW8 096%741
NW8 656%417
NW8 751%420
NW8 877%661
NW8 961%428
NW9 061%444
NW9 5135%10159
NW9 697%756
NW9 774%529
NW9 873%543
NW9 989%655
RM1 1195%1474
RM1 263%524
RM1 3105%856
RM1 454%440
RM10 7113%894
RM10 899%778
RM10 9106%8108
RM11 184%658
RM11 242%323
RM11 364%535
RM12 460%452
RM12 542%320
RM12 679%644
RM13 7107%851
RM13 8254%18134
RM13 9135%10110
RM14 150%429
RM14 291%751
RM14 354%423
RM2 536%313
RM2 661%419
RM3 054%445
RM3 7120%960
RM3 8137%1092
RM3 9107%861
RM5 262%429
RM5 381%646
RM6 487%667
RM6 592%755
RM6 6109%865
RM7 074%578
RM7 7134%1034
RM7 869%525
RM7 995%733
RM8 1111%890
RM8 2100%784
RM8 3103%766
RM9 484%660
RM9 585%660
RM9 6143%1099
SE1 017%133
SE1 148%356
SE1 222%250
SE1 359%455
SE1 463%550
SE1 5115%879
SE1 6104%859
SE1 743%395
SE1 884%690
SE1 916%128
SE10 0190%14135
SE10 878%639
SE10 9103%769
SE11 4119%966
SE11 555%438
SE11 670%531
SE12 0121%963
SE12 898%748
SE12 996%746
SE13 5205%15146
SE13 6122%9121
SE13 7111%899
SE14 590%773
SE14 6121%979
SE15 199%751
SE15 279%652
SE15 3130%993
SE15 490%640
SE15 5158%11103
SE15 6101%769
SE16 2103%768
SE16 388%658
SE16 4138%1051
SE16 5100%725
SE16 651%410
SE16 798%736
SE17 1137%1059
SE17 2112%889
SE17 3152%11100
SE18 1166%12139
SE18 2149%1178
SE18 397%764
SE18 4110%889
SE18 571%544
SE18 6125%9121
SE18 7120%989
SE19 1112%851
SE19 2114%845
SE19 3108%864
SE2 093%759
SE2 9135%10111
SE20 7144%1091
SE20 8185%13114
SE21 739%312
SE21 836%322
SE22 064%530
SE22 879%649
SE22 965%525
SE23 1100%752
SE23 2108%869
SE23 3114%866
SE24 0121%957
SE24 999%745
SE25 4100%767
SE25 5125%969
SE25 686%661
SE26 4142%1074
SE26 593%750
SE26 672%540
SE27 0116%875
SE27 9100%754
SE28 0108%881
SE28 8105%8110
SE3 077%632
SE3 779%633
SE3 871%536
SE3 9109%848
SE4 180%662
SE4 2114%873
SE5 0120%969
SE5 7101%767
SE5 894%792
SE5 952%463
SE6 1110%896
SE6 2123%9112
SE6 3158%11108
SE6 4141%10101
SE7 788%674
SE7 891%755
SE8 359%432
SE8 4126%963
SE8 5106%859
SE9 169%544
SE9 287%658
SE9 3105%873
SE9 4184%13119
SE9 5129%961
SE9 6150%1181
SM1 1116%868
SM1 272%555
SM1 363%551
SM1 490%762
SM2 549%443
SM2 688%646
SM2 754%419
SM3 856%429
SM3 963%548
SM4 469%549
SM4 564%544
SM4 686%659
SM5 1130%992
SM5 286%653
SM5 334%216
SM5 435%311
SM6 072%531
SM6 797%737
SM6 868%542
SM6 980%653
SW10 082%675
SW10 965%539
SW11 1102%756
SW11 2101%764
SW11 381%661
SW11 472%537
SW11 583%665
SW11 639%320
SW12 084%630
SW12 883%653
SW12 9153%1172
SW13 060%423
SW13 813%11
SW13 941%319
SW14 794%740
SW14 840%322
SW15 181%649
SW15 250%433
SW15 378%643
SW15 4100%763
SW15 561%440
SW15 658%427
SW16 1134%1077
SW16 288%674
SW16 368%533
SW16 491%766
SW16 5102%787
SW16 6107%882
SW17 077%6109
SW17 666%54
SW17 7104%882
SW17 870%559
SW17 9101%786
SW18 1116%889
SW18 246%325
SW18 389%660
SW18 479%666
SW18 551%435
SW19 171%551
SW19 285%665
SW19 343%336
SW19 431%220
SW19 525%29
SW19 658%432
SW19 748%422
SW19 866%560
SW1A 0462%3316
SW1A 116%18
SW1A 262%463
SW1E 544%323
SW1E 610%16
SW1H 010%17
SW1H 99%19
SW1P 129%226
SW1P 226%236
SW1P 36%08
SW1P 430%227
SW1V 167%537
SW1V 296%735
SW1V 376%534
SW1V 480%622
SW1W 024%218
SW1W 891%738
SW1W 979%658
SW1X 055%410
SW1X 736%322
SW1X 857%418
SW1X 954%421
SW1Y 424%213
SW1Y 527%216
SW1Y 631%214
SW2 1150%1165
SW2 283%644
SW2 393%760
SW2 4161%1277
SW2 5141%1086
SW20 041%321
SW20 842%323
SW20 966%527
SW3 127%218
SW3 241%319
SW3 339%317
SW3 450%421
SW3 559%422
SW3 622%211
SW4 050%420
SW4 6144%1068
SW4 7176%1369
SW4 881%628
SW4 998%746
SW5 072%533
SW5 9125%963
SW6 196%756
SW6 274%561
SW6 336%322
SW6 445%324
SW6 588%637
SW6 670%540
SW6 776%643
SW7 179%629
SW7 221%216
SW7 356%418
SW7 463%526
SW7 542%324
SW8 184%661
SW8 278%652
SW8 365%527
SW8 489%652
SW8 582%629
SW9 0121%959
SW9 6101%745
SW9 7212%15125
SW9 8171%1272
SW9 9150%1191
TN16 2213%1536
TN16 3100%768
TW1 1524%38245
TW1 244%314
TW1 381%638
TW1 454%429
TW10 559%411
TW10 659%433
TW10 755%423
TW11 031%216
TW11 848%330
TW11 955%427
TW12 192%743
TW12 264%536
TW12 391%734
TW13 4190%14162
TW13 5114%861
TW13 6122%964
TW13 761%428
TW14 070%552
TW14 891%774
TW14 9137%1087
TW2 559%431
TW2 6103%755
TW2 760%438
TW3 1169%12135
TW3 266%533
TW3 3123%990
TW3 488%651
TW4 572%545
TW4 641%324
TW4 7113%868
TW5 0111%879
TW5 994%7109
TW6 2141%1036
TW6 382%612
TW7 474%536
TW7 540%339
TW7 695%775
TW7 7216%16110
TW8 0129%984
TW8 8136%1060
TW8 987%668
TW9 178%645
TW9 255%425
TW9 348%315
TW9 492%740
UB1 1180%13131
UB1 276%677
UB1 3103%782
UB10 0104%865
UB10 832%221
UB10 956%434
UB11 1589%436
UB2 4116%8129
UB2 5134%10160
UB3 174%584
UB3 2106%884
UB3 384%656
UB3 4121%981
UB3 585%648
UB4 089%664
UB4 878%661
UB4 9169%12112
UB5 477%663
UB5 582%659
UB5 6108%8108
UB6 072%555
UB6 752%431
UB6 8102%7120
UB6 998%784
UB7 034%298
UB7 7177%13102
UB7 872%547
UB7 9214%15115
UB8 1104%8106
UB8 287%6127
UB8 393%7128
UB9 655%432
W10 4115%868
W10 589%689
W10 6125%996
W11 1120%974
W11 278%637
W11 381%632
W11 494%766
W12 066%576
W12 738%372
W12 8150%11108
W12 970%549
W13 0135%1078
W13 857%424
W13 955%441
W14 086%662
W14 878%668
W14 982%670
W1B 18%11
W1B 210%13
W1B 3326%242
W1B 414%11
W1B 544%38
W1C 199%74
W1C 250%42
W1D 21333%9613
W1D 323%28
W1D 484%617
W1D 573%518
W1D 632%211
W1D 789%623
W1F 014%16
W1F 734%222
W1F 822%212
W1F 915%18
W1G 091%78
W1G 68%12
W1G 729%25
W1G 817%15
W1G 910%19
W1H 144%311
W1H 290%79
W1H 423%24
W1H 580%618
W1H 644%310
W1H 763%523
W1J 010%12
W1J 520%18
W1J 65%02
W1J 736%319
W1J 817%15
W1K 156%47
W1K 234%213
W1K 36%03
W1K 411%12
W1K 530%28
W1K 689%617
W1K 782%616
W1S 116%113
W1S 213%16
W1S 344%37
W1S 434%215
W1T 126%221
W1T 216%15
W1T 312%15
W1T 417%18
W1T 525%213
W1T 618%13
W1T 792%720
W1U 135%312
W1U 218%14
W1U 332%211
W1U 445%37
W1U 527%26
W1U 6125%927
W1U 712%13
W1W 529%27
W1W 624%213
W1W 715%17
W1W 87%13
W2 181%6120
W2 2107%856
W2 397%747
W2 467%537
W2 580%651
W2 646%349
W3 058%434
W3 696%791
W3 796%789
W3 857%449
W3 9146%1168
W4 156%432
W4 262%445
W4 365%537
W4 476%633
W4 582%675
W5 166%540
W5 274%561
W5 399%767
W5 476%552
W5 585%650
W6 060%468
W6 757%449
W6 893%785
W6 994%7100
W7 187%649
W7 238%318
W7 3131%979
W8 458%426
W8 540%331
W8 626%213
W8 767%532
W9 150%430
W9 2112%869
W9 396%775
WC1A 153%49
WC1A 242%310
WC1B 315%110
WC1B 499%712
WC1B 529%24
WC1E 624%213
WC1E 715%16
WC1H 013%16
WC1H 878%623
WC1H 933%222
WC1N 140%316
WC1N 26%02
WC1N 322%219
WC1R 419%110
WC1R 53%01
WC1V 622%25
WC1V 717%13
WC1X 032%210
WC1X 830%212
WC1X 996%734
WC2A 13%01
WC2A 220%11
WC2A 37%14
WC2B 428%29
WC2B 510%111
WC2B 6266%1914
WC2E 71%01
WC2E 812%12
WC2E 921%110
WC2H 0152%1124
WC2H 7116%832
WC2H 869%524
WC2H 917%112
WC2N 4138%1057
WC2N 523%220
WC2N 654%422
WC2R 060%410
WC2R 220%11
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 49.7k representing a decrease 10.6% 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 June 2025 - May 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.

-10.6% annual change, crime is declining

49.7k 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 May 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
Antisocial behaviour crime →
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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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