London drugs 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 177% of the national crime rate. Drugs crime makes up 4.8% of all crimes reported in the region. Drugs crime totalled 54.5k representing an increase 32.5% year-over-year.

London drugs crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
London regioncrime statisticEngland & Wales
6.3annual crime rate per 1k workday people3.6
177%ratio of national crime rate100%
4.8% share of all crimes3.5%
54.5kcrimes reported199k
32.5%annual change15.9%

London drugs crime rate comparison map

London drugs crime rate comparison map
Postcode sectorCrime rate vs. ENG & WLS rateCrime rate per 1000 workday peopleTotal number of crimes
BR1 1327%12117
BR1 249%218
BR1 3104%442
BR1 4164%662
BR1 5176%677
BR2 0221%872
BR2 6112%410
BR2 778%319
BR2 8130%542
BR2 9121%454
BR3 1176%649
BR3 378%332
BR3 472%328
BR3 563%210
BR3 6111%415
BR4 062%217
BR4 930%18
BR5 185%327
BR5 2207%783
BR5 3216%881
BR5 4153%547
BR6 076%328
BR6 654%210
BR6 771%321
BR6 841%111
BR6 964%224
BR7 540%18
BR7 659%218
CR0 0198%7105
CR0 1604%22406
CR0 2434%15324
CR0 3254%9151
CR0 4135%5110
CR0 5104%437
CR0 6221%8125
CR0 793%338
CR0 864%221
CR0 980%322
CR2 0192%751
CR2 6176%662
CR2 7354%1369
CR2 8104%432
CR2 931%16
CR4 1239%999
CR4 2149%550
CR4 3271%10133
CR4 4125%449
CR5 1123%431
CR5 2109%434
CR7 6221%854
CR7 7184%799
CR7 8278%10138
CR8 1132%516
CR8 2171%648
CR8 3122%418
CR8 4103%416
CR8 579%317
DA1 4136%552
DA14 442%112
DA14 586%322
DA14 6102%431
DA15 759%211
DA15 8100%437
DA15 9185%741
DA16 1114%435
DA16 2123%442
DA16 394%326
DA17 597%325
DA17 6157%643
DA18 4132%527
DA5 155%211
DA5 283%312
DA5 353%211
DA6 7396%14105
DA6 8149%530
DA7 4189%766
DA7 554%215
DA7 682%323
DA8 1475%17196
DA8 2219%877
DA8 3113%434
E1 0396%14131
E1 1430%15134
E1 2324%12106
E1 3200%741
E1 4226%8141
E1 5332%12121
E1 6115%488
E1 778%360
E1 857%240
E10 5289%10136
E10 6165%694
E10 7382%14174
E11 1222%876
E11 284%327
E11 3183%773
E11 4278%10116
E12 5202%795
E12 698%370
E13 0183%791
E13 8152%575
E13 9266%9136
E14 0247%992
E14 2665%2440
E14 3344%12149
E14 430%120
E14 511%027
E14 6270%1093
E14 7460%16187
E14 8210%7135
E14 9272%10259
E15 1339%12176
E15 2902%32358
E15 3195%779
E15 4385%14182
E16 1446%16159
E16 2357%13142
E16 3270%10109
E16 4151%564
E17 3272%10114
E17 4217%8116
E17 5195%796
E17 6184%792
E17 7363%13125
E17 8146%562
E17 9288%10106
E18 1152%532
E18 2165%648
E1W 1115%422
E1W 2160%630
E1W 3222%832
E2 0335%12112
E2 6300%1173
E2 7252%970
E2 8250%968
E2 9265%984
E3 2370%13147
E3 3420%15160
E3 4358%13152
E3 5393%14137
E4 6140%561
E4 7254%9100
E4 8236%8101
E4 9183%790
E5 0176%675
E5 8354%13145
E5 9283%10129
E6 1338%12177
E6 2297%11163
E6 3128%574
E6 5463%16195
E6 6253%9133
E7 0114%443
E7 8114%476
E7 9130%567
E8 1205%770
E8 2445%16133
E8 3202%764
E8 4317%1193
E9 5255%9107
E9 6172%677
E9 7216%876
EC1A 282%312
EC1A 434%14
EC1A 728%111
EC1A 996%312
EC1M 328%11
EC1M 437%13
EC1M 510%02
EC1M 648%210
EC1N 730%17
EC1N 847%214
EC1R 067%214
EC1R 1124%411
EC1R 359%26
EC1R 4127%518
EC1R 5210%718
EC1V 0152%525
EC1V 1692%2527
EC1V 2105%411
EC1V 357%27
EC1V 465%29
EC1V 7224%832
EC1V 8209%718
EC1V 9417%15104
EC1Y 0751%2765
EC1Y 193%34
EC1Y 8112%452
EC2A 167%25
EC2A 2567%2039
EC2A 3529%19167
EC2A 4221%8119
EC2M 3178%615
EC2M 450%223
EC2M 5131%511
EC2M 736%112
EC2N 46%01
EC2R 753%29
EC2V 629%16
EC2V 718%14
EC2V 850%26
EC2Y 556%219
EC2Y 843%227
EC2Y 97%01
EC3A 557%213
EC3A 78%01
EC3N 135%19
EC3N 241%114
EC3N 471%315
EC3R 513%03
EC3R 726%14
EC3R 813%05
EC3V 029%17
EC3V 342%17
EC3V 9131%511
EC4A 18%03
EC4A 33%01
EC4M 771%313
EC4M 9127%513
EC4N 5223%88
EC4R 05%03
EC4R 156%22
EC4R 23%01
EC4V 331%111
EC4V 433%12
EC4V 686%312
EC4Y 092%39
EC4Y 1157%615
EN1 1149%569
EN1 265%213
EN1 3119%453
EN1 4206%779
EN2 0125%432
EN2 699%421
EN2 758%212
EN2 882%326
EN2 989%37
EN3 4309%11123
EN3 5154%573
EN3 6133%574
EN3 7122%461
EN4 051%29
EN4 8114%438
EN4 987%319
EN5 1116%425
EN5 253%223
EN5 3169%617
EN5 5170%645
HA0 1804%29325
HA0 2339%12124
HA0 395%327
HA0 4435%15173
HA1 1364%13122
HA1 2314%11108
HA1 393%352
HA1 4140%552
HA2 0153%551
HA2 6129%525
HA2 764%216
HA2 8101%434
HA2 974%328
HA3 0112%437
HA3 5283%1085
HA3 6108%432
HA3 7280%1093
HA3 856%221
HA3 997%339
HA4 096%328
HA4 6100%432
HA4 7114%433
HA4 884%319
HA4 974%319
HA5 165%216
HA5 2129%529
HA5 349%215
HA5 472%317
HA5 5127%528
HA6 1206%760
HA6 233%111
HA7 1126%431
HA7 2167%643
HA7 356%213
HA7 484%327
HA8 0193%770
HA8 5155%654
HA8 6109%433
HA8 7170%638
HA8 8100%439
HA8 9114%436
HA9 0629%22153
HA9 6299%11111
HA9 7387%14109
HA9 8269%10116
HA9 9738%26266
IG1 1285%10168
IG1 2144%591
IG1 3178%681
IG1 4356%13160
IG11 091%348
IG11 7327%12172
IG11 8873%31370
IG11 9174%691
IG2 680%332
IG2 7105%442
IG3 8208%7124
IG3 9129%564
IG4 599%429
IG5 090%340
IG6 168%219
IG6 282%329
IG6 3141%533
IG7 4155%635
IG8 050%213
IG8 783%320
IG8 8147%535
IG8 9109%426
IG9 6124%416
KT1 1449%16160
KT1 2218%890
KT1 3110%439
KT1 4152%516
KT2 5116%444
KT2 6169%650
KT2 766%225
KT3 344%216
KT3 461%216
KT3 5110%429
KT3 650%216
KT4 846%220
KT5 892%324
KT5 940%110
KT6 4135%525
KT6 631%16
KT6 7242%991
KT8 991%314
KT9 166%219
KT9 2120%442
N1 0210%788
N1 1224%861
N1 2197%773
N1 3247%950
N1 4477%17106
N1 5380%14101
N1 6437%16162
N1 7143%558
N1 8161%652
N1 9220%8136
N10 1177%642
N10 2101%424
N10 374%320
N11 1191%772
N11 2202%757
N11 3166%640
N12 0156%641
N12 774%311
N12 8114%429
N12 973%317
N13 4147%549
N13 5205%769
N13 6225%840
N14 472%322
N14 555%215
N14 636%18
N14 733%15
N15 3126%436
N15 4391%14146
N15 5346%12105
N15 6188%773
N16 0118%427
N16 5113%454
N16 652%224
N16 7266%976
N16 8460%16148
N16 9145%523
N17 0397%14177
N17 6326%12187
N17 7284%1081
N17 8408%15114
N17 9371%13177
N18 1234%8126
N18 2571%20330
N18 3426%158
N19 3321%11110
N19 4322%1186
N19 5178%672
N1C 4606%2227
N2 044%211
N2 8118%420
N2 9113%425
N20 0106%432
N20 8136%516
N20 9218%835
N21 153%212
N21 232%16
N21 362%213
N22 5416%15149
N22 6181%684
N22 7160%647
N22 8281%1075
N3 1234%868
N3 2277%1092
N3 3351%1273
N4 1253%993
N4 2651%23423
N4 3459%16146
N4 4204%731
N5 1214%869
N5 2288%1087
N6 462%210
N6 560%216
N6 662%26
N7 0357%13119
N7 6339%1275
N7 7575%20146
N7 8255%988
N7 9368%13139
N8 0272%1080
N8 7211%853
N8 880%320
N8 9149%538
N9 0466%17199
N9 7425%15123
N9 8320%11112
N9 9301%11145
NW1 0210%796
NW1 1225%897
NW1 2142%592
NW1 381%332
NW1 4148%533
NW1 5209%736
NW1 687%333
NW1 7340%12126
NW1 8566%20218
NW1 9206%769
NW10 0221%887
NW10 1580%21160
NW10 2338%12100
NW10 3147%538
NW10 4349%12108
NW10 5206%768
NW10 6113%430
NW10 7111%477
NW10 8330%12136
NW10 9435%15136
NW11 0116%421
NW11 679%314
NW11 7171%634
NW11 8201%739
NW11 9178%648
NW2 1183%756
NW2 2142%529
NW2 3265%959
NW2 4174%633
NW2 5185%745
NW2 6120%445
NW2 7169%665
NW3 119%13
NW3 235%120
NW3 3135%534
NW3 463%213
NW3 559%214
NW3 6110%427
NW3 757%210
NW4 1238%849
NW4 2131%535
NW4 3196%777
NW4 4275%1079
NW5 167%224
NW5 2210%766
NW5 3143%527
NW5 4106%427
NW6 1124%433
NW6 2288%1048
NW6 391%315
NW6 4223%849
NW6 5184%761
NW6 6196%751
NW6 7266%984
NW7 11196%43285
NW7 2158%637
NW7 3116%423
NW7 477%313
NW8 0105%422
NW8 654%28
NW8 757%211
NW8 8187%773
NW8 931%17
NW9 059%221
NW9 5381%14220
NW9 6102%429
NW9 7186%736
NW9 8149%543
NW9 956%217
RM1 1921%33172
RM1 2339%1264
RM1 3195%751
RM1 496%335
RM10 7203%783
RM10 8272%10106
RM10 9156%678
RM11 1132%545
RM11 2118%432
RM11 382%322
RM12 4140%560
RM12 573%317
RM12 695%326
RM13 7149%535
RM13 8331%1286
RM13 9233%894
RM14 188%325
RM14 273%320
RM14 357%212
RM2 5190%734
RM2 6129%520
RM3 071%329
RM3 7150%537
RM3 8320%11106
RM3 9300%1184
RM5 2165%638
RM5 3244%968
RM6 4236%890
RM6 5311%1192
RM6 6143%542
RM7 0212%8110
RM7 7280%1035
RM7 8422%1575
RM7 9111%419
RM8 1193%777
RM8 2216%889
RM8 3114%436
RM9 4134%547
RM9 5187%765
RM9 6340%12116
SE1 042%141
SE1 1119%468
SE1 246%251
SE1 3134%561
SE1 4163%664
SE1 5250%985
SE1 6276%1077
SE1 770%276
SE1 881%343
SE1 947%241
SE10 0369%13129
SE10 8258%964
SE10 9279%1092
SE11 4271%1074
SE11 5149%551
SE11 6114%425
SE12 0141%536
SE12 879%319
SE12 9203%748
SE13 5395%14139
SE13 6209%7102
SE13 7378%13166
SE14 5153%561
SE14 6308%1199
SE15 1174%644
SE15 2196%764
SE15 3145%551
SE15 4132%529
SE15 5577%21185
SE15 6309%11104
SE16 2206%767
SE16 3117%438
SE16 4291%1053
SE16 581%310
SE16 652%25
SE16 7155%628
SE17 1622%22132
SE17 2343%12134
SE17 3290%1094
SE18 1356%13147
SE18 2190%749
SE18 3166%654
SE18 4143%557
SE18 5370%13113
SE18 6345%12165
SE18 7246%990
SE19 1268%1060
SE19 2196%738
SE19 3127%537
SE2 0205%764
SE2 9311%11126
SE20 7234%873
SE20 8336%12102
SE21 733%15
SE21 8128%538
SE22 065%215
SE22 899%430
SE22 969%213
SE23 1125%432
SE23 2127%540
SE23 3112%432
SE24 0116%427
SE24 993%321
SE25 4188%762
SE25 5154%542
SE25 6225%879
SE26 4225%858
SE26 5222%859
SE26 6113%431
SE27 0198%763
SE27 9117%431
SE28 0171%663
SE28 8212%8110
SE3 0176%636
SE3 7131%527
SE3 8112%428
SE3 9156%634
SE4 1156%660
SE4 2209%766
SE5 0322%1191
SE5 7303%1199
SE5 8167%681
SE5 990%354
SE6 1152%565
SE6 2233%8105
SE6 3285%1096
SE6 4387%14137
SE7 7133%555
SE7 8327%1297
SE8 3373%13100
SE8 4443%16109
SE8 5346%1295
SE9 1120%438
SE9 2134%544
SE9 3143%549
SE9 4298%1195
SE9 5283%1066
SE9 6256%968
SM1 1285%1082
SM1 263%224
SM1 390%336
SM1 4124%442
SM2 593%340
SM2 6124%432
SM2 712%02
SM3 8122%431
SM3 9106%440
SM4 469%224
SM4 5138%547
SM4 6166%656
SM5 1115%440
SM5 2171%652
SM5 374%317
SM5 452%28
SM6 0157%633
SM6 7239%945
SM6 8105%432
SM6 9216%871
SW10 0162%673
SW10 9102%430
SW11 1159%643
SW11 2235%873
SW11 3151%556
SW11 4312%1179
SW11 5174%667
SW11 663%216
SW12 085%315
SW12 857%218
SW12 9207%748
SW13 0122%423
SW13 8183%77
SW13 983%319
SW14 7177%637
SW14 8102%428
SW15 1161%648
SW15 280%326
SW15 3443%16121
SW15 4207%764
SW15 5131%542
SW15 696%322
SW16 1131%537
SW16 285%335
SW16 3130%531
SW16 4123%444
SW16 5168%671
SW16 6127%548
SW17 0130%591
SW17 6101%43
SW17 775%329
SW17 8123%451
SW17 9134%556
SW18 1275%10104
SW18 2132%535
SW18 3132%544
SW18 4112%446
SW18 548%216
SW19 1127%545
SW19 2111%442
SW19 354%222
SW19 416%15
SW19 572%313
SW19 6103%428
SW19 740%19
SW19 890%340
SW1A 0587%2110
SW1A 157%214
SW1A 242%121
SW1E 5132%534
SW1E 613%04
SW1H 017%16
SW1H 92%01
SW1P 134%115
SW1P 227%118
SW1P 39%06
SW1P 445%220
SW1V 1115%431
SW1V 2201%736
SW1V 3132%529
SW1V 415%12
SW1W 011%04
SW1W 8121%425
SW1W 928%110
SW1X 045%24
SW1X 763%219
SW1X 825%14
SW1X 957%211
SW1Y 480%321
SW1Y 541%112
SW1Y 690%320
SW2 1806%29172
SW2 2172%645
SW2 3172%655
SW2 4165%639
SW2 5156%647
SW20 0134%534
SW20 844%212
SW20 9100%420
SW3 149%216
SW3 239%19
SW3 347%210
SW3 449%210
SW3 5136%525
SW3 658%214
SW4 0179%635
SW4 6172%640
SW4 7320%1162
SW4 8153%526
SW4 969%216
SW5 0115%426
SW5 9313%1178
SW6 1300%1186
SW6 2151%561
SW6 375%323
SW6 4180%647
SW6 5174%636
SW6 671%320
SW6 7173%648
SW7 183%315
SW7 264%224
SW7 332%15
SW7 459%212
SW7 525%17
SW8 1170%661
SW8 2150%549
SW8 3182%637
SW8 4150%543
SW8 5414%1572
SW9 0196%747
SW9 6219%848
SW9 7540%19157
SW9 81081%38224
SW9 9221%866
TN16 272%36
TN16 345%215
TW1 165%215
TW1 238%16
TW1 387%320
TW1 490%324
TW10 587%38
TW10 668%219
TW10 7169%635
TW11 0378%1396
TW11 833%110
TW11 974%318
TW12 161%214
TW12 272%320
TW12 365%212
TW13 4121%451
TW13 576%320
TW13 6120%431
TW13 793%321
TW14 0122%445
TW14 898%339
TW14 9212%866
TW2 546%212
TW2 646%212
TW2 787%327
TW3 1535%19211
TW3 2151%537
TW3 3292%10105
TW3 4158%645
TW4 5219%867
TW4 6118%434
TW4 7171%651
TW5 0166%658
TW5 9130%574
TW6 2206%726
TW6 3152%511
TW7 4222%853
TW7 595%345
TW7 687%334
TW7 7111%428
TW8 0200%764
TW8 8220%848
TW8 9289%10111
TW9 135%110
TW9 262%214
TW9 313%02
TW9 4112%424
UB1 1279%10100
UB1 2315%11157
UB1 3148%558
UB10 0188%758
UB10 834%111
UB10 9173%652
UB11 11196%436
UB2 4233%8128
UB2 5217%8128
UB3 189%350
UB3 2151%559
UB3 3185%761
UB3 4224%874
UB3 5108%430
UB4 0242%986
UB4 8124%448
UB4 9316%11103
UB5 4119%448
UB5 5295%10104
UB5 6227%8112
UB6 0139%552
UB6 7156%646
UB6 8145%584
UB6 9241%9102
UB7 040%157
UB7 7246%970
UB7 8292%1094
UB7 9257%968
UB8 1173%687
UB8 2172%6123
UB8 3143%597
UB9 639%111
W10 4553%20161
W10 5344%12170
W10 6332%12126
W11 11017%36309
W11 2560%20131
W11 3348%1268
W11 4199%769
W12 0166%694
W12 7168%6157
W12 8580%21206
W12 9130%545
W13 0299%1185
W13 8327%1268
W13 9189%770
W14 0132%547
W14 8161%669
W14 9191%780
W1B 116%11
W1B 2126%419
W1B 4147%55
W1B 5101%49
W1C 1604%2212
W1D 25412%19326
W1D 3348%1260
W1D 4853%3085
W1D 5469%1757
W1D 6334%1257
W1D 7708%2590
W1F 0315%1167
W1F 7124%439
W1F 8107%429
W1F 982%321
W1G 0232%810
W1G 633%14
W1G 723%12
W1G 95%02
W1H 133%14
W1H 220%11
W1H 435%13
W1H 599%411
W1H 7298%1154
W1J 021%12
W1J 531%16
W1J 638%18
W1J 747%212
W1J 821%13
W1K 1145%59
W1K 237%17
W1K 422%12
W1K 568%29
W1K 685%38
W1K 7508%1849
W1S 130%112
W1S 24%01
W1S 338%13
W1S 465%214
W1T 17%03
W1T 213%02
W1T 310%02
W1T 413%03
W1T 539%110
W1T 637%13
W1T 756%26
W1U 1112%419
W1U 29%01
W1U 36%01
W1U 452%24
W1U 536%14
W1U 656%26
W1U 733%14
W1W 525%13
W1W 67%02
W1W 79%02
W1W 825%15
W2 1125%491
W2 2628%22162
W2 3508%18121
W2 4335%1291
W2 5232%873
W2 691%348
W3 066%219
W3 6168%678
W3 7247%9113
W3 8134%557
W3 9380%1487
W4 153%215
W4 259%221
W4 3111%431
W4 480%317
W4 594%342
W5 1113%434
W5 2111%445
W5 3150%550
W5 486%329
W5 593%327
W6 091%351
W6 7207%788
W6 8197%789
W6 9189%799
W7 190%325
W7 252%212
W7 3218%865
W8 458%213
W8 526%110
W8 661%215
W8 717%14
W9 1163%648
W9 2251%976
W9 3326%12125
WC1A 1155%613
WC1A 251%26
WC1B 334%111
WC1B 450%23
WC1B 5149%510
WC1E 68%02
WC1E 715%13
WC1H 035%18
WC1H 8186%727
WC1H 963%221
WC1N 170%314
WC1N 264%210
WC1N 358%225
WC1R 434%19
WC1R 57%01
WC1V 618%12
WC1X 0275%1042
WC1X 866%213
WC1X 9200%735
WC2A 17%01
WC2A 311%03
WC2B 458%29
WC2B 511%06
WC2B 6116%43
WC2E 713%06
WC2E 849%24
WC2E 955%213
WC2H 01120%4087
WC2H 71377%49187
WC2H 8122%421
WC2H 953%218
WC2N 4319%1165
WC2N 525%111
WC2N 6185%737
WC2R 098%38
WC2R 121%13
WC2R 2125%43

London drugs crime rate rank

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

London drugs crime rate rank

London drugs crime rate compared to other regions

Drugs crime totalled 54.5k representing an increase 32.5% 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.

+32.5% annual change, crime is increasing

54.5k crimes reported

London drugs crime rate compared to other regionsCrime rate percentage change
Crime rate per 1000 workday people

London drugs crime volume

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

London drugs crime volume

London drugs crime rate

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

London drugs crime rate

London drugs 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 drugs crime seasonality

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Crime Statistics Detail for London region
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Criminal damage and arson crime →
Drugs crime →
Other crime →
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Possession of weapons crime →
Public order crime →
Robbery crime →
Shoplifting crime →
Theft from the person crime →
Vehicle crime →
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