London drugs crime statistics

As of April 2026, the annual crime rate in London region stands at 6.3 crimes per 1000 people. London's current crime levels are at 176% of the national crime rate. Drugs crime makes up 4.8% of all crimes reported in the region. Drugs crime totalled 54.3k representing an increase 27.8% 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
176%ratio of national crime rate100%
4.8% share of all crimes3.5%
54.3kcrimes reported199k
27.8%annual change13.3%

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 1330%12118
BR1 243%216
BR1 399%440
BR1 4164%662
BR1 5169%674
BR2 0239%978
BR2 6101%49
BR2 770%217
BR2 8121%439
BR2 9116%452
BR3 1154%543
BR3 378%332
BR3 475%329
BR3 563%210
BR3 6119%416
BR4 051%214
BR4 930%18
BR5 179%325
BR5 2235%894
BR5 3232%887
BR5 4140%543
BR6 076%328
BR6 654%210
BR6 771%321
BR6 837%110
BR6 953%220
BR7 545%29
BR7 662%219
CR0 0204%7108
CR0 1631%22424
CR0 2418%15312
CR0 3237%8141
CR0 4135%5110
CR0 5110%439
CR0 6216%8122
CR0 794%338
CR0 861%220
CR0 990%325
CR2 0117%431
CR2 6185%765
CR2 7247%948
CR2 8107%433
CR2 951%210
CR4 1222%892
CR4 2143%548
CR4 3234%8115
CR4 4138%554
CR5 1136%534
CR5 2112%435
CR7 6205%750
CR7 7180%697
CR7 8262%9130
CR8 1132%516
CR8 2160%645
CR8 3122%418
CR8 497%315
CR8 584%318
DA1 4136%552
DA14 449%214
DA14 5102%426
DA14 685%326
DA15 759%211
DA15 8100%437
DA15 9158%635
DA16 197%330
DA16 2129%544
DA16 386%324
DA17 5101%426
DA17 6175%648
DA18 4127%526
DA5 145%29
DA5 276%311
DA5 373%315
DA6 7388%14103
DA6 8150%530
DA7 4183%764
DA7 551%214
DA7 671%320
DA8 1482%17199
DA8 2231%881
DA8 3103%431
E1 0417%15138
E1 1414%15129
E1 2324%12106
E1 3214%844
E1 4224%8140
E1 5327%12119
E1 6112%486
E1 762%248
E1 866%246
E10 5302%11142
E10 6155%688
E10 7387%14176
E11 1222%876
E11 281%326
E11 3183%773
E11 4276%10115
E12 5211%799
E12 699%471
E13 0181%690
E13 8142%570
E13 9274%10140
E14 0249%993
E14 2665%2440
E14 3338%12146
E14 430%120
E14 511%027
E14 6288%1099
E14 7443%16180
E14 8209%7134
E14 9268%10255
E15 1339%12176
E15 2865%31343
E15 3181%673
E15 4383%14181
E16 1525%19187
E16 2382%14152
E16 3231%893
E16 4158%667
E17 3277%10116
E17 4209%7112
E17 5181%689
E17 6188%794
E17 7343%12118
E17 8144%561
E17 9280%10103
E18 1133%528
E18 2161%647
E1W 1131%525
E1W 2160%630
E1W 3229%833
E2 0332%12111
E2 6337%1282
E2 7259%972
E2 8273%1074
E2 9272%1086
E3 2387%14154
E3 3415%15158
E3 4352%13149
E3 5379%13132
E4 6142%562
E4 7272%10107
E4 8224%896
E4 9185%791
E5 0171%673
E5 8359%13147
E5 9268%10122
E6 1340%12178
E6 2312%11171
E6 3127%573
E6 5330%12139
E6 6230%8121
E7 0138%552
E7 8110%473
E7 9132%568
E8 1208%771
E8 2445%16133
E8 3183%758
E8 4324%1295
E9 5234%898
E9 6159%671
E9 7222%878
EC1A 282%312
EC1A 434%14
EC1A 725%110
EC1A 988%311
EC1M 356%22
EC1M 437%13
EC1M 515%13
EC1M 672%315
EC1N 640%11
EC1N 730%17
EC1N 851%215
EC1R 057%212
EC1R 1135%512
EC1R 378%38
EC1R 4134%519
EC1R 5176%615
EC1V 0164%627
EC1V 1666%2426
EC1V 2105%411
EC1V 365%28
EC1V 458%28
EC1V 7231%833
EC1V 8244%921
EC1V 9397%1499
EC1Y 0751%2765
EC1Y 193%34
EC1Y 8112%452
EC2A 181%36
EC2A 2567%2039
EC2A 3552%20174
EC2A 4222%8119
EC2M 3178%615
EC2M 454%225
EC2M 5131%511
EC2M 736%112
EC2R 754%29
EC2V 619%14
EC2V 727%16
EC2V 858%27
EC2Y 557%219
EC2Y 843%227
EC2Y 97%01
EC3A 566%215
EC3A 78%01
EC3N 143%211
EC3N 241%114
EC3N 471%315
EC3R 59%02
EC3R 726%14
EC3R 813%05
EC3V 029%17
EC3V 342%17
EC3V 9119%410
EC4A 13%01
EC4A 33%01
EC4M 782%315
EC4M 9147%515
EC4N 5224%88
EC4R 05%03
EC4R 156%22
EC4R 23%01
EC4V 328%110
EC4V 449%23
EC4V 686%312
EC4Y 0102%410
EC4Y 1157%615
EN1 1142%566
EN1 260%212
EN1 3119%453
EN1 4206%779
EN2 0125%432
EN2 6104%422
EN2 772%315
EN2 886%327
EN2 976%36
EN3 4329%12131
EN3 5173%682
EN3 6129%572
EN3 7132%566
EN4 040%17
EN4 8109%436
EN4 996%321
EN5 197%321
EN5 257%225
EN5 3179%618
EN5 5166%644
HA0 1815%29329
HA0 2328%12120
HA0 377%322
HA0 4438%16174
HA1 1365%13122
HA1 2309%11106
HA1 395%353
HA1 4140%552
HA2 0150%550
HA2 6129%525
HA2 768%217
HA2 8101%434
HA2 977%329
HA3 0115%438
HA3 5284%1085
HA3 6112%433
HA3 7271%1090
HA3 861%223
HA3 989%336
HA4 092%327
HA4 6101%432
HA4 7142%541
HA4 897%322
HA4 974%319
HA5 165%216
HA5 2121%427
HA5 352%216
HA5 472%317
HA5 5123%427
HA6 1203%759
HA6 227%19
HA7 1110%427
HA7 2159%641
HA7 365%215
HA7 496%331
HA8 0210%776
HA8 5149%552
HA8 6115%435
HA8 7143%532
HA8 8117%446
HA8 9127%540
HA9 0675%24164
HA9 6312%11116
HA9 7405%14114
HA9 8272%10117
HA9 9716%25258
IG1 1297%11175
IG1 2156%698
IG1 3174%679
IG1 4334%12150
IG11 097%351
IG11 7320%11168
IG11 8918%33389
IG11 9178%693
IG2 685%334
IG2 7103%441
IG3 8202%7120
IG3 9129%564
IG4 595%328
IG5 083%337
IG6 183%323
IG6 282%329
IG6 3132%531
IG7 4164%637
IG8 042%111
IG8 774%318
IG8 8155%637
IG8 9114%427
IG9 6124%416
KT1 1458%16163
KT1 2211%887
KT1 396%334
KT1 4152%516
KT2 5121%446
KT2 6169%650
KT2 758%222
KT3 349%218
KT3 461%216
KT3 5110%429
KT3 650%216
KT4 850%222
KT5 892%324
KT5 948%212
KT6 4146%527
KT6 642%18
KT6 7234%888
KT8 978%312
KT9 166%219
KT9 2128%545
N1 0210%788
N1 1227%862
N1 2181%667
N1 3242%949
N1 4495%18110
N1 5365%1397
N1 6472%17175
N1 7143%558
N1 8155%650
N1 9196%7121
N10 1169%640
N10 2122%429
N10 385%323
N11 1186%770
N11 2181%651
N11 3150%536
N12 0156%641
N12 768%210
N12 8107%427
N12 990%321
N13 4159%653
N13 5202%768
N13 6214%838
N14 482%325
N14 551%214
N14 645%210
N14 733%15
N15 3126%436
N15 4383%14143
N15 5307%1193
N15 6175%668
N16 0136%531
N16 597%346
N16 649%223
N16 7256%973
N16 8429%15138
N16 9158%625
N17 0390%14174
N17 6312%11179
N17 7288%1082
N17 8394%14110
N17 9348%12166
N18 1245%9132
N18 2582%21336
N18 3426%158
N19 3315%11108
N19 4326%1287
N19 5180%673
N1C 4629%2228
N2 052%213
N2 8112%419
N2 9104%423
N20 0102%431
N20 8136%516
N20 9230%837
N21 149%211
N21 237%17
N21 357%212
N22 5466%17167
N22 6175%681
N22 7143%542
N22 8281%1075
N3 1210%761
N3 2292%1097
N3 3332%1269
N4 1247%991
N4 2627%22407
N4 3459%16146
N4 4191%729
N5 1223%872
N5 2312%1194
N6 456%29
N6 560%216
N6 662%26
N7 0363%13121
N7 6367%1381
N7 7584%21148
N7 8261%990
N7 9379%13143
N8 0248%973
N8 7188%747
N8 868%217
N8 9137%535
N9 0475%17203
N9 7384%14111
N9 8332%12116
N9 9310%11149
NW1 0210%796
NW1 1212%891
NW1 2137%589
NW1 371%328
NW1 4152%534
NW1 5209%736
NW1 698%337
NW1 7316%11117
NW1 8598%21230
NW1 9206%769
NW10 0221%887
NW10 1581%21160
NW10 2324%1296
NW10 3162%642
NW10 4349%12108
NW10 5206%768
NW10 6106%428
NW10 7111%477
NW10 8320%11132
NW10 9432%15135
NW11 0127%523
NW11 673%313
NW11 7191%738
NW11 8206%740
NW11 9182%649
NW2 1170%652
NW2 2137%528
NW2 3279%1062
NW2 4158%630
NW2 5177%643
NW2 6133%550
NW2 7162%662
NW3 119%13
NW3 240%123
NW3 3139%535
NW3 468%214
NW3 559%214
NW3 6106%426
NW3 768%212
NW4 1278%1057
NW4 2143%538
NW4 3229%890
NW4 4296%1185
NW5 176%327
NW5 2191%760
NW5 3143%527
NW5 4117%430
NW6 183%322
NW6 2307%1151
NW6 3109%418
NW6 4218%848
NW6 5187%762
NW6 6189%749
NW6 7288%1091
NW7 11163%41277
NW7 2145%534
NW7 3126%425
NW7 459%210
NW8 0110%423
NW8 674%311
NW8 757%211
NW8 8192%775
NW8 936%18
NW9 062%222
NW9 5370%13214
NW9 695%327
NW9 7181%635
NW9 8135%539
NW9 956%217
RM1 1916%33171
RM1 2329%1262
RM1 3191%750
RM1 4104%438
RM10 7210%786
RM10 8275%10107
RM10 9164%682
RM11 1123%442
RM11 2118%432
RM11 374%320
RM12 4143%561
RM12 577%318
RM12 677%321
RM13 7153%536
RM13 8339%1288
RM13 9244%998
RM14 178%322
RM14 269%219
RM14 362%213
RM2 5179%632
RM2 6110%417
RM3 071%329
RM3 7183%745
RM3 8330%12109
RM3 9296%1183
RM5 2161%637
RM5 3258%972
RM6 4231%888
RM6 5311%1192
RM6 6150%544
RM7 0206%7107
RM7 7241%930
RM7 8411%1573
RM7 9112%419
RM8 1186%774
RM8 2206%785
RM8 3120%438
RM9 4126%444
RM9 5193%767
RM9 6343%12117
SE1 043%242
SE1 1129%574
SE1 246%251
SE1 3145%566
SE1 4168%666
SE1 5244%983
SE1 6280%1078
SE1 768%274
SE1 889%347
SE1 943%238
SE10 0369%13129
SE10 8238%859
SE10 9270%1089
SE11 4264%972
SE11 5152%552
SE11 6105%423
SE12 0129%533
SE12 883%320
SE12 9212%850
SE13 5413%15145
SE13 6215%8105
SE13 7360%13158
SE14 5153%561
SE14 6305%1198
SE15 1170%643
SE15 2202%766
SE15 3150%553
SE15 4132%529
SE15 5559%20179
SE15 6310%11104
SE16 2212%869
SE16 3101%433
SE16 4259%947
SE16 557%27
SE16 642%14
SE16 7144%526
SE17 1679%24144
SE17 2330%12129
SE17 3306%1199
SE18 1356%13147
SE18 2187%748
SE18 3157%651
SE18 4143%557
SE18 5354%13108
SE18 6318%11152
SE18 7249%991
SE19 1241%954
SE19 2196%738
SE19 3134%539
SE2 0189%759
SE2 9304%11123
SE20 7234%873
SE20 8320%1197
SE21 740%16
SE21 8121%436
SE22 061%214
SE22 886%326
SE22 958%211
SE23 1117%430
SE23 2134%542
SE23 3109%431
SE24 0129%530
SE24 993%321
SE25 4185%761
SE25 5155%542
SE25 6208%773
SE26 4210%754
SE26 5200%753
SE26 6110%430
SE27 0195%762
SE27 9110%429
SE28 0177%665
SE28 8206%7107
SE3 0181%637
SE3 7112%423
SE3 8120%430
SE3 9156%634
SE4 1146%556
SE4 2206%765
SE5 0301%1185
SE5 7309%11101
SE5 8176%685
SE5 992%355
SE6 1145%562
SE6 2227%8102
SE6 3292%1098
SE6 4407%14144
SE7 7133%555
SE7 8317%1194
SE8 3358%1396
SE8 4419%15103
SE8 5302%1183
SE9 1108%434
SE9 2122%440
SE9 3155%653
SE9 4310%1199
SE9 5288%1067
SE9 6244%965
SM1 1240%969
SM1 271%327
SM1 395%338
SM1 4127%543
SM2 577%333
SM2 6124%432
SM2 76%01
SM3 8114%429
SM3 999%437
SM4 474%326
SM4 5147%550
SM4 6175%659
SM5 1129%545
SM5 2155%547
SM5 370%216
SM5 426%14
SM6 0152%532
SM6 7245%946
SM6 8102%431
SM6 9207%768
SW10 0158%671
SW10 9102%430
SW11 1159%643
SW11 2222%869
SW11 3146%554
SW11 4312%1179
SW11 5179%669
SW11 671%318
SW12 091%316
SW12 854%217
SW12 9203%747
SW13 0117%422
SW13 8209%78
SW13 991%321
SW14 7173%636
SW14 899%427
SW15 1164%649
SW15 283%327
SW15 3414%15113
SW15 4227%870
SW15 5140%545
SW15 696%322
SW16 1127%536
SW16 273%330
SW16 3156%637
SW16 4123%444
SW16 5164%669
SW16 6135%551
SW17 0132%592
SW17 6101%43
SW17 772%328
SW17 8116%448
SW17 9127%553
SW18 1275%10104
SW18 2124%433
SW18 3141%547
SW18 4117%448
SW18 557%219
SW19 1138%549
SW19 2114%443
SW19 356%223
SW19 419%16
SW19 578%314
SW19 6103%428
SW19 740%19
SW19 894%342
SW1A 0587%2110
SW1A 165%216
SW1A 246%223
SW1E 5105%427
SW1E 617%15
SW1H 020%17
SW1H 92%01
SW1P 139%117
SW1P 228%119
SW1P 39%06
SW1P 439%117
SW1V 1104%428
SW1V 2184%733
SW1V 3146%532
SW1V 415%12
SW1W 016%16
SW1W 8126%426
SW1W 925%19
SW1X 056%25
SW1X 760%218
SW1X 826%14
SW1X 958%211
SW1Y 480%321
SW1Y 552%215
SW1Y 695%321
SW2 1774%28165
SW2 2168%644
SW2 3182%658
SW2 4157%637
SW2 5163%649
SW20 0126%432
SW20 841%111
SW20 995%319
SW3 146%215
SW3 244%210
SW3 347%210
SW3 449%210
SW3 5125%423
SW3 658%214
SW4 0158%631
SW4 6155%636
SW4 7300%1158
SW4 8153%526
SW4 987%320
SW5 0119%427
SW5 9293%1073
SW6 1314%1190
SW6 2156%663
SW6 376%323
SW6 4153%540
SW6 5169%635
SW6 664%218
SW6 7155%643
SW7 188%316
SW7 256%221
SW7 332%15
SW7 464%213
SW7 528%18
SW8 1156%656
SW8 2150%549
SW8 3162%633
SW8 4164%647
SW8 5420%1573
SW9 0213%851
SW9 6210%746
SW9 7534%19155
SW9 81062%38220
SW9 9204%761
TN16 272%36
TN16 351%217
TW1 165%215
TW1 232%15
TW1 391%321
TW1 483%322
TW10 587%38
TW10 665%218
TW10 7160%633
TW11 0354%1390
TW11 829%19
TW11 970%317
TW12 169%216
TW12 272%320
TW12 371%313
TW13 4126%453
TW13 580%321
TW13 6124%432
TW13 784%319
TW14 0133%549
TW14 898%339
TW14 9212%866
TW2 547%212
TW2 650%213
TW2 783%326
TW3 1556%20219
TW3 2155%638
TW3 3317%11114
TW3 4161%646
TW4 5229%870
TW4 6112%432
TW4 7168%650
TW5 0163%657
TW5 9139%579
TW6 2191%724
TW6 3180%613
TW7 4235%856
TW7 5103%449
TW7 6100%439
TW7 7123%431
TW8 0191%761
TW8 8230%850
TW8 9281%10108
TW9 142%112
TW9 275%317
TW9 313%02
TW9 4102%422
UB1 1299%11107
UB1 2314%11156
UB1 3143%556
UB10 0204%763
UB10 840%113
UB10 9170%651
UB11 11196%436
UB2 4233%8128
UB2 5208%7123
UB3 186%348
UB3 2156%661
UB3 3188%762
UB3 4230%876
UB3 5101%428
UB4 0248%988
UB4 8119%446
UB4 9337%12110
UB5 4129%552
UB5 5286%10101
UB5 6227%8112
UB6 0131%549
UB6 7163%648
UB6 8147%585
UB6 9234%899
UB7 042%160
UB7 7229%865
UB7 8282%1091
UB7 9249%966
UB8 1189%795
UB8 2178%6127
UB8 3145%598
UB9 646%213
W10 4605%22176
W10 5338%12167
W10 6332%12126
W11 11021%36310
W11 2568%20133
W11 3327%1264
W11 4193%767
W12 0166%694
W12 7171%6160
W12 8577%21205
W12 9136%547
W13 0296%1184
W13 8308%1164
W13 9197%773
W14 0135%548
W14 8154%566
W14 9177%674
W1B 116%11
W1B 2113%417
W1B 3331%121
W1B 488%33
W1B 5101%49
W1C 1605%2212
W1D 26456%23031
W1D 3413%1571
W1D 4864%3186
W1D 5445%1654
W1D 6346%1259
W1D 7755%2796
W1F 0343%1273
W1F 7117%437
W1F 8100%427
W1F 9101%426
W1G 0232%810
W1G 633%14
W1G 723%12
W1G 95%02
W1H 141%15
W1H 220%11
W1H 412%01
W1H 581%39
W1H 69%01
W1H 7298%1154
W1J 021%12
W1J 526%15
W1J 638%18
W1J 751%213
W1J 821%13
W1K 1162%610
W1K 231%16
W1K 422%12
W1K 584%311
W1K 675%37
W1K 7518%1850
W1S 130%112
W1S 24%01
W1S 338%13
W1S 470%215
W1T 17%03
W1T 213%02
W1T 310%02
W1T 49%02
W1T 543%211
W1T 637%13
W1T 756%26
W1U 1100%417
W1U 29%01
W1U 36%01
W1U 465%25
W1U 536%14
W1U 666%27
W1U 733%14
W1W 525%13
W1W 615%14
W1W 713%03
W1W 850%210
W2 1122%489
W2 2640%23165
W2 3483%17115
W2 4339%1292
W2 5254%980
W2 693%349
W3 070%220
W3 6170%679
W3 7254%9116
W3 8138%559
W3 9389%1489
W4 153%215
W4 253%219
W4 386%324
W4 485%318
W4 594%342
W5 1113%434
W5 2116%447
W5 3165%655
W5 468%223
W5 593%327
W6 095%353
W6 7212%890
W6 8199%790
W6 9174%691
W7 190%325
W7 252%212
W7 3202%760
W8 458%213
W8 526%110
W8 661%215
W8 717%14
W9 1177%652
W9 2251%976
W9 3334%12128
WC1A 1227%819
WC1A 243%25
WC1B 334%111
WC1B 451%23
WC1B 5149%510
WC1E 611%03
WC1E 715%13
WC1H 044%210
WC1H 8179%626
WC1H 963%221
WC1N 160%212
WC1N 264%210
WC1N 361%226
WC1R 438%110
WC1R 57%01
WC1V 618%12
WC1X 0281%1043
WC1X 871%314
WC1X 9217%838
WC2A 114%02
WC2A 311%03
WC2B 445%27
WC2B 512%07
WC2B 6116%43
WC2E 713%06
WC2E 849%24
WC2E 951%212
WC2H 01133%4088
WC2H 71377%49187
WC2H 8122%421
WC2H 950%217
WC2N 4334%1268
WC2N 525%111
WC2N 6185%737
WC2R 098%38
WC2R 114%02
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 54.3k representing an increase 27.8% 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.

+27.8% annual change, crime is increasing

54.3k 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 April 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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