London possession of weapons crime statistics

As of June 2026, the annual crime rate in London stands at 0.8 crimes per 1000 people. London's current crime levels are at 77% of the national crime rate. Possession of weapons crime makes up 0.6% of all crimes reported in the region. Possession of weapons crime totalled 6.7k representing an increase 40.0% year-over-year.

London possession of weapons crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Londoncrime statisticEngland & Wales
0.8annual crime rate per 1k workday people1
77%ratio of national crime rate100%
0.6% share of all crimes1.0%
6.7kcrimes reported56.2k
40.0%annual change8.8%

London possession of weapons crime rate comparison map

London possession of weapons crime rate comparison map
Postcode sectorCrime rate vs. ENG & WLS rateCrime rate per 1000 workday peopleTotal number of crimes
BR1 1119%112
BR1 238%04
BR1 344%05
BR1 4112%112
BR1 5137%117
BR2 0141%113
BR2 679%12
BR2 844%04
BR2 979%110
BR3 176%16
BR3 352%16
BR3 418%02
BR3 626%01
BR4 065%15
BR4 913%01
BR5 122%02
BR5 2124%114
BR5 3123%113
BR5 4127%111
BR6 029%03
BR6 638%02
BR6 736%03
BR6 826%02
BR6 938%04
BR7 535%02
BR7 646%04
CR0 093%114
CR0 1258%349
CR0 2171%236
CR0 389%115
CR0 4104%124
CR0 550%15
CR0 6151%224
CR0 796%111
CR0 811%01
CR0 977%16
CR2 027%02
CR2 6101%110
CR2 755%13
CR2 881%17
CR2 936%02
CR4 1154%218
CR4 2137%113
CR4 387%112
CR4 454%16
CR5 171%15
CR5 279%17
CR7 658%14
CR7 792%114
CR7 8143%120
CR8 188%13
CR8 225%02
CR8 469%13
DA1 49%01
DA14 437%03
DA14 583%16
DA14 658%15
DA15 719%01
DA15 829%03
DA16 123%02
DA16 210%01
DA16 364%15
DA17 569%15
DA17 665%15
DA18 4104%16
DA5 118%01
DA5 225%01
DA5 317%01
DA6 753%14
DA6 835%02
DA7 471%17
DA7 526%02
DA7 638%03
DA8 186%110
DA8 2161%216
DA8 3188%216
E1 096%19
E1 1250%322
E1 2141%113
E1 369%14
E1 491%116
E1 587%19
E1 655%112
E1 741%09
E1 815%03
E10 5143%119
E10 681%113
E10 770%19
E11 162%16
E11 244%04
E11 327%03
E11 4102%112
E12 583%111
E12 625%05
E13 043%06
E13 879%111
E13 9201%229
E14 0161%217
E14 2118%12
E14 349%06
E14 45%01
E14 56%04
E14 6165%216
E14 7122%114
E14 833%06
E14 967%118
E15 1225%233
E15 2277%331
E15 344%05
E15 4142%119
E16 1288%329
E16 2142%116
E16 3149%117
E16 458%17
E17 393%111
E17 479%112
E17 579%111
E17 642%06
E17 7144%114
E17 858%17
E17 9116%112
E18 184%15
E18 261%15
E1W 238%02
E1W 398%14
E2 0106%110
E2 6131%19
E2 7115%19
E2 8130%110
E2 9213%219
E3 2151%217
E3 393%110
E3 4125%115
E3 571%17
E4 657%17
E4 772%18
E4 874%19
E4 929%04
E5 0108%113
E5 8156%218
E5 9140%118
E6 1135%120
E6 271%111
E6 398%116
E6 525%03
E6 6135%120
E7 0103%111
E7 827%05
E7 948%07
E8 183%18
E8 2237%220
E8 3157%214
E8 4157%213
E9 5160%219
E9 6151%219
E9 750%15
EC1A 248%02
EC1A 79%01
EC1A 956%12
EC1M 399%11
EC1M 634%02
EC1N 824%02
EC1R 180%12
EC1R 450%12
EC1R 5207%25
EC1V 065%13
EC1V 1181%22
EC1V 268%12
EC1V 386%13
EC1V 8123%13
EC1V 957%14
EC1Y 88%01
EC2A 367%16
EC2A 433%05
EC2M 3126%13
EC2M 446%06
EC2M 542%01
EC2M 721%02
EC2V 617%01
EC3A 515%01
EC3A 729%01
EC3N 210%01
EC3N 434%02
EC3R 746%02
EC3V 942%01
EC4A 110%01
EC4M 719%01
EC4M 969%12
EN1 138%05
EN1 253%13
EN1 372%19
EN1 483%19
EN2 042%03
EN2 6101%16
EN2 717%01
EN2 867%16
EN2 990%12
EN3 4133%115
EN3 597%113
EN3 6102%116
EN3 728%04
EN4 060%13
EN4 875%17
EN4 916%01
EN5 133%02
EN5 224%03
EN5 370%12
EN5 513%01
HA0 144%05
HA0 297%110
HA0 3112%19
HA0 471%18
HA1 1159%215
HA1 262%16
HA1 319%03
HA1 457%16
HA2 042%04
HA2 6110%16
HA2 728%02
HA2 884%18
HA2 937%04
HA3 097%19
HA3 571%16
HA3 648%04
HA3 764%16
HA3 819%02
HA3 953%16
HA4 024%02
HA4 622%02
HA4 712%01
HA4 878%15
HA4 941%03
HA5 143%03
HA5 263%14
HA5 312%01
HA5 415%01
HA5 532%02
HA6 124%02
HA6 243%04
HA7 143%03
HA7 214%01
HA7 331%02
HA7 444%04
HA8 0117%112
HA8 571%17
HA8 647%04
HA8 7111%17
HA8 845%05
HA8 956%15
HA9 0146%110
HA9 676%18
HA9 788%17
HA9 8107%113
HA9 9128%113
IG1 190%115
IG1 279%114
IG1 378%110
IG1 447%06
IG11 060%19
IG11 7135%120
IG11 8175%221
IG11 947%07
IG2 662%17
IG2 771%18
IG3 859%110
IG3 978%111
IG4 572%16
IG5 048%06
IG6 1102%18
IG6 250%15
IG6 391%16
IG7 463%14
IG8 054%14
IG8 729%02
IG8 8104%17
IG8 960%14
IG9 6110%14
KT1 1219%222
KT1 277%19
KT1 3100%110
KT1 434%01
KT2 537%04
KT2 636%03
KT2 765%17
KT3 378%18
KT3 440%03
KT3 527%02
KT3 633%03
KT4 848%06
KT5 827%02
KT5 970%15
KT6 438%02
KT6 693%15
KT6 756%16
KT8 992%14
KT9 137%03
KT9 230%03
N1 042%05
N1 191%17
N1 2124%113
N1 3105%16
N1 448%03
N1 5200%215
N1 6134%114
N1 718%02
N1 866%16
N1 957%110
N10 175%15
N10 245%03
N10 339%03
N11 147%05
N11 275%16
N11 3103%17
N12 0148%111
N12 748%02
N12 856%14
N12 930%02
N13 495%19
N13 595%19
N13 6139%17
N14 481%17
N14 539%03
N14 724%01
N15 3111%19
N15 4133%114
N15 5245%221
N15 6146%116
N16 559%18
N16 691%112
N16 7161%213
N16 8165%215
N16 967%13
N17 0143%118
N17 693%115
N17 775%16
N17 8215%217
N17 9208%228
N18 1105%116
N18 2209%234
N18 3377%42
N19 3217%221
N19 4212%216
N19 5157%218
N2 014%01
N2 863%13
N2 932%02
N20 035%03
N20 922%01
N21 147%03
N21 219%01
N21 334%02
N22 5227%223
N22 692%112
N22 736%03
N22 853%14
N3 173%16
N3 211%01
N3 334%02
N4 1173%218
N4 2223%241
N4 3189%217
N4 470%13
N5 177%17
N5 235%03
N6 422%01
N6 566%15
N6 636%01
N7 064%16
N7 6224%214
N7 7167%212
N7 882%18
N7 9113%112
N8 096%18
N8 728%02
N8 857%14
N8 969%15
N9 0199%224
N9 798%18
N9 8122%112
N9 951%17
NW1 054%17
NW1 133%04
NW1 238%07
NW1 318%02
NW1 416%01
NW1 5205%210
NW1 647%05
NW1 796%110
NW1 883%19
NW1 953%15
NW10 0135%115
NW10 1231%218
NW10 2144%112
NW10 341%03
NW10 4229%220
NW10 586%18
NW10 627%02
NW10 731%06
NW10 895%111
NW10 9181%216
NW11 039%02
NW11 660%13
NW11 736%02
NW11 855%13
NW11 939%03
NW2 1116%110
NW2 2139%18
NW2 3207%213
NW2 4112%16
NW2 558%14
NW2 6113%112
NW2 755%16
NW3 123%01
NW3 225%04
NW3 385%16
NW3 434%02
NW3 530%02
NW3 672%15
NW3 761%13
NW4 152%13
NW4 253%14
NW4 381%19
NW4 462%15
NW5 110%01
NW5 279%17
NW5 375%14
NW5 497%17
NW6 167%15
NW6 285%14
NW6 321%01
NW6 4161%210
NW6 5139%113
NW6 6218%216
NW6 7123%111
NW7 130%02
NW7 230%02
NW7 336%02
NW7 421%01
NW8 034%02
NW8 695%14
NW8 774%14
NW8 8109%112
NW8 916%01
NW9 040%04
NW9 5178%229
NW9 650%04
NW9 873%16
NW9 970%16
RM1 1569%630
RM1 275%14
RM1 395%17
RM1 419%02
RM10 7121%114
RM10 8109%112
RM10 999%114
RM11 173%17
RM11 252%14
RM11 339%03
RM12 475%19
RM12 576%15
RM12 652%14
RM13 775%15
RM13 8163%212
RM13 9114%113
RM14 125%02
RM14 239%03
RM14 317%01
RM2 539%02
RM2 646%02
RM3 061%17
RM3 7115%18
RM3 8182%217
RM3 988%17
RM5 293%16
RM5 376%16
RM6 4158%217
RM6 560%15
RM6 612%01
RM7 0102%115
RM7 728%01
RM7 840%02
RM7 962%13
RM8 1107%112
RM8 277%19
RM8 356%15
RM9 491%19
RM9 531%03
RM9 6104%110
SE1 014%04
SE1 168%111
SE1 222%07
SE1 347%06
SE1 4135%115
SE1 5188%218
SE1 6216%217
SE1 736%011
SE1 840%06
SE1 956%114
SE10 0112%111
SE10 857%14
SE10 9129%112
SE11 491%17
SE11 5114%111
SE11 649%03
SE12 097%17
SE12 8103%17
SE12 945%03
SE13 5252%325
SE13 6159%222
SE13 7113%114
SE14 5169%219
SE14 6265%324
SE15 184%16
SE15 2206%219
SE15 3171%217
SE15 497%16
SE15 5243%222
SE15 6179%217
SE16 265%16
SE16 387%18
SE16 4117%16
SE16 5115%14
SE16 674%12
SE16 798%15
SE17 1234%214
SE17 2235%226
SE17 3186%217
SE18 1128%115
SE18 255%14
SE18 398%19
SE18 4107%112
SE18 5197%217
SE18 6155%221
SE18 7126%113
SE19 1142%19
SE19 2146%18
SE19 385%17
SE2 091%18
SE2 9105%112
SE20 7114%110
SE20 8140%112
SE21 747%02
SE21 871%16
SE22 046%03
SE22 870%16
SE22 919%01
SE23 183%16
SE23 256%15
SE23 325%02
SE24 0107%17
SE24 9110%17
SE25 486%18
SE25 5143%111
SE25 6131%113
SE26 496%17
SE26 5133%110
SE26 678%16
SE27 0133%112
SE27 9147%111
SE28 058%16
SE28 8116%117
SE3 0104%16
SE3 769%14
SE3 843%03
SE3 998%16
SE4 1111%112
SE4 279%17
SE5 0100%18
SE5 7152%214
SE5 837%05
SE5 971%112
SE6 1108%113
SE6 2173%222
SE6 3242%223
SE6 4330%333
SE7 768%18
SE7 848%04
SE8 3158%212
SE8 4230%216
SE8 5142%111
SE9 134%03
SE9 2119%111
SE9 352%15
SE9 4111%110
SE9 5122%18
SE9 6106%18
SM1 1172%214
SM1 228%03
SM1 344%05
SM1 484%18
SM2 516%02
SM2 627%02
SM3 842%03
SM3 957%16
SM4 410%01
SM4 562%16
SM4 673%17
SM5 1112%111
SM5 235%03
SM5 3124%18
SM6 084%15
SM6 794%15
SM6 835%03
SM6 911%01
SW10 047%06
SW10 924%02
SW11 1118%19
SW11 2148%113
SW11 357%16
SW11 470%15
SW11 5156%217
SW11 614%01
SW12 081%14
SW12 8112%110
SW12 992%16
SW13 019%01
SW13 915%01
SW14 717%01
SW14 813%01
SW15 124%02
SW15 222%02
SW15 378%16
SW15 4115%110
SW15 577%17
SW15 662%14
SW16 1112%19
SW16 2103%112
SW16 499%110
SW16 5151%218
SW16 666%17
SW17 0116%123
SW17 6119%11
SW17 773%18
SW17 826%03
SW17 985%110
SW18 1131%114
SW18 240%03
SW18 364%16
SW18 478%19
SW18 563%16
SW19 130%03
SW19 275%18
SW19 317%02
SW19 411%01
SW19 5118%16
SW19 639%03
SW19 763%14
SW19 848%06
SW1A 02493%2512
SW1A 143%03
SW1A 242%06
SW1E 5179%213
SW1E 659%15
SW1H 97%01
SW1P 124%03
SW1P 258%111
SW1P 327%05
SW1P 432%04
SW1V 1131%110
SW1V 2119%16
SW1V 364%14
SW1V 426%01
SW1W 09%01
SW1W 886%15
SW1W 920%02
SW1X 747%04
SW1X 868%13
SW1Y 549%04
SW1Y 632%02
SW2 1316%319
SW2 2122%19
SW2 3122%111
SW2 4105%17
SW2 559%15
SW20 028%02
SW20 826%02
SW20 935%02
SW3 144%04
SW3 317%01
SW3 417%01
SW3 519%01
SW3 644%03
SW4 6137%19
SW4 7165%29
SW4 842%02
SW4 977%15
SW5 031%02
SW5 9100%17
SW6 1124%110
SW6 244%05
SW6 335%03
SW6 454%14
SW6 517%01
SW6 613%01
SW6 7115%19
SW7 120%01
SW7 238%04
SW7 322%01
SW7 513%01
SW8 1108%111
SW8 265%16
SW8 370%14
SW8 4210%217
SW8 582%14
SW9 0103%17
SW9 665%14
SW9 7341%328
SW9 8530%531
SW9 9130%111
TN16 2128%13
TN16 332%03
TW1 131%02
TW1 223%01
TW1 331%02
TW1 413%01
TW10 5115%13
TW10 638%03
TW10 734%02
TW11 929%02
TW12 161%14
TW12 226%02
TW13 476%19
TW13 5188%214
TW13 6178%213
TW13 7141%19
TW14 038%04
TW14 880%19
TW14 9170%215
TW2 514%01
TW2 640%03
TW2 723%02
TW3 1261%329
TW3 243%03
TW3 398%110
TW4 5151%213
TW4 662%15
TW4 7107%19
TW5 081%18
TW5 925%04
TW6 256%12
TW6 3293%36
TW7 445%03
TW7 522%03
TW7 655%16
TW7 742%03
TW8 089%18
TW8 881%15
TW8 99%01
TW9 125%02
TW9 263%14
TW9 323%01
TW9 433%02
UB1 1198%220
UB1 271%110
UB1 390%110
UB10 069%16
UB10 832%03
UB10 935%03
UB11 1706%71
UB2 4135%121
UB2 578%113
UB3 144%07
UB3 291%110
UB3 3139%113
UB3 4107%110
UB3 513%01
UB4 040%04
UB4 837%04
UB4 976%17
UB5 461%17
UB5 5120%112
UB5 6122%117
UB6 085%19
UB6 760%15
UB6 886%114
UB6 992%111
UB7 05%02
UB7 7137%111
UB7 844%04
UB7 967%15
UB8 185%112
UB8 254%111
UB8 331%06
UB9 625%02
W10 4219%218
W10 5158%222
W10 6131%114
W11 1268%323
W11 2151%210
W11 391%15
W11 420%02
W12 031%05
W12 761%116
W12 8339%334
W12 972%17
W13 0162%213
W13 834%02
W13 957%16
W14 030%03
W14 874%19
W14 993%111
W1B 270%13
W1B 540%01
W1C 1535%53
W1C 2179%21
W1D 22212%223
W1D 362%13
W1D 4213%26
W1D 5233%28
W1D 642%02
W1D 7139%15
W1F 050%13
W1F 722%02
W1F 852%14
W1F 914%01
W1G 629%01
W1G 741%01
W1H 532%01
W1H 798%15
W1J 755%14
W1K 1343%36
W1K 219%01
W1K 581%13
W1K 638%01
W1K 7330%39
W1S 136%04
W1S 482%15
W1T 118%02
W1T 318%01
W1T 569%15
W1T 644%01
W1U 121%01
W1U 446%01
W1W 559%12
W1W 613%01
W2 1116%124
W2 2137%110
W2 389%16
W2 4247%219
W2 579%17
W2 613%02
W3 074%16
W3 684%111
W3 785%111
W3 866%18
W3 9124%18
W4 125%02
W4 210%01
W4 313%01
W4 4100%16
W4 540%05
W5 159%15
W5 2104%112
W5 343%04
W5 431%03
W5 5122%110
W6 038%06
W6 758%17
W6 839%05
W6 927%04
W7 164%15
W7 215%01
W7 371%16
W8 448%03
W8 528%03
W8 643%03
W8 745%03
W9 136%03
W9 2175%215
W9 374%18
WC1A 142%01
WC1A 260%12
WC1B 322%02
WC1B 460%11
WC1B 553%11
WC1E 718%01
WC1H 824%01
WC1H 943%04
WC1N 136%02
WC1N 38%01
WC1V 740%01
WC1X 093%14
WC1X 836%02
WC1X 981%14
WC2A 313%01
WC2B 423%01
WC2E 960%14
WC2H 0501%511
WC2H 7313%312
WC2H 8103%15
WC2H 963%16
WC2N 470%14
WC2N 533%04
WC2N 6319%318
WC2R 0130%13
WC2R 2147%11

London possession of weapons crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : London has the 2. lowest crime rate out of 9 regions

London possession of weapons crime rate rank

London possession of weapons crime rate compared to other regions

Possession of weapons crime totalled 6.7k representing an increase 40.0% 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.

+40.0% annual change, crime is increasing

6.7k crimes reported

London possession of weapons crime rate compared to other regionsCrime rate percentage change
Crime rate per 1000 workday people

London possession of weapons crime volume

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

London possession of weapons crime volume

London possession of weapons crime rate

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

London possession of weapons crime rate

London possession of weapons 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 possession of weapons crime seasonality

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