London possession of weapons crime statistics

As of April 2026, the annual crime rate in London region stands at 0.7 crimes per 1000 people. London's current crime levels are at 73% 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 6.3k representing an increase 36.5% year-over-year.

London possession of weapons crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
London regioncrime statisticEngland & Wales
0.7annual crime rate per 1k workday people1
73%ratio of national crime rate100%
0.6% share of all crimes1.0%
6.3kcrimes reported55.3k
36.5%annual change7.6%

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 1101%110
BR1 229%03
BR1 336%04
BR1 495%110
BR1 5140%117
BR2 0133%112
BR2 681%12
BR2 856%15
BR2 973%19
BR3 178%16
BR3 335%04
BR3 419%02
BR3 627%01
BR4 053%14
BR4 913%01
BR5 123%02
BR5 2117%113
BR5 3125%113
BR5 4129%111
BR6 059%16
BR6 659%13
BR6 712%01
BR6 813%01
BR6 938%04
BR7 536%02
BR7 635%03
CR0 095%114
CR0 1225%242
CR0 2179%237
CR0 3109%118
CR0 497%122
CR0 541%04
CR0 6102%116
CR0 771%18
CR0 822%02
CR0 965%15
CR2 014%01
CR2 6113%111
CR2 756%13
CR2 870%16
CR2 937%02
CR4 1165%219
CR4 2139%113
CR4 373%110
CR4 464%17
CR5 172%15
CR5 246%04
CR7 689%16
CR7 7127%119
CR7 8116%116
CR8 189%13
CR8 251%14
CR8 447%02
DA1 428%03
DA14 438%03
DA14 571%15
DA14 671%16
DA15 719%01
DA15 810%01
DA16 112%01
DA16 221%02
DA16 378%16
DA17 556%14
DA17 653%14
DA18 4106%16
DA5 225%01
DA5 317%01
DA6 7122%19
DA6 818%01
DA7 493%19
DA7 513%01
DA7 626%02
DA8 179%19
DA8 2144%114
DA8 3156%213
E1 098%19
E1 1254%322
E1 2132%112
E1 388%15
E1 498%117
E1 5109%111
E1 661%113
E1 733%07
E1 821%04
E10 5123%116
E10 657%19
E10 787%111
E11 163%16
E11 234%03
E11 354%16
E11 443%05
E12 577%110
E12 620%04
E13 065%19
E13 888%112
E13 9176%225
E14 0106%111
E14 260%11
E14 350%06
E14 56%04
E14 6199%219
E14 7124%114
E14 834%06
E14 964%117
E15 1201%229
E15 2291%332
E15 345%05
E15 4122%116
E16 1212%221
E16 2145%116
E16 3143%116
E16 442%05
E17 3103%112
E17 474%111
E17 566%19
E17 650%07
E17 7105%110
E17 859%17
E17 9147%115
E18 185%15
E18 249%04
E1W 219%01
E1W 3100%14
E2 0108%110
E2 689%16
E2 778%16
E2 8119%19
E2 9216%219
E3 2154%217
E3 3104%111
E3 493%111
E3 572%17
E4 674%19
E4 782%19
E4 884%110
E4 929%04
E5 093%111
E5 8123%114
E5 9182%223
E6 1124%118
E6 279%112
E6 394%115
E6 526%03
E6 6123%118
E7 076%18
E7 822%04
E7 935%05
E8 1106%110
E8 2241%220
E8 3125%111
E8 4123%110
E9 5180%221
E9 6177%222
E9 762%16
EC1A 249%02
EC1A 79%01
EC1A 929%01
EC1M 3101%11
EC1M 634%02
EC1N 812%01
EC1R 1121%13
EC1R 451%12
EC1R 5169%24
EC1V 088%14
EC1V 1369%44
EC1V 269%12
EC1V 387%13
EC1V 725%01
EC1V 8167%24
EC1V 958%14
EC1Y 184%11
EC1Y 88%01
EC2A 357%15
EC2A 440%06
EC2M 343%01
EC2M 462%18
EC2M 543%01
EC2M 721%02
EC2Y 511%01
EC3A 516%01
EC3A 760%12
EC3N 211%01
EC3N 434%02
EC3R 771%13
EC3R 89%01
EC3V 943%01
EC4M 720%01
EC4M 9106%13
EC4V 310%01
EC4V 626%01
EC4Y 138%01
EN1 131%04
EN1 254%13
EN1 373%19
EN1 475%18
EN2 028%02
EN2 6102%16
EN2 717%01
EN2 846%04
EN2 991%12
EN3 4154%217
EN3 5122%116
EN3 671%111
EN3 722%03
EN4 061%13
EN4 833%03
EN4 916%01
EN5 150%03
EN5 241%05
EN5 372%12
EN5 514%01
HA0 136%04
HA0 299%110
HA0 3101%18
HA0 482%19
HA1 1194%218
HA1 252%15
HA1 319%03
HA1 468%17
HA2 043%04
HA2 693%15
HA2 729%02
HA2 875%17
HA2 929%03
HA3 087%18
HA3 596%18
HA3 649%04
HA3 776%17
HA3 819%02
HA3 945%05
HA4 025%02
HA4 611%01
HA4 725%02
HA4 863%14
HA4 942%03
HA5 129%02
HA5 248%03
HA5 312%01
HA5 415%01
HA5 533%02
HA6 125%02
HA6 232%03
HA7 144%03
HA7 214%01
HA7 347%03
HA7 478%17
HA8 0119%112
HA8 572%17
HA8 648%04
HA8 7129%18
HA8 837%04
HA8 969%16
HA9 0178%212
HA9 678%18
HA9 764%15
HA9 892%111
HA9 9110%111
IG1 186%114
IG1 292%116
IG1 371%19
IG1 424%03
IG11 062%19
IG11 7144%121
IG11 8204%224
IG11 948%07
IG2 654%16
IG2 763%17
IG3 861%110
IG3 965%19
IG4 586%17
IG5 048%06
IG6 152%14
IG6 271%17
IG6 392%16
IG7 448%03
IG8 055%14
IG8 730%02
IG8 891%16
IG8 945%03
IG9 6112%14
KT1 1192%219
KT1 270%18
KT1 392%19
KT2 528%03
KT2 637%03
KT2 766%17
KT3 369%17
KT3 455%14
KT3 527%02
KT3 679%17
KT4 841%05
KT5 828%02
KT5 971%15
KT6 439%02
KT6 657%13
KT6 767%17
KT8 994%14
KT9 113%01
KT9 221%02
N1 052%16
N1 1119%19
N1 297%110
N1 3124%17
N1 449%03
N1 5135%110
N1 6136%114
N1 79%01
N1 867%16
N1 958%110
N10 191%16
N10 245%03
N10 327%02
N11 138%04
N11 277%16
N11 375%15
N12 082%16
N12 724%01
N12 843%03
N12 946%03
N13 486%18
N13 585%18
N13 6121%16
N14 471%16
N14 540%03
N14 748%02
N15 388%17
N15 4125%113
N15 5226%219
N15 6120%113
N16 568%19
N16 685%111
N16 7164%213
N16 8157%214
N16 968%13
N17 0137%117
N17 694%115
N17 776%16
N17 8219%217
N17 9219%229
N18 187%113
N18 2200%232
N18 3192%21
N19 3189%218
N19 4230%217
N19 5160%218
N2 029%02
N2 842%02
N2 949%03
N20 048%04
N20 922%01
N21 164%14
N21 334%02
N22 5251%225
N22 6101%113
N22 737%03
N22 8108%18
N3 150%04
N3 222%02
N3 335%02
N4 1147%115
N4 2183%233
N4 3238%221
N4 471%13
N5 167%16
N5 224%02
N6 422%01
N6 567%15
N6 637%01
N7 043%04
N7 6179%211
N7 7170%212
N7 873%17
N7 995%110
N8 098%18
N8 743%03
N8 858%14
N8 956%14
N9 0177%221
N9 775%16
N9 8134%113
N9 945%06
NW1 031%04
NW1 142%05
NW1 239%07
NW1 318%02
NW1 416%01
NW1 5188%29
NW1 628%03
NW1 768%17
NW1 8112%112
NW1 975%17
NW10 0101%111
NW10 1183%214
NW10 2170%214
NW10 328%02
NW10 4175%215
NW10 576%17
NW10 627%02
NW10 736%07
NW10 870%18
NW10 9115%110
NW11 040%02
NW11 661%13
NW11 819%01
NW11 927%02
NW2 1106%19
NW2 2176%210
NW2 3146%19
NW2 4133%17
NW2 574%15
NW2 6134%114
NW2 756%16
NW3 123%01
NW3 219%03
NW3 357%14
NW3 435%02
NW3 561%14
NW3 658%14
NW3 741%02
NW4 153%13
NW4 254%14
NW4 392%110
NW4 475%16
NW5 110%01
NW5 269%16
NW5 376%14
NW5 485%16
NW6 141%03
NW6 2130%16
NW6 322%01
NW6 4148%19
NW6 5152%214
NW6 6180%213
NW6 791%18
NW7 145%03
NW7 231%02
NW7 373%14
NW7 4106%15
NW8 017%01
NW8 697%14
NW8 775%14
NW8 883%19
NW8 916%01
NW9 020%02
NW9 5143%123
NW9 650%04
NW9 862%15
NW9 936%03
RM1 1521%527
RM1 276%14
RM1 3110%18
RM1 420%02
RM10 7114%113
RM10 8102%111
RM10 979%111
RM11 174%17
RM11 227%02
RM11 340%03
RM12 467%18
RM12 562%14
RM12 653%14
RM13 761%14
RM13 8125%19
RM13 981%19
RM14 125%02
RM14 317%01
RM2 560%13
RM2 647%02
RM3 044%05
RM3 7117%18
RM3 8142%113
RM3 964%15
RM5 294%16
RM5 365%15
RM6 4170%218
RM6 561%15
RM6 625%02
RM7 0104%115
RM7 758%12
RM7 861%13
RM7 963%13
RM8 1126%114
RM8 261%17
RM8 368%16
RM9 472%17
RM9 541%04
RM9 684%18
SE1 015%04
SE1 157%19
SE1 229%09
SE1 347%06
SE1 4110%112
SE1 5223%221
SE1 6233%218
SE1 730%09
SE1 848%07
SE1 949%012
SE10 0113%111
SE10 829%02
SE10 9131%112
SE11 493%17
SE11 5168%216
SE11 616%01
SE12 0113%18
SE12 8104%17
SE12 930%02
SE13 5226%222
SE13 6140%119
SE13 7131%116
SE14 5163%218
SE14 6236%221
SE15 1100%17
SE15 2188%217
SE15 3184%218
SE15 4115%17
SE15 5259%323
SE15 6193%218
SE16 255%15
SE16 355%15
SE16 4119%16
SE16 5117%14
SE16 6113%13
SE16 7100%15
SE17 1238%214
SE17 2258%328
SE17 3200%218
SE18 1105%112
SE18 242%03
SE18 3100%19
SE18 4109%112
SE18 5165%214
SE18 6151%120
SE18 7158%216
SE19 1145%19
SE19 2149%18
SE19 374%16
SE2 069%16
SE2 998%111
SE20 7116%110
SE20 8143%112
SE21 836%03
SE22 047%03
SE22 871%16
SE22 919%01
SE23 184%16
SE23 257%15
SE23 313%01
SE24 062%14
SE24 9112%17
SE25 498%19
SE25 5159%212
SE25 6123%112
SE26 484%16
SE26 5108%18
SE26 679%16
SE27 0147%113
SE27 9190%214
SE28 068%17
SE28 863%19
SE3 0123%17
SE3 752%13
SE3 858%14
SE3 950%03
SE4 1113%112
SE4 292%18
SE5 0102%18
SE5 7110%110
SE5 845%06
SE5 960%110
SE6 193%111
SE6 2160%220
SE6 3236%222
SE6 4356%435
SE7 743%05
SE7 873%16
SE8 3161%212
SE8 4205%214
SE8 5157%212
SE9 146%04
SE9 2110%110
SE9 353%15
SE9 468%16
SE9 593%16
SE9 6135%110
SM1 1150%112
SM1 229%03
SM1 354%16
SM1 474%17
SM2 542%05
SM2 628%02
SM3 842%03
SM3 948%05
SM4 421%02
SM4 542%04
SM4 675%17
SM5 1124%112
SM5 259%15
SM5 3126%18
SM6 085%15
SM6 777%14
SM6 812%01
SM6 911%01
SW10 048%06
SW10 924%02
SW11 1146%111
SW11 2139%112
SW11 349%05
SW11 485%16
SW11 593%110
SW11 628%02
SW12 062%13
SW12 8103%19
SW12 947%03
SW13 019%01
SW13 916%01
SW14 717%01
SW14 813%01
SW15 124%02
SW15 211%01
SW15 379%16
SW15 4105%19
SW15 556%15
SW15 663%14
SW16 1114%19
SW16 270%18
SW16 315%01
SW16 4101%110
SW16 5120%114
SW16 648%05
SW17 0113%122
SW17 6121%11
SW17 774%18
SW17 826%03
SW17 9112%113
SW18 186%19
SW18 227%02
SW18 354%15
SW18 496%111
SW18 543%04
SW19 151%15
SW19 267%17
SW19 39%01
SW19 411%01
SW19 5140%17
SW19 640%03
SW19 732%02
SW19 857%17
SW1A 01691%178
SW1A 144%03
SW1A 250%07
SW1E 584%16
SW1E 660%15
SW1P 133%04
SW1P 259%111
SW1P 322%04
SW1P 433%04
SW1V 1147%111
SW1V 2121%16
SW1V 366%14
SW1V 427%01
SW1W 019%02
SW1W 8122%17
SW1W 920%02
SW1X 736%03
SW1X 869%13
SW1Y 537%03
SW1Y 616%01
SW2 1304%318
SW2 255%14
SW2 3147%113
SW2 4122%18
SW2 548%04
SW20 028%02
SW20 813%01
SW20 936%02
SW3 145%04
SW3 334%02
SW3 435%02
SW3 520%01
SW3 645%03
SW4 6155%210
SW4 7130%17
SW4 864%13
SW4 931%02
SW5 016%01
SW5 943%03
SW6 1126%110
SW6 263%17
SW6 324%02
SW6 455%14
SW6 517%01
SW6 613%01
SW6 752%14
SW7 140%02
SW7 238%04
SW7 323%01
SW7 513%01
SW8 1130%113
SW8 288%18
SW8 371%14
SW8 4213%217
SW8 583%14
SW9 090%16
SW9 682%15
SW9 7323%326
SW9 8452%426
SW9 9121%110
TN16 243%01
TN16 332%03
TW1 131%02
TW1 223%01
TW1 347%03
TW1 414%01
TW10 5117%13
TW10 665%15
TW10 770%14
TW11 014%01
TW11 812%01
TW11 930%02
TW12 131%02
TW12 226%02
TW12 320%01
TW13 477%19
TW13 5164%212
TW13 6168%212
TW13 7143%19
TW14 039%04
TW14 899%111
TW14 992%18
TW2 514%01
TW2 655%14
TW2 735%03
TW3 1256%328
TW3 274%15
TW3 390%19
TW4 594%18
TW4 663%15
TW4 7121%110
TW5 093%19
TW5 925%04
TW6 257%12
TW6 3199%24
TW7 430%02
TW7 515%02
TW7 665%17
TW7 743%03
TW8 068%16
TW8 8116%17
TW8 919%02
TW9 125%02
TW9 264%14
TW9 323%01
TW9 434%02
UB1 1151%115
UB1 251%17
UB1 364%17
UB10 082%17
UB10 833%03
UB10 936%03
UB11 1718%71
UB2 4111%117
UB2 579%113
UB3 152%18
UB3 265%17
UB3 3142%113
UB3 4120%111
UB3 513%01
UB4 051%15
UB4 847%05
UB4 977%17
UB5 480%19
UB5 582%18
UB5 6102%114
UB6 058%16
UB6 749%04
UB6 881%113
UB6 9119%114
UB7 010%04
UB7 7101%18
UB7 834%03
UB7 9122%19
UB8 193%113
UB8 245%09
UB8 332%06
UB9 613%01
W10 4248%220
W10 5175%224
W10 6133%114
W11 1273%323
W11 2169%211
W11 374%14
W11 442%04
W12 051%18
W12 758%115
W12 8325%332
W12 994%19
W13 0152%212
W13 817%01
W13 958%16
W14 020%02
W14 892%111
W14 986%110
W1B 156%11
W1B 272%13
W1B 4106%11
W1B 541%01
W1C 1544%53
W1C 2182%21
W1D 21500%152
W1D 342%02
W1D 4145%14
W1D 5148%15
W1D 642%02
W1D 7113%14
W1F 068%14
W1F 723%02
W1F 853%14
W1F 914%01
W1G 630%01
W1G 742%01
W1H 159%12
W1H 532%01
W1H 780%14
W1J 756%14
W1K 1349%36
W1K 219%01
W1K 316%01
W1K 582%13
W1K 677%12
W1K 7299%38
W1S 127%03
W1S 450%03
W1T 118%02
W1T 528%02
W1T 645%01
W1T 733%01
W1U 121%01
W1U 493%12
W1W 530%01
W1W 613%01
W2 189%118
W2 2126%19
W2 391%16
W2 4225%217
W2 557%15
W2 614%02
W3 075%16
W3 678%110
W3 763%18
W3 859%17
W3 9110%17
W4 113%01
W4 210%01
W4 339%03
W4 485%15
W4 548%06
W5 160%15
W5 280%19
W5 333%03
W5 443%04
W5 575%16
W6 045%07
W6 759%17
W6 832%04
W6 948%07
W7 165%15
W7 216%01
W7 348%04
W8 449%03
W8 528%03
W8 658%14
W8 731%02
W9 124%02
W9 2107%19
W9 375%18
WC1A 261%12
WC1B 311%01
WC1B 461%11
WC1B 554%11
WC1E 718%01
WC1H 875%13
WC1H 954%15
WC1N 136%02
WC1R 524%01
WC1X 071%13
WC1X 836%02
WC1X 982%14
WC2B 423%01
WC2E 915%01
WC2H 0418%49
WC2H 7212%28
WC2H 8104%15
WC2H 953%15
WC2N 453%13
WC2N 58%01
WC2N 6198%211
WC2R 0132%13
WC2R 2150%11

London possession of weapons crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : London region has the 1. 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 6.3k representing an increase 36.5% 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 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.

+36.5% annual change, crime is increasing

6.3k 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 April 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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