London possession of weapons crime statistics

As of October 2026, the annual crime rate in London stands at 0.8 crimes per 1000 people. London's current crime levels are at 80% 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 7.0k representing an increase 31.5% 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
80%percentage of national crime rate100%
0.6% share of all crimes1.0%
7.0kcrimes reported56.5k
31.5%annual change6.0%

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 1118%112
BR1 238%04
BR1 335%04
BR1 4112%112
BR1 5121%115
BR2 0119%111
BR2 679%12
BR2 714%01
BR2 844%04
BR2 979%110
BR3 163%15
BR3 351%16
BR3 418%02
BR4 052%14
BR4 913%01
BR5 167%16
BR5 2123%114
BR5 347%05
BR5 4115%110
BR6 048%05
BR6 748%04
BR6 853%14
BR6 919%02
BR7 535%02
BR7 681%17
CR0 0113%117
CR0 1304%358
CR0 2198%242
CR0 3101%117
CR0 4103%124
CR0 560%16
CR0 6125%120
CR0 752%16
CR0 822%02
CR0 989%17
CR2 040%03
CR2 6100%110
CR2 736%02
CR2 892%18
CR2 954%13
CR4 1136%116
CR4 2126%112
CR4 386%112
CR4 472%18
CR5 170%15
CR5 268%16
CR7 687%16
CR7 785%113
CR7 8199%228
CR8 187%13
CR8 288%17
CR8 468%13
CR8 516%01
DA1 418%02
DA14 425%02
DA14 555%14
DA14 646%04
DA15 738%02
DA15 829%03
DA16 134%03
DA16 210%01
DA16 376%16
DA17 541%03
DA17 677%16
DA18 4121%17
DA5 170%14
DA5 224%01
DA5 334%02
DA6 7120%19
DA6 835%02
DA7 481%18
DA7 513%01
DA7 638%03
DA8 168%18
DA8 2111%111
DA8 3164%214
E1 0128%112
E1 1181%216
E1 2205%219
E1 3120%17
E1 4107%119
E1 597%110
E1 637%08
E1 741%09
E1 820%04
E10 5165%222
E10 687%114
E10 770%19
E11 152%15
E11 233%03
E11 371%18
E11 4135%116
E12 590%112
E12 639%08
E13 057%18
E13 8100%114
E13 9193%228
E14 0142%115
E14 2117%12
E14 357%17
E14 45%01
E14 56%04
E14 6154%215
E14 7147%117
E14 833%06
E14 963%117
E15 1251%337
E15 2284%332
E15 370%18
E15 4142%119
E16 1317%332
E16 2115%113
E16 3149%117
E16 450%16
E17 384%110
E17 479%112
E17 586%112
E17 663%19
E17 7205%220
E17 858%17
E17 9125%113
E18 150%13
E18 248%04
E1W 256%13
E1W 398%14
E2 0116%111
E2 6130%19
E2 7127%110
E2 8195%215
E2 9189%217
E3 2160%218
E3 383%19
E3 4175%221
E3 561%16
E4 640%05
E4 763%17
E4 899%112
E4 936%05
E5 074%19
E5 8146%117
E5 9101%113
E6 1161%224
E6 277%112
E6 398%116
E6 525%03
E6 6134%120
E7 065%17
E7 858%111
E7 948%07
E8 193%19
E8 2271%323
E8 3256%323
E8 4120%110
E9 5135%116
E9 6158%220
E9 750%15
EC1A 248%02
EC1A 430%01
EC1A 79%01
EC1A 956%12
EC1M 399%11
EC1M 634%02
EC1N 715%01
EC1N 824%02
EC1R 140%01
EC1R 450%12
EC1R 5165%24
EC1V 043%02
EC1V 1271%33
EC1V 267%12
EC1V 357%12
EC1V 8123%13
EC1V 985%16
EC1Y 88%01
EC2A 345%04
EC2A 433%05
EC2M 3126%13
EC2M 430%04
EC2M 542%01
EC2M 710%01
EC2V 634%02
EC2Y 925%01
EC3A 515%01
EC3N 210%01
EC3N 417%01
EC3R 746%02
EC3V 321%01
EC4A 110%01
EC4M 738%02
EC4M 934%01
EC4N 5197%22
EN1 146%06
EN1 270%14
EN1 371%19
EN1 4110%112
EN2 055%14
EN2 6100%16
EN2 717%01
EN2 856%15
EN2 9134%13
EN3 4159%218
EN3 5149%220
EN3 6120%119
EN3 756%18
EN4 040%02
EN4 864%16
EN4 916%01
EN5 116%01
EN5 240%05
EN5 370%12
EN5 527%02
HA0 179%19
HA0 2125%113
HA0 3136%111
HA0 498%111
HA1 1126%112
HA1 262%16
HA1 338%06
HA1 438%04
HA2 042%04
HA2 673%14
HA2 728%02
HA2 8104%110
HA2 919%02
HA3 064%16
HA3 582%17
HA3 612%01
HA3 764%16
HA3 838%04
HA3 961%17
HA4 036%03
HA4 622%02
HA4 712%01
HA4 878%15
HA4 927%02
HA5 143%03
HA5 247%03
HA5 312%01
HA5 415%01
HA5 532%02
HA6 112%01
HA6 242%04
HA7 129%02
HA7 227%02
HA7 330%02
HA7 444%04
HA8 0107%111
HA8 551%15
HA8 670%16
HA8 795%16
HA8 854%16
HA8 990%18
HA9 0174%212
HA9 666%17
HA9 7150%212
HA9 8106%113
HA9 9147%115
IG1 196%116
IG1 267%112
IG1 339%05
IG1 463%18
IG11 074%111
IG11 7114%117
IG11 8175%221
IG11 988%113
IG2 671%18
IG2 771%18
IG3 865%111
IG3 978%111
IG4 572%16
IG5 047%06
IG6 189%17
IG6 260%16
IG6 3105%17
IG7 478%15
IG8 041%03
IG8 715%01
IG8 874%15
IG8 944%03
IG9 682%13
KT1 1188%219
KT1 277%19
KT1 370%17
KT1 434%01
KT2 556%16
KT2 624%02
KT2 765%17
KT3 358%16
KT3 440%03
KT3 554%14
KT3 644%04
KT4 848%06
KT5 827%02
KT5 956%14
KT6 457%13
KT6 692%15
KT6 775%18
KT9 137%03
KT9 240%04
N1 059%17
N1 1129%110
N1 2114%112
N1 3104%16
N1 463%14
N1 5225%217
N1 6143%115
N1 744%05
N1 855%15
N1 985%115
N10 1104%17
N10 230%02
N10 339%03
N11 184%19
N11 275%16
N11 3117%18
N12 0148%111
N12 772%13
N12 870%15
N12 930%02
N13 463%16
N13 542%04
N13 6119%16
N14 446%04
N14 526%02
N14 648%03
N14 723%01
N15 3111%19
N15 4170%218
N15 5256%322
N15 6145%116
N16 559%18
N16 698%113
N16 7148%112
N16 8164%215
N16 922%01
N17 0142%118
N17 698%116
N17 787%17
N17 8189%215
N17 9185%225
N18 1150%223
N18 2208%234
N18 3751%84
N19 3185%218
N19 4225%217
N19 5122%114
N1C 4158%22
N2 028%02
N2 8104%15
N2 916%01
N20 023%02
N20 922%01
N21 131%02
N21 219%01
N21 317%01
N22 5197%220
N22 6106%114
N22 736%03
N22 8145%111
N3 149%04
N3 221%02
N3 334%02
N4 1192%220
N4 2174%232
N4 3199%218
N4 423%01
N5 187%18
N5 258%15
N6 422%01
N6 539%03
N6 636%01
N7 074%17
N7 6223%214
N7 7181%213
N7 8102%110
N7 9159%217
N8 072%16
N8 728%02
N8 842%03
N8 9110%18
N9 0157%219
N9 761%15
N9 8121%112
N9 944%06
NW1 046%06
NW1 166%18
NW1 254%110
NW1 344%05
NW1 432%02
NW1 5225%211
NW1 646%05
NW1 776%18
NW1 8119%113
NW1 953%15
NW10 0152%217
NW10 1205%216
NW10 2143%112
NW10 368%15
NW10 4285%325
NW10 585%18
NW10 627%02
NW10 746%09
NW10 8137%116
NW10 9180%216
NW11 039%02
NW11 640%02
NW11 753%13
NW11 855%13
NW11 926%02
NW2 192%18
NW2 252%13
NW2 3301%319
NW2 4111%16
NW2 587%16
NW2 694%110
NW2 774%18
NW3 219%03
NW3 384%16
NW3 434%02
NW3 515%01
NW3 6100%17
NW3 760%13
NW4 186%15
NW4 240%03
NW4 372%18
NW4 461%15
NW5 159%16
NW5 290%18
NW5 375%14
NW5 4138%110
NW6 166%15
NW6 2148%17
NW6 321%01
NW6 4193%212
NW6 5149%214
NW6 6149%211
NW6 7112%110
NW7 130%02
NW7 215%01
NW7 335%02
NW8 067%14
NW8 6118%15
NW8 755%13
NW8 8144%116
NW8 916%01
NW9 070%17
NW9 5183%230
NW9 674%16
NW9 897%18
NW9 958%15
RM1 1434%423
RM1 275%14
RM1 367%15
RM1 429%03
RM10 7120%114
RM10 8100%111
RM10 9106%115
RM11 1114%111
RM11 278%16
RM11 339%03
RM12 458%17
RM12 560%14
RM12 652%14
RM13 775%15
RM13 8149%211
RM13 9123%114
RM14 125%02
RM14 264%15
RM14 334%02
RM2 520%01
RM2 668%13
RM3 043%05
RM3 7158%211
RM3 8181%217
RM3 9126%110
RM5 261%14
RM5 376%16
RM6 4139%115
RM6 560%15
RM6 672%16
RM7 0122%118
RM7 728%01
RM7 840%02
RM7 962%13
RM8 1115%113
RM8 285%110
RM8 344%04
RM9 460%16
RM9 541%04
RM9 6103%110
SE1 025%07
SE1 155%19
SE1 225%08
SE1 346%06
SE1 4153%217
SE1 5187%218
SE1 6215%217
SE1 745%014
SE1 840%06
SE1 944%011
SE10 0141%114
SE10 843%03
SE10 9118%111
SE11 4129%110
SE11 5103%110
SE11 681%15
SE12 083%16
SE12 8117%18
SE12 930%02
SE13 5231%223
SE13 6166%223
SE13 7137%117
SE14 5186%221
SE14 6220%220
SE15 1167%212
SE15 2195%218
SE15 3150%215
SE15 4129%18
SE15 5286%326
SE15 6189%218
SE16 297%19
SE16 3108%110
SE16 4175%29
SE16 5143%15
SE16 674%12
SE16 798%15
SE17 1283%317
SE17 2207%223
SE17 3207%219
SE18 1145%117
SE18 2110%18
SE18 387%18
SE18 498%111
SE18 5185%216
SE18 6147%120
SE18 7116%112
SE19 1189%212
SE19 2109%16
SE19 3121%110
SE2 090%18
SE2 9157%218
SE20 7102%19
SE20 8151%213
SE21 770%13
SE21 883%17
SE22 858%15
SE22 919%01
SE23 169%15
SE23 279%17
SE23 325%02
SE24 0167%211
SE24 978%15
SE25 4118%111
SE25 5156%212
SE25 6131%113
SE26 496%17
SE26 5146%111
SE26 6129%110
SE27 0177%216
SE27 9186%214
SE28 048%05
SE28 8163%224
SE3 0103%16
SE3 768%14
SE3 857%14
SE3 9162%210
SE4 1129%114
SE4 290%18
SE5 0112%19
SE5 7162%215
SE5 844%06
SE5 977%113
SE6 1115%114
SE6 2172%222
SE6 3241%223
SE6 4349%435
SE7 776%19
SE7 836%03
SE8 3145%111
SE8 4344%324
SE8 5116%19
SE9 156%15
SE9 297%19
SE9 362%16
SE9 4122%111
SE9 5121%18
SE9 6119%19
SM1 1147%112
SM1 219%02
SM1 335%04
SM1 494%19
SM2 525%03
SM2 641%03
SM3 828%02
SM3 956%16
SM4 572%17
SM4 652%15
SM5 1142%114
SM5 212%01
SM5 3154%210
SM6 084%15
SM6 738%02
SM6 835%03
SM6 932%03
SW10 055%17
SW10 912%01
SW11 1104%18
SW11 2159%214
SW11 376%18
SW11 456%14
SW11 5192%221
SW11 628%02
SW12 080%14
SW12 878%17
SW12 976%15
SW13 019%01
SW13 892%11
SW13 915%01
SW14 717%01
SW15 112%01
SW15 222%02
SW15 377%16
SW15 4114%110
SW15 577%17
SW15 662%14
SW16 1124%110
SW16 2111%113
SW16 330%02
SW16 4109%111
SW16 5184%222
SW16 675%18
SW17 071%114
SW17 6118%11
SW17 755%16
SW17 860%17
SW17 967%18
SW18 1121%113
SW18 240%03
SW18 332%03
SW18 4103%112
SW18 532%03
SW19 120%02
SW19 266%17
SW19 326%03
SW19 539%02
SW19 665%15
SW19 747%03
SW19 832%04
SW1A 02069%2110
SW1A 158%14
SW1A 242%06
SW1E 5192%214
SW1E 6117%110
SW1H 921%03
SW1P 124%03
SW1P 247%09
SW1P 327%05
SW1P 440%05
SW1V 165%15
SW1V 2118%16
SW1V 380%15
SW1V 426%01
SW1W 09%01
SW1W 868%14
SW1W 919%02
SW1X 747%04
SW1X 867%13
SW1X 918%01
SW1Y 548%04
SW1Y 648%03
SW2 1281%317
SW2 2121%19
SW2 3122%111
SW2 4150%210
SW2 559%15
SW20 028%02
SW20 826%02
SW20 935%02
SW3 144%04
SW3 417%01
SW3 519%01
SW3 629%02
SW4 6197%213
SW4 7200%211
SW4 841%02
SW4 9122%18
SW5 031%02
SW5 9113%18
SW6 1197%216
SW6 270%18
SW6 335%03
SW6 440%03
SW6 551%13
SW6 612%01
SW6 7127%110
SW7 119%01
SW7 228%03
SW7 322%01
SW8 1118%112
SW8 2108%110
SW8 3121%17
SW8 4197%216
SW8 581%14
SW9 0118%18
SW9 6113%17
SW9 7304%325
SW9 8596%635
SW9 9153%213
TN16 2127%13
TN16 342%04
TW1 115%01
TW1 315%01
TW1 413%01
TW10 577%12
TW10 638%03
TW10 734%02
TW11 812%01
TW11 929%02
TW12 146%03
TW12 225%02
TW13 492%111
TW13 5147%111
TW13 6178%213
TW13 7187%212
TW14 057%16
TW14 844%05
TW14 9170%215
TW2 527%02
TW2 627%02
TW2 734%03
TW3 1188%221
TW3 369%17
TW3 437%03
TW4 5115%110
TW4 661%15
TW4 7154%213
TW5 0101%110
TW5 950%08
TW6 284%13
TW6 3292%36
TW7 430%02
TW7 530%04
TW7 645%05
TW7 756%14
TW8 088%18
TW8 8129%18
TW8 928%03
TW9 112%01
TW9 294%16
TW9 323%01
TW9 466%14
UB1 1315%332
UB1 285%112
UB1 372%18
UB10 057%15
UB10 811%01
UB10 923%02
UB11 1703%71
UB2 496%115
UB2 572%112
UB3 195%115
UB3 281%19
UB3 3107%110
UB3 475%17
UB4 050%15
UB4 836%04
UB4 997%19
UB5 461%17
UB5 5130%113
UB5 6143%120
UB6 085%19
UB6 748%04
UB6 885%114
UB6 983%110
UB7 010%04
UB7 7173%214
UB7 855%15
UB7 967%15
UB8 177%111
UB8 269%114
UB8 336%07
UB9 612%01
W10 4230%219
W10 5128%118
W10 6121%113
W11 1209%218
W11 2136%19
W11 372%14
W11 410%01
W12 037%06
W12 764%117
W12 8298%330
W12 971%17
W13 099%18
W13 834%02
W13 986%19
W14 050%15
W14 866%18
W14 984%110
W1B 270%13
W1B 31166%121
W1B 579%12
W1C 1355%42
W1C 2178%21
W1D 22936%304
W1D 3102%15
W1D 4177%25
W1D 5319%311
W1D 683%14
W1D 7139%15
W1F 083%15
W1F 745%04
W1F 813%01
W1F 914%01
W1G 082%11
W1G 741%01
W1H 5126%14
W1H 7136%17
W1J 727%02
W1J 825%01
W1K 1342%36
W1K 237%02
W1K 580%13
W1K 638%01
W1K 7292%38
W1S 136%04
W1S 482%15
W1T 19%01
W1T 318%01
W1T 555%14
W1T 644%01
W1U 162%13
W1U 446%01
W1W 559%12
W1W 613%01
W2 1130%127
W2 2178%213
W2 3104%17
W2 4143%111
W2 567%16
W2 627%04
W3 074%16
W3 699%113
W3 785%111
W3 891%111
W3 9185%212
W4 125%02
W4 220%02
W4 313%01
W4 4116%17
W4 531%04
W5 182%17
W5 278%19
W5 364%16
W5 431%03
W5 5122%110
W6 050%18
W6 783%110
W6 855%17
W6 927%04
W7 1101%18
W7 347%04
W8 448%03
W8 537%04
W8 629%02
W8 730%02
W9 160%15
W9 2186%216
W9 3119%113
WC1A 184%12
WC1A 260%12
WC1B 332%03
WC1E 735%02
WC1H 824%01
WC1H 921%02
WC1N 189%15
WC1N 316%02
WC1R 546%02
WC1V 740%01
WC1X 092%14
WC1X 818%01
WC1X 960%13
WC2A 313%01
WC2B 423%01
WC2B 56%01
WC2E 959%14
WC2H 0499%511
WC2H 7338%313
WC2H 8102%15
WC2H 931%03
WC2N 469%14
WC2N 524%03
WC2N 6388%422
WC2R 086%12

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 7.0k representing an increase 31.5% 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 September 2025 - August 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.

+31.5% annual change, crime is increasing

7.0k 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 August 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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