London possession of weapons crime statistics

As of May 2026, the annual crime rate in London stands at 0.7 crimes per 1000 people. London's current crime levels are at 75% 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 6.5k representing an increase 35.9% year-over-year.

London possession of weapons crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Londoncrime statisticEngland & Wales
0.7annual crime rate per 1k workday people1
75%ratio of national crime rate100%
0.6% share of all crimes1.0%
6.5kcrimes reported55.3k
35.9%annual change6.9%

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 1131%113
BR1 239%04
BR1 335%04
BR1 4105%111
BR1 5140%117
BR2 0133%112
BR2 680%12
BR2 844%04
BR2 972%19
BR3 165%15
BR3 335%04
BR3 419%02
BR3 627%01
BR4 066%15
BR4 913%01
BR5 123%02
BR5 2135%115
BR5 3125%113
BR5 4129%111
BR6 039%04
BR6 659%13
BR6 724%02
BR6 813%01
BR6 938%04
BR7 536%02
BR7 635%03
CR0 095%114
CR0 1262%349
CR0 2183%238
CR0 397%116
CR0 4101%123
CR0 551%15
CR0 6134%121
CR0 771%18
CR0 811%01
CR0 965%15
CR2 014%01
CR2 692%19
CR2 755%13
CR2 882%17
CR2 937%02
CR4 1165%219
CR4 2128%112
CR4 381%111
CR4 464%17
CR5 157%14
CR5 258%15
CR7 689%16
CR7 7107%116
CR7 8131%118
CR8 189%13
CR8 226%02
CR8 470%13
DA1 49%01
DA14 438%03
DA14 585%16
DA14 659%15
DA15 719%01
DA15 810%01
DA16 112%01
DA16 211%01
DA16 365%15
DA17 570%15
DA17 666%15
DA18 4106%16
DA5 225%01
DA5 317%01
DA6 7109%18
DA6 836%02
DA7 493%19
DA7 526%02
DA7 638%03
DA8 178%19
DA8 2144%114
DA8 3191%216
E1 0109%110
E1 1254%322
E1 2143%113
E1 388%15
E1 492%116
E1 5109%111
E1 656%112
E1 742%09
E1 821%04
E10 5153%220
E10 663%110
E10 771%19
E11 163%16
E11 245%04
E11 336%04
E11 469%18
E12 584%111
E12 620%04
E13 058%18
E13 888%112
E13 9183%226
E14 0164%217
E14 260%11
E14 350%06
E14 56%04
E14 6199%219
E14 7133%115
E14 828%05
E14 968%118
E15 1222%232
E15 2308%334
E15 344%05
E15 4114%115
E16 1242%224
E16 2127%114
E16 3143%116
E16 442%05
E17 394%111
E17 481%112
E17 566%19
E17 643%06
E17 7146%114
E17 851%16
E17 9137%114
E18 185%15
E18 262%15
E1W 238%02
E1W 3100%14
E2 0108%110
E2 6104%17
E2 791%17
E2 8132%110
E2 9205%218
E3 2172%219
E3 3104%111
E3 4110%113
E3 572%17
E4 649%06
E4 764%17
E4 884%110
E4 944%06
E5 093%111
E5 8141%116
E5 9150%119
E6 1137%120
E6 266%110
E6 394%115
E6 517%02
E6 6130%119
E7 0105%111
E7 827%05
E7 949%07
E8 195%19
E8 2241%220
E8 3159%214
E8 4135%111
E9 5172%220
E9 6161%220
E9 761%16
EC1A 249%02
EC1A 79%01
EC1A 957%12
EC1M 3101%11
EC1M 634%02
EC1N 812%01
EC1R 1121%13
EC1R 451%12
EC1R 5168%24
EC1V 066%13
EC1V 1277%33
EC1V 269%12
EC1V 387%13
EC1V 725%01
EC1V 8125%13
EC1V 958%14
EC1Y 88%01
EC2A 357%15
EC2A 440%06
EC2M 386%12
EC2M 462%18
EC2M 543%01
EC2M 721%02
EC3A 516%01
EC3A 760%12
EC3N 211%01
EC3N 434%02
EC3R 747%02
EC3R 89%01
EC3V 943%01
EC4M 720%01
EC4M 970%12
EC4Y 138%01
EN1 139%05
EN1 254%13
EN1 365%18
EN1 494%110
EN2 042%03
EN2 6102%16
EN2 717%01
EN2 857%15
EN2 991%12
EN3 4136%115
EN3 5121%116
EN3 684%113
EN3 722%03
EN4 061%13
EN4 854%15
EN4 916%01
EN5 133%02
EN5 241%05
EN5 371%12
EN5 514%01
HA0 145%05
HA0 289%19
HA0 3101%18
HA0 481%19
HA1 1151%114
HA1 242%04
HA1 319%03
HA1 448%05
HA2 043%04
HA2 6111%16
HA2 729%02
HA2 875%17
HA2 938%04
HA3 076%17
HA3 548%04
HA3 649%04
HA3 754%15
HA3 819%02
HA3 954%16
HA4 025%02
HA4 623%02
HA4 712%01
HA4 863%14
HA4 942%03
HA5 144%03
HA5 248%03
HA5 415%01
HA5 533%02
HA6 125%02
HA6 243%04
HA7 144%03
HA7 214%01
HA7 347%03
HA7 478%17
HA8 0119%112
HA8 562%16
HA8 671%16
HA8 7129%18
HA8 846%05
HA8 957%15
HA9 0148%110
HA9 677%18
HA9 789%17
HA9 8125%115
HA9 9100%110
IG1 185%114
IG1 286%115
IG1 371%19
IG1 432%04
IG11 061%19
IG11 7144%121
IG11 8187%222
IG11 941%06
IG2 654%16
IG2 763%17
IG3 860%110
IG3 965%19
IG4 573%16
IG5 048%06
IG6 191%17
IG6 271%17
IG6 392%16
IG7 464%14
IG8 055%14
IG8 730%02
IG8 890%16
IG8 930%02
IG9 6112%14
KT1 1202%220
KT1 270%18
KT1 392%19
KT1 434%01
KT2 538%04
KT2 624%02
KT2 757%16
KT3 369%17
KT3 441%03
KT3 527%02
KT3 656%15
KT4 841%05
KT5 828%02
KT5 971%15
KT6 439%02
KT6 676%14
KT6 757%16
KT8 994%14
KT9 125%02
KT9 220%02
N1 052%16
N1 1106%18
N1 2107%111
N1 3124%17
N1 449%03
N1 5162%212
N1 6146%115
N1 718%02
N1 867%16
N1 964%111
N10 176%15
N10 245%03
N10 327%02
N11 148%05
N11 277%16
N11 375%15
N12 0110%18
N12 749%02
N12 857%14
N12 946%03
N13 497%19
N13 596%19
N13 6121%16
N14 483%17
N14 540%03
N14 724%01
N15 388%17
N15 4135%114
N15 5226%219
N15 6139%115
N16 560%18
N16 693%112
N16 7164%213
N16 8157%214
N16 968%13
N17 0145%118
N17 694%115
N17 788%17
N17 8219%217
N17 9196%226
N18 1100%115
N18 2206%233
N18 3192%21
N19 3221%221
N19 4202%215
N19 5178%220
N2 029%02
N2 842%02
N2 932%02
N20 048%04
N20 922%01
N21 148%03
N21 351%13
N22 5241%224
N22 693%112
N22 737%03
N22 894%17
N3 150%04
N3 222%02
N3 335%02
N4 1166%217
N4 2210%238
N4 3226%220
N4 471%13
N5 167%16
N5 224%02
N6 422%01
N6 567%15
N6 637%01
N7 065%16
N7 6179%211
N7 7170%212
N7 883%18
N7 995%110
N8 098%18
N8 729%02
N8 857%14
N8 970%15
N9 0177%221
N9 787%17
N9 8144%114
N9 952%17
NW1 039%05
NW1 142%05
NW1 239%07
NW1 318%02
NW1 416%01
NW1 5209%210
NW1 647%05
NW1 787%19
NW1 8112%112
NW1 954%15
NW10 0119%113
NW10 1209%216
NW10 2158%213
NW10 328%02
NW10 4233%220
NW10 587%18
NW10 627%02
NW10 736%07
NW10 870%18
NW10 9161%214
NW11 040%02
NW11 661%13
NW11 718%01
NW11 837%02
NW11 940%03
NW2 1106%19
NW2 2159%29
NW2 3178%211
NW2 495%15
NW2 544%03
NW2 6125%113
NW2 756%16
NW3 123%01
NW3 225%04
NW3 357%14
NW3 435%02
NW3 531%02
NW3 673%15
NW3 741%02
NW4 153%13
NW4 267%15
NW4 382%19
NW4 475%16
NW5 110%01
NW5 280%17
NW5 376%14
NW5 498%17
NW6 154%14
NW6 286%14
NW6 322%01
NW6 4164%210
NW6 5152%214
NW6 6194%214
NW6 7125%111
NW7 130%02
NW7 231%02
NW7 372%14
NW7 442%02
NW8 034%02
NW8 696%14
NW8 756%13
NW8 892%110
NW9 030%03
NW9 5156%225
NW9 663%15
NW9 875%16
NW9 971%16
RM1 1578%630
RM1 276%14
RM1 3110%18
RM1 420%02
RM10 7132%115
RM10 8102%111
RM10 986%112
RM11 174%17
RM11 240%03
RM11 340%03
RM12 476%19
RM12 562%14
RM12 653%14
RM13 776%15
RM13 8152%211
RM13 980%19
RM14 125%02
RM14 213%01
RM14 317%01
RM2 560%13
RM2 647%02
RM3 053%16
RM3 7117%18
RM3 8120%111
RM3 9103%18
RM5 278%15
RM5 377%16
RM6 4161%217
RM6 561%15
RM6 625%02
RM7 097%114
RM7 758%12
RM7 841%02
RM7 963%13
RM8 1117%113
RM8 261%17
RM8 357%15
RM9 492%19
RM9 531%03
RM9 6105%110
SE1 015%04
SE1 157%19
SE1 223%07
SE1 347%06
SE1 4138%115
SE1 5222%221
SE1 6245%219
SE1 730%09
SE1 854%18
SE1 945%011
SE10 0124%112
SE10 844%03
SE10 9142%113
SE11 492%17
SE11 5158%215
SE11 633%02
SE12 0112%18
SE12 8104%17
SE12 946%03
SE13 5235%223
SE13 6147%120
SE13 7131%116
SE14 5180%220
SE14 6246%222
SE15 171%15
SE15 2210%219
SE15 3194%219
SE15 4115%17
SE15 5236%221
SE15 6182%217
SE16 255%15
SE16 388%18
SE16 4139%17
SE16 5117%14
SE16 6113%13
SE16 7100%15
SE17 1254%315
SE17 2258%328
SE17 3200%218
SE18 1104%112
SE18 256%14
SE18 389%18
SE18 4118%113
SE18 5189%216
SE18 6150%120
SE18 7118%112
SE19 1161%210
SE19 2149%18
SE19 374%16
SE2 081%17
SE2 9107%112
SE20 7115%110
SE20 8154%213
SE21 748%02
SE21 860%15
SE22 047%03
SE22 871%16
SE22 919%01
SE23 184%16
SE23 246%04
SE23 325%02
SE24 077%15
SE24 996%16
SE25 487%18
SE25 5146%111
SE25 6133%113
SE26 484%16
SE26 5135%110
SE26 679%16
SE27 0136%112
SE27 9163%212
SE28 068%17
SE28 8104%115
SE3 0106%16
SE3 770%14
SE3 858%14
SE3 999%16
SE4 1122%113
SE4 269%16
SE5 0102%18
SE5 7110%110
SE5 845%06
SE5 966%111
SE6 184%110
SE6 2184%223
SE6 3235%222
SE6 4376%437
SE7 752%16
SE7 861%15
SE8 3161%212
SE8 4219%215
SE8 5118%19
SE9 146%04
SE9 2110%110
SE9 363%16
SE9 490%18
SE9 593%16
SE9 6122%19
SM1 1175%214
SM1 229%03
SM1 354%16
SM1 464%16
SM2 525%03
SM2 642%03
SM3 842%03
SM3 957%16
SM4 410%01
SM4 553%15
SM4 675%17
SM5 1124%112
SM5 235%03
SM5 3126%18
SM6 085%15
SM6 796%15
SM6 836%03
SM6 911%01
SW10 040%05
SW10 924%02
SW11 1133%110
SW11 2162%214
SW11 348%05
SW11 485%16
SW11 5112%112
SW11 614%01
SW12 061%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 578%17
SW15 663%14
SW16 1127%110
SW16 287%110
SW16 315%01
SW16 4111%111
SW16 5137%116
SW16 648%05
SW17 098%119
SW17 6121%11
SW17 774%18
SW17 826%03
SW17 9103%112
SW18 1105%111
SW18 241%03
SW18 365%16
SW18 488%110
SW18 564%16
SW19 130%03
SW19 276%18
SW19 318%02
SW19 411%01
SW19 5140%17
SW19 640%03
SW19 732%02
SW19 857%17
SW1A 02323%2311
SW1A 144%03
SW1A 243%06
SW1E 5126%19
SW1E 660%15
SW1P 133%04
SW1P 259%111
SW1P 322%04
SW1P 433%04
SW1V 1133%110
SW1V 2120%16
SW1V 365%14
SW1V 427%01
SW1W 019%02
SW1W 887%15
SW1W 920%02
SW1X 736%03
SW1X 869%13
SW1Y 537%03
SW1Y 616%01
SW2 1321%319
SW2 282%16
SW2 3135%112
SW2 4122%18
SW2 548%04
SW20 028%02
SW20 813%01
SW20 936%02
SW3 144%04
SW3 317%01
SW3 435%02
SW3 520%01
SW3 645%03
SW4 6139%19
SW4 7112%16
SW4 864%13
SW4 931%02
SW5 032%02
SW5 972%15
SW6 1126%110
SW6 262%17
SW6 324%02
SW6 455%14
SW6 517%01
SW6 613%01
SW6 7104%18
SW7 140%02
SW7 238%04
SW7 323%01
SW7 513%01
SW8 1110%111
SW8 266%16
SW8 371%14
SW8 4188%215
SW8 583%14
SW9 0105%17
SW9 682%15
SW9 7347%328
SW9 8452%426
SW9 9120%110
TN16 243%01
TN16 332%03
TW1 131%02
TW1 223%01
TW1 347%03
TW1 414%01
TW10 5117%13
TW10 639%03
TW10 735%02
TW11 014%01
TW11 930%02
TW12 162%14
TW12 226%02
TW12 320%01
TW13 477%19
TW13 5205%215
TW13 6153%211
TW13 7143%19
TW14 039%04
TW14 881%19
TW14 9115%110
TW2 514%01
TW2 641%03
TW2 735%03
TW3 1265%329
TW3 259%14
TW3 390%19
TW4 5141%112
TW4 663%15
TW4 7121%110
TW5 092%19
TW5 919%03
TW6 229%01
TW6 3248%25
TW7 430%02
TW7 515%02
TW7 655%16
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 1171%217
UB1 258%18
UB1 373%18
UB10 070%16
UB10 833%03
UB10 936%03
UB11 1717%71
UB2 4124%119
UB2 573%112
UB3 145%07
UB3 255%16
UB3 3142%113
UB3 4109%110
UB3 513%01
UB4 040%04
UB4 837%04
UB4 977%17
UB5 480%19
UB5 5112%111
UB5 6116%116
UB6 058%16
UB6 761%15
UB6 881%113
UB6 9102%112
UB7 05%02
UB7 7114%19
UB7 845%04
UB7 981%16
UB8 179%111
UB8 255%111
UB8 332%06
UB9 613%01
W10 4210%217
W10 5167%223
W10 6142%115
W11 1272%323
W11 2154%210
W11 392%15
W11 431%03
W12 038%06
W12 762%116
W12 8324%332
W12 962%16
W13 0165%213
W13 835%02
W13 968%17
W14 030%03
W14 884%110
W14 986%110
W1B 156%11
W1B 272%13
W1B 4106%11
W1B 541%01
W1C 1544%53
W1C 2182%21
W1D 22247%223
W1D 363%13
W1D 4217%26
W1D 5178%26
W1D 642%02
W1D 7141%15
W1F 051%13
W1F 723%02
W1F 853%14
W1F 914%01
W1G 630%01
W1G 742%01
W1H 129%01
W1H 532%01
W1H 779%14
W1J 756%14
W1K 1349%36
W1K 219%01
W1K 582%13
W1K 638%01
W1K 7336%39
W1S 136%04
W1S 450%03
W1T 118%02
W1T 556%14
W1T 645%01
W1T 733%01
W1U 121%01
W1U 447%01
W1W 530%01
W1W 613%01
W2 1113%123
W2 2126%19
W2 391%16
W2 4238%218
W2 557%15
W2 614%02
W3 088%17
W3 693%112
W3 787%111
W3 859%17
W3 9126%18
W4 113%01
W4 210%01
W4 313%01
W4 4101%16
W4 548%06
W5 160%15
W5 288%110
W5 332%03
W5 432%03
W5 5124%110
W6 045%07
W6 759%17
W6 840%05
W6 948%07
W7 152%14
W7 215%01
W7 373%16
W8 449%03
W8 528%03
W8 658%14
W8 746%03
W9 137%03
W9 2119%110
W9 366%17
WC1A 143%01
WC1A 261%12
WC1B 461%11
WC1B 554%11
WC1E 718%01
WC1H 850%02
WC1H 943%04
WC1N 136%02
WC1X 071%13
WC1X 836%02
WC1X 982%14
WC2A 313%01
WC2B 423%01
WC2E 945%03
WC2H 0463%510
WC2H 7318%312
WC2H 8104%15
WC2H 953%15
WC2N 453%13
WC2N 525%03
WC2N 6270%315
WC2R 0132%13
WC2R 2150%11

London possession of weapons crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : London 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 6.5k representing an increase 35.9% 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.

+35.9% annual change, crime is increasing

6.5k 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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