London possession of weapons crime statistics

As of July 2026, the annual crime rate in London stands at 0.8 crimes per 1000 people. London's current crime levels are at 78% 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 6.8k representing an increase 37.8% 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
78%ratio of national crime rate100%
0.6% share of all crimes1.0%
6.8kcrimes reported56.6k
37.8%annual change8.9%

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 1118%112
BR1 238%04
BR1 335%04
BR1 4121%113
BR1 5136%117
BR2 0129%112
BR2 679%12
BR2 843%04
BR2 971%19
BR3 163%15
BR3 351%16
BR3 49%01
BR4 064%15
BR5 144%04
BR5 2105%112
BR5 3122%113
BR5 4126%111
BR6 048%05
BR6 619%01
BR6 736%03
BR6 826%02
BR6 937%04
BR7 535%02
BR7 646%04
CR0 099%115
CR0 1283%354
CR0 2179%238
CR0 389%115
CR0 4116%127
CR0 559%16
CR0 6131%121
CR0 778%19
CR0 811%01
CR0 976%16
CR2 013%01
CR2 6110%111
CR2 754%13
CR2 880%17
CR2 954%13
CR4 1136%116
CR4 2125%112
CR4 372%110
CR4 463%17
CR5 156%14
CR5 279%17
CR7 658%14
CR7 772%111
CR7 8163%223
CR8 187%13
CR8 238%03
CR8 468%13
DA1 418%02
DA14 437%03
DA14 583%16
DA14 658%15
DA15 719%01
DA15 829%03
DA16 134%03
DA16 221%02
DA16 389%17
DA17 554%14
DA17 677%16
DA18 4103%16
DA5 152%13
DA5 224%01
DA5 334%02
DA6 793%17
DA6 835%02
DA7 470%17
DA7 513%01
DA7 637%03
DA8 177%19
DA8 2150%215
DA8 3163%214
E1 0106%110
E1 1203%218
E1 2161%215
E1 386%15
E1 484%115
E1 5116%112
E1 660%113
E1 746%010
E1 820%04
E10 5157%221
E10 680%113
E10 777%110
E11 162%16
E11 233%03
E11 335%04
E11 4101%112
E12 590%112
E12 629%06
E13 043%06
E13 8107%115
E13 9213%231
E14 0160%217
E14 2117%12
E14 357%17
E14 45%01
E14 56%04
E14 6164%216
E14 7121%114
E14 838%07
E14 974%120
E15 1224%233
E15 2301%334
E15 352%16
E15 4149%220
E16 1326%333
E16 2133%115
E16 3148%117
E16 458%17
E17 384%110
E17 479%112
E17 579%111
E17 649%07
E17 7184%218
E17 866%18
E17 9124%113
E18 1100%16
E18 260%15
E1W 238%02
E1W 398%14
E2 0116%111
E2 6130%19
E2 7139%111
E2 8142%111
E2 9222%220
E3 2159%218
E3 392%110
E3 4149%218
E3 571%17
E4 648%06
E4 763%17
E4 882%110
E4 929%04
E5 099%112
E5 8163%219
E5 9131%117
E6 1148%122
E6 270%111
E6 398%116
E6 533%04
E6 6154%223
E7 0112%112
E7 842%08
E7 948%07
E8 182%18
E8 2271%323
E8 3189%217
E8 4156%213
E9 5151%218
E9 6126%116
E9 750%15
EC1A 248%02
EC1A 79%01
EC1A 956%12
EC1M 398%11
EC1M 634%02
EC1N 715%01
EC1N 824%02
EC1R 179%12
EC1R 425%01
EC1R 5164%24
EC1V 085%14
EC1V 1180%22
EC1V 267%12
EC1V 357%12
EC1V 8122%13
EC1V 985%16
EC1Y 88%01
EC2A 356%15
EC2A 433%05
EC2M 3125%13
EC2M 438%05
EC2M 542%01
EC2M 721%02
EC2V 617%01
EC3A 515%01
EC3A 729%01
EC3N 210%01
EC3N 433%02
EC3R 746%02
EC4A 19%01
EC4M 738%02
EC4M 934%01
EN1 153%17
EN1 252%13
EN1 371%19
EN1 482%19
EN2 041%03
EN2 6100%16
EN2 717%01
EN2 867%16
EN2 989%12
EN3 4133%115
EN3 5111%115
EN3 6120%119
EN3 742%06
EN4 060%13
EN4 874%17
EN4 916%01
EN5 133%02
EN5 232%04
EN5 370%12
EN5 513%01
HA0 152%16
HA0 287%19
HA0 3148%112
HA0 488%110
HA1 1158%215
HA1 251%15
HA1 325%04
HA1 457%16
HA2 042%04
HA2 673%14
HA2 728%02
HA2 8104%110
HA2 919%02
HA3 085%18
HA3 570%16
HA3 612%01
HA3 764%16
HA3 819%02
HA3 952%16
HA4 024%02
HA4 622%02
HA4 712%01
HA4 877%15
HA4 941%03
HA5 129%02
HA5 263%14
HA5 311%01
HA5 415%01
HA5 532%02
HA6 124%02
HA6 242%04
HA7 157%14
HA7 214%01
HA7 330%02
HA7 444%04
HA8 0107%111
HA8 571%17
HA8 646%04
HA8 7110%17
HA8 836%04
HA8 945%04
HA9 0188%213
HA9 676%18
HA9 787%17
HA9 8114%114
HA9 9137%114
IG1 195%116
IG1 267%112
IG1 354%17
IG1 455%17
IG11 053%18
IG11 7127%119
IG11 8174%221
IG11 974%111
IG2 662%17
IG2 771%18
IG3 853%19
IG3 992%113
IG4 584%17
IG5 047%06
IG6 1101%18
IG6 259%16
IG6 390%16
IG7 462%14
IG8 040%03
IG8 729%02
IG8 8103%17
IG8 959%14
IG9 6109%14
KT1 1197%220
KT1 277%19
KT1 3100%110
KT1 433%01
KT2 537%04
KT2 636%03
KT2 774%18
KT3 377%18
KT3 440%03
KT3 527%02
KT3 644%04
KT4 848%06
KT5 827%02
KT5 956%14
KT6 457%13
KT6 692%15
KT6 747%05
KT8 946%02
KT9 137%03
KT9 230%03
N1 034%04
N1 1103%18
N1 2123%113
N1 3121%17
N1 463%14
N1 5211%216
N1 6161%217
N1 726%03
N1 865%16
N1 968%112
N10 174%15
N10 244%03
N10 339%03
N11 165%17
N11 275%16
N11 3102%17
N12 0161%212
N12 748%02
N12 869%15
N12 930%02
N13 484%18
N13 573%17
N13 6138%17
N14 481%17
N14 526%02
N14 723%01
N15 398%18
N15 4122%113
N15 5255%322
N15 6154%217
N16 574%110
N16 6106%114
N16 7148%112
N16 8186%217
N16 944%02
N17 0150%219
N17 686%114
N17 786%17
N17 8201%216
N17 9206%228
N18 1117%118
N18 2207%234
N18 3749%84
N19 3205%220
N19 4224%217
N19 5130%115
N2 028%02
N2 821%01
N2 916%01
N20 035%03
N20 922%01
N21 147%03
N21 218%01
N21 317%01
N22 5196%220
N22 699%113
N22 736%03
N22 892%17
N3 173%16
N3 221%02
N3 351%13
N4 1153%216
N4 2206%238
N4 3199%218
N4 469%13
N5 187%18
N5 247%04
N6 422%01
N6 566%15
N6 636%01
N7 063%16
N7 6239%215
N7 7166%212
N7 861%16
N7 9140%115
N8 096%18
N8 714%01
N8 856%14
N8 983%16
N9 0198%224
N9 785%17
N9 8111%111
N9 951%17
NW1 054%17
NW1 133%04
NW1 265%112
NW1 335%04
NW1 416%01
NW1 5204%210
NW1 637%04
NW1 795%110
NW1 891%110
NW1 952%15
NW10 0134%115
NW10 1217%217
NW10 2131%111
NW10 368%15
NW10 4250%322
NW10 596%19
NW10 627%02
NW10 741%08
NW10 8102%112
NW10 9180%216
NW11 039%02
NW11 620%01
NW11 753%13
NW11 854%13
NW11 939%03
NW2 181%17
NW2 2103%16
NW2 3253%316
NW2 4111%16
NW2 587%16
NW2 694%110
NW2 764%17
NW3 123%01
NW3 225%04
NW3 384%16
NW3 434%02
NW3 530%02
NW3 657%14
NW3 760%13
NW4 151%13
NW4 240%03
NW4 381%19
NW4 449%04
NW5 130%03
NW5 290%18
NW5 375%14
NW5 4110%18
NW6 166%15
NW6 2106%15
NW6 321%01
NW6 4160%210
NW6 5148%214
NW6 6176%213
NW6 7111%110
NW7 130%02
NW7 215%01
NW7 335%02
NW7 421%01
NW8 050%13
NW8 694%14
NW8 773%14
NW8 8117%113
NW8 916%01
NW9 050%15
NW9 5164%227
NW9 649%04
NW9 873%16
NW9 958%15
RM1 1527%528
RM1 275%14
RM1 381%16
RM1 419%02
RM10 7129%115
RM10 899%111
RM10 991%113
RM11 182%18
RM11 265%15
RM11 326%02
RM12 466%18
RM12 590%16
RM12 651%14
RM13 775%15
RM13 8162%212
RM13 9114%113
RM14 125%02
RM14 238%03
RM14 317%01
RM2 520%01
RM2 668%13
RM3 052%16
RM3 7114%18
RM3 8170%216
RM3 988%17
RM5 277%15
RM5 376%16
RM6 4157%217
RM6 548%04
RM6 624%02
RM7 0129%119
RM7 728%01
RM7 840%02
RM7 962%13
RM8 1123%114
RM8 285%110
RM8 344%04
RM9 490%19
RM9 530%03
RM9 693%19
SE1 018%05
SE1 167%111
SE1 229%09
SE1 346%06
SE1 4144%116
SE1 5166%216
SE1 6252%320
SE1 736%011
SE1 840%06
SE1 956%114
SE10 0101%110
SE10 857%14
SE10 9128%112
SE11 4103%18
SE11 5103%110
SE11 664%14
SE12 082%16
SE12 8117%18
SE12 945%03
SE13 5240%224
SE13 6165%223
SE13 7112%114
SE14 5203%223
SE14 6241%222
SE15 1125%19
SE15 2205%219
SE15 3140%114
SE15 4161%210
SE15 5274%325
SE15 6157%215
SE16 254%15
SE16 3108%110
SE16 4135%17
SE16 5143%15
SE16 673%12
SE16 7117%16
SE17 1249%315
SE17 2225%225
SE17 3206%219
SE18 1128%115
SE18 255%14
SE18 398%19
SE18 497%111
SE18 5196%217
SE18 6147%120
SE18 7106%111
SE19 1157%210
SE19 2127%17
SE19 385%17
SE2 090%18
SE2 9113%113
SE20 7101%19
SE20 8127%111
SE21 747%02
SE21 883%17
SE22 031%02
SE22 846%04
SE22 919%01
SE23 196%17
SE23 267%16
SE23 325%02
SE24 0106%17
SE24 994%16
SE25 4117%111
SE25 5155%212
SE25 6130%113
SE26 496%17
SE26 5119%19
SE26 6103%18
SE27 0166%215
SE27 9133%110
SE28 048%05
SE28 8122%118
SE3 0103%16
SE3 768%14
SE3 871%15
SE3 9129%18
SE4 1119%113
SE4 289%18
SE5 075%16
SE5 7140%113
SE5 836%05
SE5 976%113
SE6 1115%114
SE6 2180%223
SE6 3251%324
SE6 4308%331
SE7 759%17
SE7 847%04
SE8 3170%213
SE8 4300%321
SE8 5102%18
SE9 145%04
SE9 2118%111
SE9 362%16
SE9 4110%110
SE9 5151%210
SE9 693%17
SM1 1159%213
SM1 219%02
SM1 344%05
SM1 493%19
SM2 516%02
SM2 627%02
SM3 841%03
SM3 956%16
SM4 410%01
SM4 562%16
SM4 642%04
SM5 1101%110
SM5 235%03
SM5 3123%18
SM6 0100%16
SM6 775%14
SM6 835%03
SM6 921%02
SW10 047%06
SW10 924%02
SW11 1104%18
SW11 2181%216
SW11 385%19
SW11 469%15
SW11 5164%218
SW11 614%01
SW12 080%14
SW12 8111%110
SW12 991%16
SW13 019%01
SW13 915%01
SW14 717%01
SW14 813%01
SW15 124%02
SW15 222%02
SW15 377%16
SW15 4148%113
SW15 588%18
SW15 662%14
SW16 1112%19
SW16 2102%112
SW16 499%110
SW16 5167%220
SW16 665%17
SW17 0106%121
SW17 6118%11
SW17 772%18
SW17 851%16
SW17 967%18
SW18 1121%113
SW18 226%02
SW18 353%15
SW18 486%110
SW18 552%15
SW19 130%03
SW19 284%19
SW19 317%02
SW19 411%01
SW19 598%15
SW19 639%03
SW19 747%03
SW19 847%06
SW1A 02269%2311
SW1A 158%14
SW1A 249%07
SW1E 5205%215
SW1E 682%17
SW1H 97%01
SW1P 124%03
SW1P 247%09
SW1P 322%04
SW1P 440%05
SW1V 191%17
SW1V 2118%16
SW1V 364%14
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 1313%319
SW2 2121%19
SW2 3132%112
SW2 4119%18
SW2 570%16
SW20 028%02
SW20 826%02
SW20 935%02
SW3 143%04
SW3 316%01
SW3 417%01
SW3 519%01
SW3 644%03
SW4 6181%212
SW4 7145%18
SW4 841%02
SW4 9106%17
SW5 031%02
SW5 9113%18
SW6 1123%110
SW6 235%04
SW6 335%03
SW6 454%14
SW6 534%02
SW6 612%01
SW6 7114%19
SW7 119%01
SW7 237%04
SW7 322%01
SW8 1117%112
SW8 264%16
SW8 386%15
SW8 4172%214
SW8 540%02
SW9 088%16
SW9 648%03
SW9 7315%326
SW9 8543%532
SW9 9129%111
TN16 2127%13
TN16 332%03
TW1 115%01
TW1 223%01
TW1 315%01
TW1 413%01
TW10 576%12
TW10 638%03
TW10 734%02
TW11 811%01
TW11 929%02
TW12 161%14
TW12 225%02
TW13 475%19
TW13 5160%212
TW13 6191%214
TW13 7140%19
TW14 038%04
TW14 862%17
TW14 9180%216
TW2 527%02
TW2 627%02
TW2 723%02
TW3 1232%226
TW3 229%02
TW3 398%110
TW3 437%03
TW4 5138%112
TW4 661%15
TW4 7142%112
TW5 070%17
TW5 931%05
TW6 256%12
TW6 3291%36
TW7 459%14
TW7 522%03
TW7 645%05
TW7 742%03
TW8 088%18
TW8 881%15
TW9 112%01
TW9 262%14
TW9 323%01
TW9 433%02
UB1 1265%327
UB1 271%110
UB1 381%19
UB10 057%15
UB10 832%03
UB10 935%03
UB11 1701%71
UB2 4122%119
UB2 577%113
UB3 169%111
UB3 290%110
UB3 3128%112
UB3 496%19
UB4 040%04
UB4 845%05
UB4 997%19
UB5 452%16
UB5 5130%113
UB5 6121%117
UB6 075%18
UB6 760%15
UB6 885%114
UB6 9100%112
UB7 05%02
UB7 7136%111
UB7 844%04
UB7 980%16
UB8 191%113
UB8 259%112
UB8 336%07
UB9 625%02
W10 4169%214
W10 5171%224
W10 6120%113
W11 1266%323
W11 2120%18
W11 390%15
W11 420%02
W12 037%06
W12 768%118
W12 8337%334
W12 971%17
W13 0149%212
W13 834%02
W13 966%17
W14 040%04
W14 857%17
W14 993%111
W1B 270%13
W1B 579%12
W1C 1531%53
W1C 2178%21
W1D 22928%304
W1D 382%14
W1D 4212%26
W1D 5261%39
W1D 662%13
W1D 7138%15
W1F 050%13
W1F 722%02
W1F 852%14
W1F 927%02
W1G 629%01
W1G 741%01
W1H 532%01
W1H 797%15
W1J 741%03
W1J 824%01
W1K 1341%36
W1K 218%01
W1K 580%13
W1K 637%01
W1K 7328%39
W1S 135%04
W1S 482%15
W1T 117%02
W1T 317%01
W1T 555%14
W1T 644%01
W1U 141%02
W1U 446%01
W1W 558%12
W1W 613%01
W2 1125%126
W2 2136%110
W2 389%16
W2 4207%216
W2 567%16
W2 620%03
W3 061%15
W3 691%112
W3 777%110
W3 866%18
W3 9138%19
W4 125%02
W4 210%01
W4 313%01
W4 4116%17
W4 539%05
W5 159%15
W5 295%111
W5 353%15
W5 431%03
W5 5109%19
W6 044%07
W6 775%19
W6 831%04
W6 934%05
W7 163%15
W7 215%01
W7 371%16
W8 432%02
W8 527%03
W8 629%02
W8 730%02
W9 136%03
W9 2185%216
W9 3110%112
WC1A 184%12
WC1A 260%12
WC1B 332%03
WC1B 459%11
WC1B 552%11
WC1E 717%01
WC1H 849%02
WC1H 942%04
WC1N 171%14
WC1N 316%02
WC1R 523%01
WC1V 740%01
WC1X 092%14
WC1X 835%02
WC1X 980%14
WC2A 313%01
WC2B 422%01
WC2E 959%14
WC2H 0498%511
WC2H 7311%312
WC2H 882%14
WC2H 962%16
WC2N 486%15
WC2N 532%04
WC2N 6317%318
WC2R 0129%13
WC2R 2146%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 6.8k representing an increase 37.8% 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 July 2025 - June 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.

+37.8% annual change, crime is increasing

6.8k 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 June 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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