Outer London crime stats
The overall crime rate in Outer London city is 125.9 crimes per 1,000 which is 126% of the national crime average. Most crimes, 148k crimes were violent crimes which is 27.1% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 96% of national crime rate. Possession of weapons crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 36.1% over the last twelve months.The category of "vehicle crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. Vehicle crime rate is at 213% of national crime rate which puts Outer London on 5. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. Vehicle crime makes up 8.6% of all crimes committed in the area. As of April 2026 vehicle crime totalled 47.3k representing a decrease 10.6% year-over-year.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 27.1% | 16. lowest | 96% | 148k | 7.4% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime | 21.7% | 16. highest | 169% | 119k | 3.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 8.6% | 5. highest | 213% | 47.3k | -10.6% |
| Shoplifting crime | 7.5% | 23. lowest | 114% | 41.0k | -8.8% |
| Other theft crime | 6.7% | 22. highest | 127% | 36.6k | -9.4% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime | 5.6% | 25. lowest | 98% | 30.9k | -0.5% |
| Public order crime | 5.5% | 24. lowest | 100% | 30.2k | 5.6% |
| Drugs crime | 5.0% | 10. highest | 179% | 27.6k | 32.5% |
| Burglary crime | 4.3% | 18. highest | 146% | 23.5k | -5.2% |
| Theft from the person crime | 3.0% | 2. highest | 198% | 16.2k | -12.2% |
| Robbery crime | 2.3% | 7. highest | 209% | 12.6k | -0.5% |
| Other crime | 1.4% | 13. lowest | 80% | 7.5k | 3.0% |
| Bicycle theft crime | 0.8% | 50. lowest | 112% | 4.2k | -14.7% |
| Possession of weapons crime | 0.6% | 10. lowest | 71% | 3.0k | 36.1% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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