London criminal damage and arson crime statistics

As of July 2026, the annual crime rate in London stands at 5.2 crimes per 1000 people. London's current crime levels are at 73% of the national crime rate. Criminal damage and arson crime makes up 4.0% of all crimes reported in the region. Criminal damage and arson crime totalled 45.2k representing a decrease 18.7% year-over-year.

London criminal damage and arson crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Londoncrime statisticEngland & Wales
5.2annual crime rate per 1k workday people7.2
73%ratio of national crime rate100%
4.0% share of all crimes7.1%
45.2kcrimes reported400k
-18.7%annual change-4.6%

London criminal damage and arson crime rate comparison map

London criminal damage and arson crime rate comparison map
Postcode sectorCrime rate vs. ENG & WLS rateCrime rate per 1000 workday peopleTotal number of crimes
BR1 170%550
BR1 2117%887
BR1 369%556
BR1 486%665
BR1 5115%8101
BR2 079%652
BR2 639%37
BR2 751%425
BR2 8103%767
BR2 9100%790
BR3 1120%967
BR3 360%450
BR3 462%448
BR3 5100%732
BR3 652%414
BR4 0109%860
BR4 963%434
BR5 156%436
BR5 2136%10109
BR5 3151%11114
BR5 4143%1088
BR6 0115%885
BR6 646%317
BR6 771%542
BR6 8100%754
BR6 942%332
BR7 547%319
BR7 659%436
CR0 099%7106
CR0 1167%12226
CR0 2169%12253
CR0 389%6106
CR0 497%7160
CR0 577%655
CR0 6114%8129
CR0 778%664
CR0 882%654
CR0 945%325
CR2 028%215
CR2 688%662
CR2 784%633
CR2 865%540
CR2 933%213
CR4 1138%10115
CR4 271%548
CR4 397%796
CR4 493%773
CR5 177%639
CR5 291%757
CR7 6116%857
CR7 7120%9130
CR7 8124%9123
CR8 129%27
CR8 2106%860
CR8 347%314
CR8 467%521
CR8 553%423
DA1 4243%17186
DA14 468%539
DA14 5102%752
DA14 6106%865
DA15 743%316
DA15 857%442
DA15 943%319
DA16 176%547
DA16 245%331
DA16 399%755
DA17 5123%964
DA17 680%644
DA18 483%634
DA5 152%421
DA5 2117%834
DA5 346%319
DA6 7118%863
DA6 862%425
DA7 488%662
DA7 534%219
DA7 676%543
DA8 1147%11122
DA8 2123%987
DA8 3102%762
E1 072%548
E1 180%650
E1 290%659
E1 368%528
E1 482%6103
E1 582%660
E1 641%363
E1 717%126
E1 835%249
E10 580%676
E10 666%575
E10 758%453
E11 1102%770
E11 270%545
E11 394%775
E11 489%675
E12 576%572
E12 649%370
E13 077%677
E13 8100%799
E13 992%794
E14 0117%888
E14 299%712
E14 391%679
E14 413%117
E14 58%137
E14 6124%986
E14 7120%998
E14 864%583
E14 948%391
E15 1110%8115
E15 2191%14152
E15 382%667
E15 4100%795
E16 1163%12117
E16 2121%997
E16 388%671
E16 456%448
E17 381%668
E17 465%570
E17 580%679
E17 673%574
E17 7186%13129
E17 859%450
E17 987%664
E18 161%426
E18 232%219
E1W 149%419
E1W 261%423
E1W 366%519
E2 088%659
E2 684%641
E2 7123%969
E2 862%434
E2 996%761
E3 2129%9103
E3 3119%891
E3 4111%895
E3 5103%772
E4 6110%897
E4 780%663
E4 8102%788
E4 947%346
E5 089%676
E5 8113%893
E5 991%683
E6 183%687
E6 268%575
E6 370%581
E6 559%450
E6 662%465
E7 091%769
E7 875%5101
E7 960%462
E8 1104%771
E8 2107%864
E8 377%649
E8 4100%759
E9 5141%10119
E9 6119%9107
E9 789%663
EC1A 214%14
EC1A 430%27
EC1A 74%03
EC1A 963%516
EC1M 383%66
EC1M 46%01
EC1M 510%14
EC1M 610%14
EC1N 620%11
EC1N 715%17
EC1N 810%16
EC1R 07%13
EC1R 139%37
EC1R 35%01
EC1R 442%312
EC1R 547%38
EC1V 018%16
EC1V 189%67
EC1V 267%514
EC1V 397%724
EC1V 425%27
EC1V 735%210
EC1V 875%513
EC1V 942%321
EC1Y 017%13
EC1Y 147%34
EC1Y 811%110
EC2A 127%24
EC2A 236%35
EC2A 325%216
EC2A 412%113
EC2M 336%36
EC2M 415%114
EC2M 512%12
EC2M 716%111
EC2N 43%01
EC2R 712%14
EC2V 58%12
EC2V 617%17
EC2V 711%15
EC2V 812%13
EC2Y 59%16
EC2Y 89%112
EC2Y 94%01
EC3A 520%19
EC3A 74%01
EC3N 110%15
EC3N 221%114
EC3N 421%29
EC3R 517%18
EC3R 720%16
EC3R 84%03
EC3V 06%03
EC3V 327%29
EC3V 918%13
EC4A 15%04
EC4M 732%212
EC4M 934%27
EC4N 570%55
EC4R 06%07
EC4R 114%11
EC4V 34%03
EC4V 48%11
EC4V 55%04
EC4V 636%310
EC4Y 142%38
EC4Y 84%01
EN1 175%570
EN1 250%420
EN1 383%674
EN1 4112%886
EN2 072%537
EN2 6120%951
EN2 741%317
EN2 849%331
EN2 950%48
EN3 4104%783
EN3 580%676
EN3 694%7105
EN3 761%461
EN4 037%313
EN4 887%658
EN4 939%317
EN5 174%532
EN5 241%336
EN5 399%720
EN5 577%641
HA0 178%663
HA0 2150%11110
HA0 366%538
HA0 456%445
HA1 1103%769
HA1 2114%879
HA1 356%463
HA1 484%663
HA2 095%764
HA2 685%633
HA2 730%215
HA2 881%655
HA2 955%442
HA3 056%437
HA3 571%543
HA3 674%544
HA3 785%657
HA3 844%333
HA3 948%339
HA4 077%545
HA4 644%328
HA4 750%429
HA4 872%533
HA4 952%427
HA5 133%216
HA5 231%214
HA5 345%328
HA5 453%425
HA5 532%214
HA6 138%322
HA6 228%219
HA7 126%213
HA7 223%212
HA7 341%319
HA7 462%440
HA8 0100%773
HA8 563%444
HA8 659%436
HA8 7136%1061
HA8 858%446
HA8 969%544
HA9 0102%750
HA9 664%548
HA9 788%650
HA9 870%561
HA9 962%445
IG1 1102%7121
IG1 286%6109
IG1 384%677
IG1 488%679
IG11 070%574
IG11 7114%8120
IG11 8142%10121
IG11 975%579
IG2 669%555
IG2 761%449
IG3 8104%7124
IG3 992%792
IG4 546%327
IG5 062%456
IG6 182%646
IG6 271%551
IG6 3106%850
IG7 488%640
IG8 034%218
IG8 749%424
IG8 865%531
IG8 952%425
IG9 685%622
KT1 1148%11106
KT1 247%339
KT1 356%440
KT1 428%26
KT2 546%335
KT2 669%541
KT2 731%224
KT3 355%440
KT3 466%535
KT3 540%321
KT3 640%326
KT4 857%450
KT5 855%429
KT5 973%537
KT6 481%630
KT6 673%528
KT6 763%548
KT8 981%625
KT9 1122%970
KT9 250%435
N1 082%669
N1 193%751
N1 282%661
N1 3103%742
N1 476%534
N1 590%648
N1 656%442
N1 743%335
N1 871%546
N1 948%360
N10 163%530
N10 275%536
N10 385%646
N11 1100%776
N11 267%538
N11 395%746
N12 074%539
N12 734%210
N12 859%430
N12 990%642
N13 491%661
N13 574%550
N13 687%631
N14 456%434
N14 560%433
N14 652%423
N14 726%28
N15 389%651
N15 4126%995
N15 576%546
N15 674%558
N16 074%534
N16 539%337
N16 651%448
N16 799%757
N16 8122%979
N16 9113%836
N17 083%674
N17 680%692
N17 775%543
N17 8123%969
N17 9128%9123
N18 182%689
N18 2103%7119
N18 3397%2815
N19 396%766
N19 4145%1078
N19 5131%9107
N1C 4190%1417
N2 055%428
N2 8103%735
N2 961%427
N20 038%323
N20 834%28
N20 965%521
N21 127%212
N21 239%315
N21 361%426
N22 581%658
N22 678%673
N22 751%430
N22 878%642
N3 177%645
N3 251%434
N3 360%425
N4 1138%10102
N4 287%6114
N4 3125%980
N4 475%523
N5 185%655
N5 2104%763
N6 493%730
N6 546%325
N6 6133%926
N7 091%761
N7 6155%1169
N7 7100%751
N7 882%657
N7 987%666
N8 0110%865
N8 793%747
N8 850%425
N8 976%539
N9 0157%11135
N9 776%544
N9 877%554
N9 995%792
NW1 060%455
NW1 159%451
NW1 255%472
NW1 321%217
NW1 431%214
NW1 584%629
NW1 630%223
NW1 762%446
NW1 870%554
NW1 9140%1094
NW10 0122%997
NW10 1117%865
NW10 2121%972
NW10 344%323
NW10 4158%1198
NW10 571%547
NW10 649%326
NW10 761%485
NW10 8105%887
NW10 981%651
NW11 030%211
NW11 653%419
NW11 792%737
NW11 856%422
NW11 959%432
NW2 178%648
NW2 280%633
NW2 394%742
NW2 4102%739
NW2 578%638
NW2 676%557
NW2 789%669
NW3 176%524
NW3 247%354
NW3 375%538
NW3 489%637
NW3 565%531
NW3 671%535
NW3 757%420
NW4 185%635
NW4 269%537
NW4 379%662
NW4 461%435
NW5 181%658
NW5 276%548
NW5 390%634
NW5 480%641
NW6 156%430
NW6 2138%1046
NW6 369%523
NW6 4129%957
NW6 5118%879
NW6 6109%857
NW6 7129%982
NW7 154%426
NW7 238%318
NW7 348%319
NW7 438%313
NW8 076%532
NW8 653%416
NW8 747%318
NW8 871%556
NW8 955%425
NW9 058%441
NW9 5126%9146
NW9 694%754
NW9 767%526
NW9 867%539
NW9 984%651
RM1 1168%1263
RM1 261%423
RM1 399%752
RM1 453%439
RM10 797%780
RM10 891%671
RM10 9102%7102
RM11 166%545
RM11 239%321
RM11 359%432
RM12 456%448
RM12 540%319
RM12 673%540
RM13 799%747
RM13 8249%18130
RM13 9131%9106
RM14 147%327
RM14 291%650
RM14 352%422
RM2 528%210
RM2 648%315
RM3 046%338
RM3 7105%852
RM3 8119%879
RM3 998%755
RM5 261%428
RM5 377%543
RM6 485%665
RM6 584%650
RM6 6105%862
RM7 069%572
RM7 7120%930
RM7 867%524
RM7 988%630
RM8 192%774
RM8 295%779
RM8 396%761
RM9 461%443
RM9 579%655
RM9 6133%991
SE1 016%132
SE1 145%352
SE1 221%247
SE1 356%451
SE1 460%447
SE1 5107%873
SE1 696%754
SE1 741%390
SE1 878%683
SE1 915%127
SE10 0175%13123
SE10 872%536
SE10 991%660
SE11 4115%863
SE11 548%333
SE11 668%530
SE12 0115%859
SE12 893%745
SE12 988%642
SE13 5188%13133
SE13 6114%8112
SE13 7107%894
SE14 584%667
SE14 6110%871
SE15 194%748
SE15 272%547
SE15 3121%986
SE15 486%638
SE15 5155%11100
SE15 693%763
SE16 295%762
SE16 383%654
SE16 4129%947
SE16 5101%725
SE16 647%39
SE16 786%631
SE17 1120%951
SE17 293%773
SE17 3138%1090
SE18 1153%11127
SE18 2137%1071
SE18 387%657
SE18 4103%782
SE18 565%540
SE18 6117%8113
SE18 7112%882
SE19 198%744
SE19 290%635
SE19 399%758
SE2 081%651
SE2 9125%9102
SE20 7136%1085
SE20 8174%12106
SE21 740%312
SE21 832%219
SE22 061%428
SE22 877%647
SE22 963%524
SE23 183%643
SE23 2101%764
SE23 3101%758
SE24 0107%850
SE24 995%743
SE25 491%660
SE25 5106%858
SE25 678%655
SE26 4126%965
SE26 588%647
SE26 665%536
SE27 0105%767
SE27 986%646
SE28 095%770
SE28 894%798
SE3 073%530
SE3 765%527
SE3 868%534
SE3 9112%849
SE4 170%554
SE4 2107%868
SE5 0113%864
SE5 785%656
SE5 886%684
SE5 948%358
SE6 198%784
SE6 2102%792
SE6 3142%1096
SE6 4125%989
SE7 777%564
SE7 882%649
SE8 356%430
SE8 4115%857
SE8 592%751
SE9 165%541
SE9 278%651
SE9 399%768
SE9 4164%12105
SE9 5122%957
SE9 6138%1074
SM1 1112%865
SM1 267%551
SM1 357%446
SM1 482%656
SM2 546%340
SM2 685%644
SM2 746%316
SM3 843%322
SM3 958%444
SM4 465%546
SM4 561%442
SM4 683%656
SM5 1116%881
SM5 274%545
SM5 326%212
SM5 426%28
SM6 068%529
SM6 795%736
SM6 866%540
SM6 976%550
SW10 073%566
SW10 964%538
SW11 199%754
SW11 299%762
SW11 374%555
SW11 465%533
SW11 577%660
SW11 635%318
SW12 076%527
SW12 874%547
SW12 9144%1067
SW13 058%422
SW13 813%11
SW13 932%215
SW14 791%638
SW14 831%217
SW15 173%544
SW15 248%331
SW15 377%542
SW15 490%656
SW15 554%435
SW15 648%322
SW16 1125%971
SW16 274%561
SW16 365%531
SW16 491%665
SW16 587%674
SW16 6104%779
SW17 070%598
SW17 667%54
SW17 797%776
SW17 860%450
SW17 981%668
SW18 1100%776
SW18 245%324
SW18 382%655
SW18 470%558
SW18 547%332
SW19 163%545
SW19 273%555
SW19 340%333
SW19 425%216
SW19 525%29
SW19 653%429
SW19 747%321
SW19 860%454
SW1A 0409%2914
SW1A 112%16
SW1A 257%458
SW1E 539%320
SW1E 68%15
SW1H 010%17
SW1H 99%19
SW1P 128%225
SW1P 226%235
SW1P 35%06
SW1P 425%222
SW1V 161%433
SW1V 292%733
SW1V 372%532
SW1V 477%621
SW1W 023%217
SW1W 880%633
SW1W 974%554
SW1X 050%49
SW1X 728%217
SW1X 848%315
SW1X 939%315
SW1Y 425%213
SW1Y 521%112
SW1Y 625%211
SW2 1140%1060
SW2 284%644
SW2 380%651
SW2 4152%1172
SW2 5129%978
SW20 033%217
SW20 839%321
SW20 962%425
SW3 126%217
SW3 237%317
SW3 335%215
SW3 446%319
SW3 559%422
SW3 621%110
SW4 041%316
SW4 6122%957
SW4 7157%1161
SW4 876%526
SW4 993%743
SW5 072%533
SW5 9122%961
SW6 189%651
SW6 267%554
SW6 334%221
SW6 440%321
SW6 582%634
SW6 670%540
SW6 766%537
SW7 171%526
SW7 219%114
SW7 347%315
SW7 449%320
SW7 535%320
SW8 173%553
SW8 262%441
SW8 363%526
SW8 476%544
SW8 574%526
SW9 0118%857
SW9 695%742
SW9 7194%14113
SW9 8166%1269
SW9 9127%976
TN16 2203%1534
TN16 394%763
TW1 1467%33216
TW1 241%313
TW1 378%636
TW1 451%427
TW10 554%410
TW10 648%327
TW10 748%320
TW11 027%214
TW11 847%329
TW11 951%425
TW12 188%641
TW12 263%435
TW12 370%526
TW13 4166%12140
TW13 5110%858
TW13 6118%861
TW13 750%423
TW14 051%438
TW14 890%672
TW14 9126%979
TW2 558%430
TW2 699%752
TW2 756%435
TW3 1162%12128
TW3 259%429
TW3 3118%885
TW3 482%647
TW4 572%544
TW4 640%323
TW4 7102%761
TW5 098%769
TW5 989%6102
TW6 2134%1034
TW6 382%612
TW7 471%534
TW7 534%233
TW7 684%666
TW7 7198%14100
TW8 0110%871
TW8 8121%953
TW8 978%660
TW9 175%543
TW9 244%320
TW9 335%311
TW9 472%531
UB1 1157%11113
UB1 270%570
UB1 395%775
UB10 092%757
UB10 829%219
UB10 950%430
UB11 1595%436
UB2 4107%8118
UB2 5126%9150
UB3 169%577
UB3 297%776
UB3 378%652
UB3 4111%874
UB3 582%646
UB4 080%657
UB4 872%556
UB4 9152%11100
UB5 471%558
UB5 572%551
UB5 697%796
UB6 065%549
UB6 747%328
UB6 898%7114
UB6 994%780
UB7 031%289
UB7 7161%1292
UB7 866%543
UB7 9203%14108
UB8 197%798
UB8 273%5105
UB8 385%6116
UB9 652%430
W10 499%758
W10 578%678
W10 6113%886
W11 1113%869
W11 279%637
W11 374%529
W11 488%661
W12 055%463
W12 736%368
W12 8139%1099
W12 959%441
W13 0128%973
W13 853%422
W13 951%438
W14 084%660
W14 865%556
W14 970%559
W1B 18%11
W1B 27%02
W1B 3329%242
W1B 415%11
W1B 539%37
W1C 175%53
W1C 250%42
W1D 21243%8912
W1D 326%29
W1D 475%515
W1D 570%517
W1D 632%211
W1D 790%623
W1F 014%16
W1F 735%222
W1F 818%110
W1F 915%18
W1G 092%78
W1G 68%12
W1G 729%25
W1G 810%13
W1G 911%19
W1H 141%310
W1H 281%68
W1H 417%13
W1H 567%515
W1H 640%39
W1H 758%421
W1J 011%12
W1J 521%18
W1J 65%02
W1J 735%218
W1J 810%13
W1K 148%36
W1K 231%212
W1K 34%02
W1K 411%12
W1K 530%28
W1K 680%615
W1K 777%615
W1S 114%111
W1S 213%16
W1S 338%36
W1S 428%212
W1T 122%218
W1T 213%14
W1T 310%14
W1T 417%18
W1T 523%212
W1T 619%13
W1T 783%618
W1U 132%211
W1U 218%14
W1U 329%210
W1U 445%37
W1U 522%25
W1U 6117%825
W1U 712%13
W1W 525%26
W1W 622%212
W1W 716%17
W1W 87%13
W2 174%5109
W2 295%749
W2 398%747
W2 460%433
W2 573%546
W2 643%346
W3 054%431
W3 691%785
W3 787%680
W3 850%443
W3 9133%961
W4 149%428
W4 260%443
W4 361%434
W4 472%531
W4 570%563
W5 160%436
W5 267%555
W5 394%763
W5 469%547
W5 579%646
W6 053%460
W6 750%443
W6 879%672
W6 982%686
W7 177%543
W7 236%317
W7 3115%869
W8 449%422
W8 535%227
W8 628%214
W8 755%426
W9 146%327
W9 2103%763
W9 391%670
WC1A 153%49
WC1A 238%39
WC1B 314%19
WC1B 475%59
WC1B 537%35
WC1E 623%212
WC1E 715%16
WC1H 015%17
WC1H 872%521
WC1H 929%219
WC1N 137%315
WC1N 23%01
WC1N 321%118
WC1R 419%110
WC1R 53%01
WC1V 618%14
WC1V 717%13
WC1X 029%29
WC1X 830%212
WC1X 994%733
WC2A 13%01
WC2A 221%11
WC2A 37%14
WC2B 425%28
WC2B 58%19
WC2B 6269%1914
WC2E 72%02
WC2E 812%12
WC2E 921%110
WC2H 0141%1022
WC2H 7103%728
WC2H 861%421
WC2H 918%112
WC2N 4132%954
WC2N 517%115
WC2N 652%421
WC2R 055%49
WC2R 221%11
WC2R 317%14

London criminal damage and arson crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : London has the 1. lowest crime rate out of 9 regions

London criminal damage and arson crime rate rank

London criminal damage and arson crime rate compared to other regions

Criminal damage and arson crime totalled 45.2k representing a decrease 18.7% 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.

-18.7% annual change, crime is declining

45.2k crimes reported

London criminal damage and arson crime rate compared to other regionsCrime rate percentage change
Crime rate per 1000 workday people

London criminal damage and arson crime volume

Number of crime incidents by month from January 2014 to June 2026.

London criminal damage and arson crime volume

London criminal damage and arson crime rate

Crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.

London criminal damage and arson crime rate

London criminal damage and arson 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 criminal damage and arson crime seasonality

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Crime Statistics Detail for London
Antisocial behaviour crime →
Bicycle theft crime →
Burglary crime →
Criminal damage and arson crime →
Drugs crime →
Other crime →
Other theft crime →
Possession of weapons crime →
Public order crime →
Robbery crime →
Shoplifting crime →
Theft from the person crime →
Vehicle crime →
Violent crime →

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