London criminal damage and arson crime statistics

As of April 2026, the annual crime rate in London region stands at 6.3 crimes per 1000 people. London's current crime levels are at 87% of the national crime rate. Criminal damage and arson crime makes up 4.8% of all crimes reported in the region. Criminal damage and arson crime totalled 54.6k representing a decrease 1.4% year-over-year.

London criminal damage and arson crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
London regioncrime statisticEngland & Wales
6.3annual crime rate per 1k workday people7.2
87%ratio of national crime rate100%
4.8% share of all crimes7.2%
54.6kcrimes reported406k
-1.4%annual change-4.2%

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 178%657
BR1 2133%10100
BR1 377%664
BR1 4104%880
BR1 5141%10126
BR2 093%762
BR2 655%410
BR2 750%425
BR2 8127%984
BR2 9113%8103
BR3 1151%1186
BR3 364%554
BR3 476%660
BR3 5117%838
BR3 658%416
BR4 0124%969
BR4 980%644
BR5 159%438
BR5 2175%13143
BR5 3196%14150
BR5 4173%13108
BR6 0134%10100
BR6 651%419
BR6 792%755
BR6 8112%861
BR6 969%553
BR7 549%420
BR7 664%540
CR0 0122%9132
CR0 1179%13245
CR0 2184%13280
CR0 3104%8126
CR0 4111%8185
CR0 5102%774
CR0 6131%10151
CR0 7104%886
CR0 891%761
CR0 950%428
CR2 030%216
CR2 693%767
CR2 788%635
CR2 8102%764
CR2 935%314
CR4 1154%11130
CR4 279%654
CR4 3120%9120
CR4 4123%998
CR5 196%749
CR5 2107%868
CR7 6141%1070
CR7 7148%11162
CR7 8137%10138
CR8 141%310
CR8 2129%974
CR8 363%519
CR8 482%626
CR8 561%427
DA1 4310%22241
DA14 495%755
DA14 5116%860
DA14 6121%975
DA15 763%524
DA15 876%557
DA15 955%425
DA16 189%656
DA16 258%440
DA16 3102%758
DA17 5129%968
DA17 6102%757
DA18 4101%742
DA5 185%635
DA5 2123%936
DA5 355%423
DA6 7129%970
DA6 866%527
DA7 4108%877
DA7 534%219
DA7 6110%863
DA8 1177%13149
DA8 2150%11107
DA8 3112%869
E1 082%655
E1 187%655
E1 2129%986
E1 369%529
E1 490%7115
E1 5114%885
E1 647%373
E1 722%234
E1 836%352
E10 5109%8104
E10 682%695
E10 763%558
E11 1119%983
E11 284%655
E11 3112%891
E11 4101%786
E12 593%789
E12 663%592
E13 096%797
E13 8110%8110
E13 996%7100
E14 0128%997
E14 2139%1017
E14 3101%789
E14 416%122
E14 59%143
E14 6143%10100
E14 7135%10112
E14 871%593
E14 952%4100
E15 1119%9126
E15 2209%15169
E15 386%671
E15 4116%8112
E16 1207%15150
E16 2125%9101
E16 399%781
E16 476%666
E17 398%784
E17 486%694
E17 595%795
E17 677%679
E17 7210%15147
E17 874%564
E17 9111%883
E18 179%634
E18 239%323
E1W 154%421
E1W 265%525
E1W 365%519
E2 0104%871
E2 6113%856
E2 7159%1290
E2 876%642
E2 9112%872
E3 2133%10108
E3 3145%11113
E3 4146%11126
E3 5124%988
E4 6131%10117
E4 795%776
E4 8111%897
E4 959%459
E5 0111%897
E5 8132%10110
E5 996%789
E6 199%7106
E6 286%696
E6 378%692
E6 575%564
E6 669%574
E7 095%773
E7 894%7127
E7 976%680
E8 1129%990
E8 2145%1088
E8 384%654
E8 4127%976
E9 5166%12142
E9 6139%10127
E9 7134%1096
EC1A 220%16
EC1A 425%26
EC1A 72%02
EC1A 963%516
EC1M 3137%1010
EC1M 46%01
EC1M 514%16
EC1M 612%15
EC1N 620%11
EC1N 719%19
EC1N 87%04
EC1R 016%17
EC1R 155%410
EC1R 314%13
EC1R 449%414
EC1R 546%38
EC1V 024%28
EC1V 1189%1415
EC1V 280%617
EC1V 3127%932
EC1V 432%29
EC1V 734%210
EC1V 891%716
EC1V 951%426
EC1Y 034%26
EC1Y 146%34
EC1Y 816%115
EC2A 133%25
EC2A 229%24
EC2A 330%219
EC2A 412%113
EC2M 329%25
EC2M 415%114
EC2M 512%12
EC2M 715%110
EC2N 43%01
EC2R 712%14
EC2V 512%13
EC2V 612%15
EC2V 711%15
EC2V 812%13
EC2Y 54%03
EC2Y 812%115
EC2Y 94%01
EC3A 515%17
EC3N 110%15
EC3N 219%113
EC3N 426%211
EC3R 513%16
EC3R 76%02
EC3R 89%17
EC3V 018%19
EC3V 318%16
EC3V 923%24
EC4A 15%04
EC4M 727%210
EC4M 938%38
EC4N 569%55
EC4R 07%08
EC4V 310%17
EC4V 416%12
EC4V 54%03
EC4V 639%311
EC4Y 05%01
EC4Y 141%38
EC4Y 83%01
EN1 194%789
EN1 256%423
EN1 394%785
EN1 4110%886
EN2 088%646
EN2 6121%952
EN2 745%319
EN2 867%543
EN2 981%613
EN3 4137%10111
EN3 599%796
EN3 6102%7116
EN3 787%689
EN4 050%418
EN4 893%763
EN4 952%423
EN5 180%635
EN5 248%443
EN5 3117%824
EN5 5106%857
HA0 190%774
HA0 2173%13129
HA0 369%540
HA0 463%551
HA1 1111%876
HA1 2146%11102
HA1 362%470
HA1 478%659
HA2 0118%980
HA2 6117%846
HA2 737%319
HA2 889%661
HA2 965%550
HA3 074%550
HA3 595%758
HA3 685%651
HA3 7107%872
HA3 849%437
HA3 948%339
HA4 0111%866
HA4 646%330
HA4 768%540
HA4 884%639
HA4 950%426
HA5 150%425
HA5 253%424
HA5 340%325
HA5 469%533
HA5 547%321
HA6 137%322
HA6 241%328
HA7 150%425
HA7 225%213
HA7 344%321
HA7 481%653
HA8 0126%993
HA8 586%661
HA8 674%546
HA8 7134%1061
HA8 875%560
HA8 975%548
HA9 0133%1066
HA9 673%555
HA9 7104%860
HA9 881%671
HA9 975%555
IG1 1116%8139
IG1 2102%7131
IG1 393%786
IG1 4128%9117
IG11 091%798
IG11 7130%9139
IG11 8189%14163
IG11 984%690
IG2 675%561
IG2 771%558
IG3 8115%8140
IG3 997%798
IG4 560%436
IG5 078%671
IG6 190%751
IG6 294%768
IG6 3115%855
IG7 494%743
IG8 039%321
IG8 751%425
IG8 878%638
IG8 970%534
IG9 688%623
KT1 1173%13126
KT1 255%446
KT1 374%553
KT1 442%39
KT2 548%337
KT2 673%544
KT2 739%330
KT3 371%553
KT3 469%537
KT3 550%427
KT3 651%433
KT4 875%567
KT5 873%539
KT5 989%646
KT6 479%630
KT6 672%528
KT6 798%775
KT8 980%625
KT9 1130%976
KT9 268%549
N1 0102%787
N1 1110%861
N1 297%773
N1 3123%951
N1 484%638
N1 5109%859
N1 669%552
N1 758%448
N1 879%652
N1 952%466
N10 179%638
N10 282%640
N10 395%752
N11 1112%886
N11 284%648
N11 3118%958
N12 086%646
N12 740%312
N12 877%640
N12 9120%957
N13 4117%980
N13 583%657
N13 696%735
N14 464%540
N14 570%539
N14 662%528
N14 742%313
N15 396%756
N15 4131%10100
N15 5102%763
N15 693%774
N16 080%637
N16 549%448
N16 658%455
N16 7124%972
N16 8143%1094
N16 9124%940
N17 0121%9110
N17 687%6102
N17 7100%758
N17 8163%1293
N17 9150%11146
N18 191%7100
N18 2133%10156
N18 3366%2714
N19 3119%983
N19 4199%14108
N19 5165%12136
N1C 4209%1519
N2 059%430
N2 8130%945
N2 966%530
N20 041%325
N20 837%39
N20 986%628
N21 130%214
N21 244%317
N21 363%527
N22 5107%878
N22 6126%9119
N22 758%435
N22 8101%755
N3 1100%759
N3 266%545
N3 364%527
N4 1159%12119
N4 2100%7132
N4 3157%11102
N4 4113%835
N5 194%762
N5 2104%864
N6 4104%834
N6 570%538
N6 6131%926
N7 0106%872
N7 6198%1489
N7 7116%860
N7 897%768
N7 9105%881
N8 0128%977
N8 7100%751
N8 853%427
N8 992%748
N9 0182%13158
N9 793%755
N9 884%660
N9 9109%8107
NW1 075%570
NW1 174%565
NW1 255%472
NW1 328%223
NW1 451%423
NW1 5100%735
NW1 640%331
NW1 772%554
NW1 885%667
NW1 9154%11105
NW10 0134%10108
NW10 1119%967
NW10 2139%1084
NW10 347%325
NW10 4168%12106
NW10 586%658
NW10 652%428
NW10 779%6112
NW10 8118%999
NW10 986%655
NW11 038%314
NW11 680%629
NW11 786%635
NW11 878%631
NW11 971%539
NW2 195%759
NW2 2108%845
NW2 3123%956
NW2 4121%947
NW2 599%749
NW2 694%772
NW2 7116%891
NW3 1110%835
NW3 259%468
NW3 394%748
NW3 4119%950
NW3 571%534
NW3 6102%751
NW3 775%527
NW4 1100%742
NW4 294%751
NW4 386%669
NW4 487%651
NW5 180%658
NW5 299%763
NW5 3101%739
NW5 496%750
NW6 183%645
NW6 2115%839
NW6 386%629
NW6 4156%1170
NW6 5135%1091
NW6 6110%858
NW6 7143%1092
NW7 172%535
NW7 246%322
NW7 369%528
NW7 432%211
NW8 087%637
NW8 649%415
NW8 759%423
NW8 889%671
NW8 961%428
NW9 075%554
NW9 5150%11177
NW9 691%753
NW9 781%632
NW9 880%647
NW9 991%756
RM1 1213%1581
RM1 278%630
RM1 3109%858
RM1 465%548
RM10 7127%9106
RM10 8108%886
RM10 9110%8112
RM11 196%767
RM11 243%324
RM11 369%538
RM12 472%563
RM12 550%424
RM12 684%647
RM13 7110%853
RM13 8238%17126
RM13 9116%895
RM14 152%430
RM14 2100%756
RM14 354%423
RM2 541%315
RM2 663%520
RM3 066%555
RM3 7120%960
RM3 8150%11101
RM3 9117%967
RM5 268%532
RM5 395%754
RM6 491%771
RM6 591%755
RM6 6134%1080
RM7 090%795
RM7 7134%1034
RM7 880%629
RM7 9107%837
RM8 1123%9100
RM8 2108%891
RM8 3113%873
RM9 483%659
RM9 597%769
RM9 6161%12112
SE1 018%136
SE1 153%462
SE1 219%144
SE1 362%558
SE1 475%560
SE1 5136%1094
SE1 6100%757
SE1 753%4118
SE1 893%7100
SE1 917%130
SE10 0214%15152
SE10 891%746
SE10 9112%875
SE11 4121%967
SE11 562%443
SE11 667%530
SE12 0128%967
SE12 8102%750
SE12 9110%853
SE13 5201%15144
SE13 6141%10140
SE13 7131%9117
SE14 5108%888
SE14 6133%1087
SE15 1109%856
SE15 290%760
SE15 3129%993
SE15 4114%851
SE15 5170%12111
SE15 6105%872
SE16 2122%981
SE16 389%659
SE16 4132%1049
SE16 592%723
SE16 661%412
SE16 7112%841
SE17 1157%1168
SE17 2124%999
SE17 3167%12110
SE18 1178%13150
SE18 2162%1285
SE18 3115%876
SE18 4118%996
SE18 589%655
SE18 6139%10136
SE18 7113%884
SE19 1127%958
SE19 2124%949
SE19 3111%866
SE2 099%763
SE2 9160%12132
SE20 7142%1090
SE20 8199%14123
SE21 736%311
SE21 849%430
SE22 073%534
SE22 884%652
SE22 965%525
SE23 1117%861
SE23 2117%875
SE23 3127%974
SE24 0133%1063
SE24 9124%957
SE25 4119%980
SE25 5139%1077
SE25 6104%874
SE26 4154%1181
SE26 5100%754
SE26 684%647
SE27 0123%980
SE27 9128%969
SE28 0131%998
SE28 8129%9136
SE3 074%531
SE3 783%635
SE3 879%640
SE3 9110%849
SE4 182%664
SE4 2126%981
SE5 0130%975
SE5 7102%768
SE5 899%798
SE5 956%468
SE6 1107%893
SE6 2143%10131
SE6 3169%12116
SE6 4161%12116
SE7 790%776
SE7 898%759
SE8 371%539
SE8 4138%1069
SE8 5120%967
SE9 195%761
SE9 2110%873
SE9 3108%875
SE9 4191%14124
SE9 5139%1066
SE9 6144%1078
SM1 1125%973
SM1 271%555
SM1 369%556
SM1 490%762
SM2 563%555
SM2 6101%753
SM2 748%317
SM3 862%432
SM3 971%554
SM4 470%550
SM4 568%547
SM4 693%764
SM5 1139%1099
SM5 2102%763
SM5 343%320
SM5 445%314
SM6 077%633
SM6 799%738
SM6 887%654
SM6 988%659
SW10 088%681
SW10 980%648
SW11 1127%970
SW11 2104%866
SW11 383%663
SW11 483%643
SW11 595%775
SW11 640%321
SW12 089%632
SW12 882%653
SW12 9155%1173
SW13 073%528
SW13 813%11
SW13 947%322
SW14 7103%844
SW14 838%321
SW15 194%757
SW15 245%330
SW15 386%648
SW15 4103%765
SW15 570%546
SW15 660%428
SW16 1159%1292
SW16 2101%785
SW16 374%536
SW16 4102%774
SW16 5108%893
SW16 6116%889
SW17 081%6115
SW17 666%54
SW17 7115%891
SW17 874%562
SW17 9107%891
SW18 1130%9100
SW18 250%427
SW18 3103%770
SW18 493%778
SW18 557%439
SW19 180%658
SW19 2100%777
SW19 352%443
SW19 451%433
SW19 525%29
SW19 676%642
SW19 755%425
SW19 884%676
SW1A 0547%4019
SW1A 120%110
SW1A 261%462
SW1E 552%427
SW1E 611%17
SW1H 010%17
SW1H 911%111
SW1P 139%335
SW1P 227%237
SW1P 317%122
SW1P 435%331
SW1V 171%539
SW1V 285%631
SW1V 380%636
SW1V 491%725
SW1W 020%115
SW1W 893%739
SW1W 981%660
SW1X 061%411
SW1X 734%221
SW1X 866%521
SW1X 974%529
SW1Y 432%217
SW1Y 530%218
SW1Y 633%215
SW2 1168%1273
SW2 277%641
SW2 3103%767
SW2 4175%1384
SW2 5134%1082
SW20 046%324
SW20 856%431
SW20 986%635
SW3 127%218
SW3 241%319
SW3 355%424
SW3 462%526
SW3 561%423
SW3 626%213
SW4 053%421
SW4 6148%1170
SW4 7203%1580
SW4 884%629
SW4 9108%851
SW5 084%639
SW5 9126%964
SW6 1101%759
SW6 286%671
SW6 345%328
SW6 443%323
SW6 592%739
SW6 668%539
SW6 783%647
SW7 181%630
SW7 225%219
SW7 359%419
SW7 472%530
SW7 547%327
SW8 193%768
SW8 280%653
SW8 370%529
SW8 4115%867
SW8 593%733
SW9 0135%1066
SW9 699%744
SW9 7235%17139
SW9 8173%1373
SW9 9156%1195
TN16 2130%922
TN16 395%765
TW1 1563%41264
TW1 250%416
TW1 387%641
TW1 459%432
TW10 564%512
TW10 658%433
TW10 769%529
TW11 035%318
TW11 847%329
TW11 959%429
TW12 1100%747
TW12 283%647
TW12 388%633
TW13 4209%15179
TW13 5129%969
TW13 6126%966
TW13 776%535
TW14 073%555
TW14 890%773
TW14 9161%12102
TW2 561%432
TW2 6101%754
TW2 774%547
TW3 1183%13147
TW3 274%537
TW3 3136%10100
TW3 486%650
TW4 587%654
TW4 641%324
TW4 7120%973
TW5 0122%987
TW5 993%7108
TW6 2152%1139
TW6 381%612
TW7 486%642
TW7 542%341
TW7 6102%781
TW7 7238%17122
TW8 0141%1092
TW8 8128%957
TW8 995%774
TW9 182%648
TW9 265%530
TW9 370%522
TW9 4105%846
UB1 1184%13134
UB1 275%576
UB1 3111%889
UB10 0113%871
UB10 836%324
UB10 972%544
UB11 1587%436
UB2 4136%10152
UB2 5137%10165
UB3 181%692
UB3 2126%9100
UB3 385%657
UB3 4141%1095
UB3 593%753
UB4 090%765
UB4 893%773
UB4 9170%12113
UB5 473%560
UB5 590%765
UB5 6105%8106
UB6 077%659
UB6 752%431
UB6 8102%7120
UB6 9108%893
UB7 035%3101
UB7 7198%14115
UB7 881%653
UB7 9222%16120
UB8 1107%8110
UB8 299%7144
UB8 3102%7141
UB9 671%541
W10 4133%1079
W10 594%795
W10 6133%10103
W11 1116%872
W11 288%642
W11 3100%740
W11 4106%875
W12 070%581
W12 744%384
W12 8178%13129
W12 982%658
W13 0138%1080
W13 864%527
W13 969%552
W14 095%769
W14 885%674
W14 997%783
W1B 18%11
W1B 216%15
W1B 3487%353
W1B 414%11
W1B 555%410
W1C 1124%95
W1D 21635%11916
W1D 329%210
W1D 484%617
W1D 577%619
W1D 635%312
W1D 785%622
W1F 016%17
W1F 747%330
W1F 827%215
W1F 919%110
W1G 0137%1012
W1G 612%13
W1G 740%37
W1G 817%15
W1G 99%18
W1H 152%413
W1H 290%79
W1H 434%26
W1H 592%721
W1H 657%413
W1H 762%523
W1J 016%13
W1J 518%17
W1J 67%13
W1J 740%321
W1J 820%16
W1K 148%36
W1K 239%315
W1K 38%14
W1K 411%12
W1K 534%29
W1K 699%719
W1K 771%514
W1S 117%114
W1S 213%16
W1S 388%614
W1S 441%318
W1T 133%227
W1T 216%15
W1T 322%29
W1T 421%210
W1T 532%217
W1T 618%13
W1T 787%619
W1U 138%313
W1U 227%26
W1U 340%314
W1U 451%48
W1U 527%26
W1U 6125%927
W1U 712%13
W1W 537%39
W1W 622%212
W1W 718%18
W1W 812%15
W2 191%7136
W2 2127%967
W2 3109%853
W2 467%537
W2 592%759
W2 650%454
W3 063%537
W3 6101%796
W3 7105%898
W3 869%560
W3 9171%1280
W4 170%540
W4 268%550
W4 363%536
W4 478%634
W4 588%680
W5 178%648
W5 276%663
W5 3106%872
W5 484%658
W5 590%753
W6 061%470
W6 763%554
W6 8102%794
W6 997%7104
W7 1104%859
W7 244%321
W7 3142%1086
W8 466%530
W8 542%333
W8 632%216
W8 779%638
W9 155%433
W9 2126%978
W9 3104%881
WC1A 176%613
WC1A 242%310
WC1B 313%19
WC1B 4107%813
WC1B 537%35
WC1E 626%214
WC1E 715%16
WC1H 017%18
WC1H 878%623
WC1H 930%220
WC1N 149%420
WC1N 29%13
WC1N 325%222
WC1R 421%111
WC1R 53%01
WC1V 622%25
WC1V 728%25
WC1X 048%315
WC1X 837%315
WC1X 9118%942
WC2A 220%11
WC2A 37%14
WC2B 435%311
WC2B 513%115
WC2B 6208%1511
WC2E 71%01
WC2E 812%12
WC2E 925%212
WC2H 0171%1227
WC2H 7141%1039
WC2H 868%524
WC2H 933%223
WC2N 4173%1372
WC2N 526%223
WC2N 659%424
WC2R 066%511
WC2R 241%32
WC2R 316%14

London criminal damage and arson crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : London region 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 54.6k representing a decrease 1.4% 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.

-1.4% annual change, crime is declining

54.6k 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 April 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 region
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Drugs crime →
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Possession of weapons crime →
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Robbery crime →
Shoplifting crime →
Theft from the person crime →
Vehicle crime →
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