London criminal damage and arson crime statistics

As of February 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. The total number of "criminal damage and arson crime" is 54.8k, and this number has decreased by 2.4% when compared year-over-year in the period of February 2025 - January 2026.

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 people7.3
87%ratio of national crime rate100%
4.8% share of all crimes7.2%
54.8kcrimes reported407k
-2.4%annual change-5.0%

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 188%664
BR1 2134%10101
BR1 382%668
BR1 4118%991
BR1 5146%11131
BR2 078%652
BR2 649%49
BR2 752%426
BR2 8126%983
BR2 997%789
BR3 1153%1187
BR3 370%559
BR3 469%555
BR3 5116%838
BR3 654%415
BR4 0122%968
BR4 9102%756
BR5 163%541
BR5 2175%13143
BR5 3193%14148
BR5 4180%13113
BR6 0135%10101
BR6 653%420
BR6 7115%869
BR6 8121%966
BR6 971%555
BR7 546%319
BR7 661%438
CR0 0125%9135
CR0 1179%13245
CR0 2175%13267
CR0 3104%8126
CR0 4108%8181
CR0 5110%880
CR0 6132%10152
CR0 798%781
CR0 888%659
CR0 962%535
CR2 033%218
CR2 689%664
CR2 783%633
CR2 8115%872
CR2 930%212
CR4 1156%11132
CR4 273%550
CR4 3133%10133
CR4 4120%996
CR5 198%750
CR5 2102%765
CR7 6137%1068
CR7 7127%9140
CR7 8125%9127
CR8 136%39
CR8 2129%974
CR8 360%418
CR8 463%520
CR8 568%530
DA1 4340%25265
DA14 494%755
DA14 5127%966
DA14 6112%870
DA15 787%633
DA15 872%554
DA15 977%635
DA16 179%650
DA16 262%443
DA16 3104%859
DA17 5138%1073
DA17 686%648
DA18 4108%845
DA5 1104%843
DA5 2126%937
DA5 354%423
DA6 7133%1072
DA6 871%529
DA7 4104%874
DA7 528%216
DA7 6102%759
DA8 1180%13152
DA8 2140%10100
DA8 3102%763
E1 081%655
E1 190%757
E1 2123%982
E1 371%530
E1 485%6109
E1 5109%881
E1 647%373
E1 726%241
E1 835%350
E10 5110%8106
E10 675%587
E10 760%456
E11 1119%983
E11 275%549
E11 3119%997
E11 4117%9100
E12 597%793
E12 653%478
E13 094%795
E13 8103%8104
E13 991%795
E14 0121%992
E14 2146%1118
E14 391%780
E14 416%121
E14 510%150
E14 6132%1093
E14 7131%10109
E14 869%591
E14 946%390
E15 1106%8112
E15 2197%14160
E15 381%667
E15 4118%9114
E16 1205%15149
E16 2121%998
E16 398%781
E16 479%668
E17 398%784
E17 492%7101
E17 5103%7103
E17 678%680
E17 7208%15146
E17 879%668
E17 9118%989
E18 197%742
E18 250%430
E1W 149%419
E1W 263%524
E1W 365%519
E2 0119%981
E2 6127%963
E2 7151%1186
E2 896%753
E2 9108%870
E3 2132%10107
E3 3160%12125
E3 4140%10121
E3 5126%990
E4 6124%9111
E4 7102%782
E4 8103%790
E4 963%563
E5 0105%892
E5 8120%9100
E5 9101%794
E6 195%7102
E6 288%699
E6 379%693
E6 571%561
E6 676%682
E7 087%667
E7 895%7129
E7 981%685
E8 1121%984
E8 2149%1191
E8 393%760
E8 4133%1080
E9 5153%11131
E9 6128%9117
E9 7139%10100
EC1A 220%16
EC1A 429%27
EC1A 72%02
EC1A 962%516
EC1M 3137%1010
EC1M 412%12
EC1M 514%16
EC1M 616%17
EC1N 639%32
EC1N 719%19
EC1N 85%03
EC1R 012%15
EC1R 160%411
EC1R 314%13
EC1R 435%310
EC1R 546%38
EC1V 027%29
EC1V 1150%1112
EC1V 284%618
EC1V 3162%1241
EC1V 428%28
EC1V 734%210
EC1V 880%614
EC1V 951%426
EC1Y 028%25
EC1Y 169%56
EC1Y 816%115
EC2A 133%25
EC2A 221%23
EC2A 329%219
EC2A 410%111
EC2M 341%37
EC2M 415%114
EC2M 715%110
EC2R 79%13
EC2V 58%12
EC2V 612%15
EC2V 711%15
EC2V 812%13
EC2Y 54%03
EC2Y 810%113
EC2Y 914%14
EC3A 59%14
EC3N 111%16
EC3N 213%19
EC3N 428%212
EC3R 513%16
EC3R 76%02
EC3R 811%19
EC3V 020%110
EC3V 317%16
EC3V 947%38
EC4A 15%04
EC4M 727%210
EC4M 938%38
EC4N 568%55
EC4R 07%08
EC4V 310%17
EC4V 416%12
EC4V 54%03
EC4V 642%312
EC4Y 05%01
EC4Y 141%38
EC4Y 83%01
EN1 196%791
EN1 251%421
EN1 393%785
EN1 4110%886
EN2 090%747
EN2 6104%845
EN2 740%317
EN2 876%649
EN2 956%49
EN3 4144%10117
EN3 597%794
EN3 699%7113
EN3 790%792
EN4 042%315
EN4 897%766
EN4 958%426
EN5 177%634
EN5 249%444
EN5 3122%925
EN5 5102%755
HA0 193%777
HA0 2163%12122
HA0 367%539
HA0 469%556
HA1 191%762
HA1 2144%10101
HA1 358%466
HA1 470%553
HA2 097%766
HA2 6114%845
HA2 735%318
HA2 888%661
HA2 969%553
HA3 071%548
HA3 593%757
HA3 690%754
HA3 799%767
HA3 850%438
HA3 945%337
HA4 0110%866
HA4 652%434
HA4 761%436
HA4 875%535
HA4 955%429
HA5 150%425
HA5 268%531
HA5 350%431
HA5 467%532
HA5 545%320
HA6 144%326
HA6 241%328
HA7 148%324
HA7 221%211
HA7 355%426
HA7 477%651
HA8 0129%995
HA8 584%660
HA8 666%541
HA8 7129%959
HA8 869%555
HA8 965%542
HA9 0117%858
HA9 670%553
HA9 7101%758
HA9 874%565
HA9 980%659
IG1 1115%8139
IG1 293%7119
IG1 388%682
IG1 4124%9114
IG11 093%7100
IG11 7132%10142
IG11 8178%13154
IG11 975%580
IG2 676%662
IG2 765%553
IG3 8115%8140
IG3 993%794
IG4 562%437
IG5 072%566
IG6 188%650
IG6 298%771
IG6 3115%855
IG7 489%641
IG8 049%426
IG8 748%424
IG8 874%536
IG8 966%532
IG9 695%725
KT1 1174%13127
KT1 251%443
KT1 380%658
KT1 456%412
KT2 542%333
KT2 678%647
KT2 744%334
KT3 362%446
KT3 471%538
KT3 558%431
KT3 653%435
KT4 869%562
KT5 873%539
KT5 993%748
KT6 490%734
KT6 672%528
KT6 7101%778
KT8 983%626
KT9 1137%1080
KT9 278%656
N1 0110%894
N1 1140%1078
N1 2100%776
N1 3104%843
N1 479%636
N1 5109%859
N1 670%553
N1 764%553
N1 876%650
N1 953%467
N10 174%536
N10 272%535
N10 394%752
N11 1113%887
N11 292%753
N11 3124%961
N12 088%647
N12 746%314
N12 873%538
N12 9109%852
N13 4136%1093
N13 580%655
N13 696%735
N14 463%539
N14 566%537
N14 658%426
N14 755%417
N15 3101%759
N15 4134%10102
N15 5121%975
N15 699%779
N16 079%637
N16 552%451
N16 653%450
N16 7120%970
N16 8134%1088
N16 9108%835
N17 0128%9117
N17 691%7107
N17 7101%759
N17 8159%1291
N17 9157%11153
N18 198%7108
N18 2120%9142
N18 3287%2111
N19 3127%989
N19 4215%16117
N19 5167%12138
N1C 4209%1519
N2 051%426
N2 8133%1046
N2 973%533
N20 049%430
N20 842%310
N20 976%625
N21 133%215
N21 241%316
N21 358%425
N22 5113%883
N22 6134%10127
N22 758%435
N22 8110%860
N3 188%652
N3 263%543
N3 366%528
N4 1168%12126
N4 292%7122
N4 3169%12110
N4 4119%937
N5 186%657
N5 299%761
N6 492%730
N6 579%643
N6 6111%822
N7 0110%875
N7 6201%1591
N7 7120%962
N7 8108%876
N7 9122%994
N8 0120%972
N8 788%645
N8 859%430
N8 988%646
N9 0181%13158
N9 796%757
N9 885%661
N9 9103%7101
NW1 075%570
NW1 172%563
NW1 252%469
NW1 336%329
NW1 450%423
NW1 594%733
NW1 636%328
NW1 773%555
NW1 886%668
NW1 9133%1091
NW10 0119%996
NW10 1133%1075
NW10 2137%1083
NW10 351%427
NW10 4158%12100
NW10 584%657
NW10 646%325
NW10 780%6113
NW10 8119%9100
NW10 991%758
NW11 038%314
NW11 677%628
NW11 779%632
NW11 878%631
NW11 969%538
NW2 193%758
NW2 2110%846
NW2 3121%955
NW2 498%738
NW2 596%748
NW2 6108%883
NW2 798%777
NW3 1116%837
NW3 252%461
NW3 393%748
NW3 4105%844
NW3 573%535
NW3 6101%751
NW3 773%526
NW4 188%637
NW4 2106%858
NW4 3100%780
NW4 499%758
NW5 163%546
NW5 297%762
NW5 3104%840
NW5 4103%854
NW6 183%645
NW6 2118%940
NW6 386%629
NW6 4156%1170
NW6 5131%1089
NW6 6105%856
NW6 7159%12103
NW7 172%535
NW7 261%429
NW7 369%528
NW7 435%312
NW8 086%637
NW8 639%312
NW8 766%526
NW8 889%671
NW8 961%428
NW9 072%552
NW9 5138%10163
NW9 6101%759
NW9 783%633
NW9 873%543
NW9 978%648
RM1 1207%1579
RM1 278%630
RM1 3120%964
RM1 466%549
RM10 7121%9101
RM10 8105%884
RM10 9113%8115
RM11 1103%872
RM11 247%326
RM11 365%536
RM12 479%669
RM12 550%424
RM12 673%541
RM13 7112%854
RM13 8209%15111
RM13 9101%783
RM14 152%430
RM14 294%753
RM14 356%424
RM2 546%317
RM2 676%624
RM3 067%556
RM3 7133%1067
RM3 8142%1096
RM3 9107%861
RM5 270%533
RM5 3107%861
RM6 496%775
RM6 588%653
RM6 6135%1081
RM7 086%691
RM7 7106%827
RM7 877%628
RM7 995%733
RM8 1114%893
RM8 2120%9101
RM8 3110%871
RM9 492%766
RM9 5108%877
RM9 6151%11105
SE1 018%136
SE1 154%463
SE1 220%146
SE1 349%446
SE1 471%557
SE1 5143%1099
SE1 6120%968
SE1 748%4107
SE1 8105%8113
SE1 920%136
SE10 0234%17167
SE10 883%642
SE10 9101%768
SE11 4119%966
SE11 567%547
SE11 669%531
SE12 0130%968
SE12 897%748
SE12 9112%854
SE13 5201%15144
SE13 6138%10138
SE13 7140%10125
SE14 5112%891
SE14 6136%1089
SE15 1108%856
SE15 287%658
SE15 3126%991
SE15 4112%850
SE15 5163%12107
SE15 6103%871
SE16 2116%877
SE16 380%653
SE16 4121%945
SE16 595%724
SE16 671%514
SE16 792%734
SE17 1182%1379
SE17 2136%10109
SE17 3168%12111
SE18 1156%11132
SE18 2147%1177
SE18 3109%872
SE18 4123%9100
SE18 591%757
SE18 6126%9123
SE18 7122%991
SE19 1127%958
SE19 2116%846
SE19 3104%862
SE2 0108%869
SE2 9158%12131
SE20 7144%1092
SE20 8202%15125
SE21 739%312
SE21 858%435
SE22 062%429
SE22 892%757
SE22 965%525
SE23 1118%962
SE23 2142%1091
SE23 3115%867
SE24 0137%1065
SE24 9120%955
SE25 4123%983
SE25 5139%1077
SE25 6116%883
SE26 4165%1287
SE26 5107%858
SE26 688%649
SE27 0121%979
SE27 9142%1077
SE28 0130%998
SE28 8121%9128
SE3 093%739
SE3 771%530
SE3 885%643
SE3 9115%851
SE4 187%668
SE4 2118%976
SE5 0138%1080
SE5 793%762
SE5 888%687
SE5 957%470
SE6 1103%790
SE6 2132%10121
SE6 3153%11105
SE6 4173%13125
SE7 791%777
SE7 8101%761
SE8 377%642
SE8 4153%1177
SE8 5114%864
SE9 1102%766
SE9 2117%878
SE9 3109%876
SE9 4215%16140
SE9 5147%1170
SE9 6125%968
SM1 1116%868
SM1 274%557
SM1 367%555
SM1 494%765
SM2 557%450
SM2 6100%753
SM2 751%418
SM3 869%536
SM3 965%550
SM4 478%656
SM4 576%653
SM4 687%660
SM5 1145%11103
SM5 2103%764
SM5 343%320
SM5 445%314
SM6 074%532
SM6 7102%739
SM6 892%757
SM6 991%761
SW10 084%677
SW10 986%652
SW11 1130%972
SW11 2109%869
SW11 375%557
SW11 481%642
SW11 596%776
SW11 637%319
SW12 081%629
SW12 884%654
SW12 9129%961
SW13 063%524
SW13 813%11
SW13 949%423
SW14 7120%951
SW14 836%320
SW15 1105%864
SW15 245%330
SW15 393%752
SW15 4103%765
SW15 575%549
SW15 658%427
SW16 1161%1293
SW16 2107%890
SW16 376%637
SW16 497%771
SW16 5111%896
SW16 6112%886
SW17 078%6112
SW17 682%65
SW17 7116%892
SW17 878%666
SW17 9111%895
SW18 1122%994
SW18 250%427
SW18 397%766
SW18 486%672
SW18 563%543
SW19 186%662
SW19 2100%777
SW19 353%444
SW19 448%331
SW19 524%29
SW19 683%646
SW19 750%423
SW19 880%673
SW1A 0431%3115
SW1A 122%211
SW1A 259%461
SW1E 557%430
SW1E 611%17
SW1H 011%18
SW1H 910%110
SW1P 139%335
SW1P 225%234
SW1P 317%123
SW1P 436%332
SW1V 176%642
SW1V 296%735
SW1V 385%638
SW1V 4101%728
SW1W 021%216
SW1W 890%738
SW1W 973%554
SW1X 072%513
SW1X 731%219
SW1X 866%521
SW1X 977%630
SW1Y 430%216
SW1Y 534%220
SW1Y 640%318
SW2 1152%1166
SW2 278%642
SW2 3114%874
SW2 4162%1278
SW2 5133%1082
SW20 042%322
SW20 865%536
SW20 976%531
SW3 126%217
SW3 249%423
SW3 357%425
SW3 469%529
SW3 566%525
SW3 636%318
SW4 045%318
SW4 6147%1170
SW4 7190%1475
SW4 881%628
SW4 9102%748
SW5 097%745
SW5 9120%961
SW6 1101%759
SW6 287%672
SW6 351%432
SW6 447%325
SW6 590%738
SW6 661%435
SW6 769%539
SW7 186%632
SW7 230%223
SW7 368%522
SW7 479%633
SW7 552%430
SW8 187%664
SW8 2102%768
SW8 360%425
SW8 4113%866
SW8 5104%837
SW9 0145%1171
SW9 698%744
SW9 7222%16132
SW9 8177%1375
SW9 9149%1191
TN16 2112%819
TN16 3101%769
TW1 1528%38248
TW1 247%315
TW1 393%744
TW1 463%534
TW10 553%410
TW10 662%435
TW10 766%528
TW11 042%322
TW11 853%433
TW11 959%429
TW12 198%746
TW12 278%644
TW12 380%630
TW13 4261%19224
TW13 5138%1074
TW13 6131%1069
TW13 782%638
TW14 082%662
TW14 896%778
TW14 9148%1194
TW2 566%535
TW2 6108%858
TW2 780%651
TW3 1190%14153
TW3 270%535
TW3 3131%996
TW3 481%647
TW4 580%650
TW4 649%429
TW4 7130%979
TW5 0106%876
TW5 989%6103
TW6 2151%1139
TW6 374%511
TW7 478%638
TW7 539%338
TW7 6114%891
TW7 7232%17119
TW8 0130%985
TW8 8124%955
TW8 992%772
TW9 182%648
TW9 274%534
TW9 366%521
TW9 493%741
UB1 1169%12124
UB1 278%679
UB1 3107%886
UB10 0105%866
UB10 839%326
UB10 983%651
UB11 1488%355
UB2 4135%10152
UB2 5123%9148
UB3 183%695
UB3 2132%10105
UB3 382%655
UB3 4154%11104
UB3 5106%860
UB4 091%766
UB4 894%774
UB4 9167%12111
UB5 470%558
UB5 5101%773
UB5 695%796
UB6 081%662
UB6 753%432
UB6 899%7117
UB6 9101%787
UB7 035%3103
UB7 7186%14108
UB7 873%548
UB7 9246%18133
UB8 1110%8113
UB8 299%7144
UB8 3103%7142
UB9 677%645
W10 4135%1080
W10 5103%7104
W10 6132%10102
W11 1119%974
W11 273%535
W11 3103%741
W11 4106%875
W12 075%587
W12 743%382
W12 8182%13132
W12 981%657
W13 0153%1189
W13 852%422
W13 986%665
W14 084%661
W14 880%670
W14 987%674
W1B 18%11
W1B 219%16
W1B 3647%474
W1B 414%11
W1B 544%38
W1C 1123%95
W1D 21631%11916
W1D 331%211
W1D 479%616
W1D 564%516
W1D 640%314
W1D 781%621
W1F 018%18
W1F 747%330
W1F 836%320
W1F 917%19
W1G 0136%1012
W1G 68%12
W1G 734%26
W1G 817%15
W1G 911%110
W1H 152%413
W1H 290%79
W1H 429%25
W1H 597%722
W1H 653%412
W1H 768%525
W1J 016%13
W1J 510%14
W1J 65%02
W1J 725%213
W1J 824%27
W1K 147%36
W1K 239%315
W1K 38%14
W1K 411%12
W1K 522%26
W1K 6104%820
W1K 761%412
W1S 114%111
W1S 211%15
W1S 3106%817
W1S 439%317
W1T 127%222
W1T 216%15
W1T 327%211
W1T 421%210
W1T 532%217
W1T 631%25
W1T 777%617
W1U 137%313
W1U 227%26
W1U 337%313
W1U 444%37
W1U 527%26
W1U 6120%926
W1U 716%14
W1W 541%310
W1W 622%212
W1W 718%18
W1W 815%16
W2 191%7135
W2 2129%968
W2 3117%957
W2 470%539
W2 599%764
W2 655%459
W3 075%544
W3 6105%8100
W3 7100%793
W3 867%558
W3 9160%1275
W4 177%644
W4 278%657
W4 369%539
W4 487%638
W4 588%681
W5 173%545
W5 278%665
W5 3109%874
W5 477%653
W5 584%650
W6 059%467
W6 773%563
W6 896%789
W6 999%7106
W7 1100%757
W7 242%320
W7 3141%1086
W8 464%529
W8 543%334
W8 640%320
W8 785%641
W9 173%544
W9 2136%1084
W9 3107%884
WC1A 182%614
WC1A 246%311
WC1B 316%111
WC1B 4124%915
WC1B 529%24
WC1E 626%214
WC1E 715%16
WC1H 017%18
WC1H 864%519
WC1H 928%219
WC1N 139%316
WC1N 29%13
WC1N 327%224
WC1R 417%19
WC1R 56%02
WC1V 622%25
WC1V 728%25
WC1X 054%417
WC1X 842%317
WC1X 9140%1050
WC2A 13%01
WC2A 37%14
WC2B 434%311
WC2B 516%118
WC2B 6208%1511
WC2E 72%02
WC2E 818%13
WC2E 929%214
WC2H 0145%1123
WC2H 7133%1037
WC2H 879%628
WC2H 937%326
WC2N 4190%1479
WC2N 526%223
WC2N 669%528
WC2R 060%410
WC2R 110%13
WC2R 281%64
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

The total number of "criminal damage and arson crime" is 54.8k, and this number has decreased by 2.4% when compared year-over-year in the period of February 2025 - January 2026. 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 February 2025 - January 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.

-2.4% annual change, crime is declining

54.8k 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 January 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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