London criminal damage and arson crime statistics

As of August 2026, the annual crime rate in London stands at 4.7 crimes per 1000 people. London's current crime levels are at 66% of the national crime rate. Criminal damage and arson crime makes up 3.6% of all crimes reported in the region. Criminal damage and arson crime totalled 40.4k representing a decrease 27.1% year-over-year.

London criminal damage and arson crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Londoncrime statisticEngland & Wales
4.7annual crime rate per 1k workday people7.1
66%ratio of national crime rate100%
3.6% share of all crimes7.0%
40.4kcrimes reported396k
-27.1%annual change-5.1%

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 155%439
BR1 290%666
BR1 359%448
BR1 474%556
BR1 592%680
BR2 069%545
BR2 628%25
BR2 750%424
BR2 885%655
BR2 991%681
BR3 1110%861
BR3 356%446
BR3 453%441
BR3 579%625
BR3 648%313
BR4 084%646
BR4 954%429
BR5 144%328
BR5 2131%9104
BR5 3138%10103
BR5 4118%872
BR6 093%768
BR6 635%313
BR6 765%538
BR6 884%645
BR6 937%328
BR7 543%317
BR7 658%435
CR0 094%799
CR0 1153%11205
CR0 2147%10218
CR0 377%591
CR0 489%6145
CR0 571%550
CR0 697%7109
CR0 773%559
CR0 878%651
CR0 942%323
CR2 026%214
CR2 679%655
CR2 775%529
CR2 857%435
CR2 931%212
CR4 1124%9102
CR4 255%437
CR4 390%688
CR4 488%669
CR5 172%536
CR5 279%649
CR7 6101%749
CR7 7113%8121
CR7 8112%8110
CR8 125%26
CR8 286%648
CR8 334%210
CR8 458%418
CR8 544%319
DA1 4198%14150
DA14 456%432
DA14 589%645
DA14 691%655
DA15 735%213
DA15 852%438
DA15 941%318
DA16 168%542
DA16 237%325
DA16 385%647
DA17 5113%858
DA17 677%542
DA18 474%530
DA5 142%317
DA5 291%626
DA5 339%316
DA6 7116%861
DA6 855%422
DA7 485%659
DA7 531%217
DA7 671%540
DA8 1132%9108
DA8 2117%882
DA8 387%652
E1 067%544
E1 174%546
E1 281%653
E1 354%422
E1 481%6101
E1 576%555
E1 637%356
E1 716%125
E1 832%245
E10 572%567
E10 661%469
E10 754%449
E11 193%763
E11 266%542
E11 387%669
E11 481%667
E12 576%571
E12 646%365
E13 070%569
E13 895%793
E13 984%685
E14 0108%880
E14 292%711
E14 385%673
E14 412%116
E14 58%136
E14 6120%882
E14 7110%889
E14 862%479
E14 940%376
E15 197%7100
E15 2171%12135
E15 378%663
E15 491%686
E16 1142%10101
E16 2111%888
E16 375%560
E16 449%341
E17 372%560
E17 455%459
E17 573%571
E17 665%565
E17 7168%12115
E17 853%445
E17 975%555
E18 148%320
E18 228%216
E1W 139%315
E1W 259%422
E1W 349%314
E2 077%551
E2 674%536
E2 7116%864
E2 854%429
E2 991%657
E3 2115%891
E3 3109%883
E3 497%782
E3 584%658
E4 699%786
E4 778%661
E4 894%780
E4 941%340
E5 079%667
E5 8107%887
E5 987%679
E6 179%682
E6 262%468
E6 364%573
E6 557%448
E6 655%458
E7 089%667
E7 869%591
E7 954%455
E8 193%763
E8 2103%761
E8 370%544
E8 493%754
E9 5135%10113
E9 6108%896
E9 780%656
EC1A 210%13
EC1A 430%27
EC1A 74%03
EC1A 964%516
EC1M 370%55
EC1M 46%01
EC1M 52%01
EC1M 610%14
EC1N 711%15
EC1N 810%16
EC1R 07%13
EC1R 128%25
EC1R 35%01
EC1R 439%311
EC1R 541%37
EC1V 018%16
EC1V 190%67
EC1V 258%412
EC1V 381%620
EC1V 426%27
EC1V 728%28
EC1V 870%512
EC1V 932%216
EC1Y 023%24
EC1Y 147%34
EC1Y 810%19
EC2A 127%24
EC2A 237%35
EC2A 324%215
EC2A 411%112
EC2M 348%38
EC2M 415%114
EC2M 518%13
EC2M 716%111
EC2N 46%02
EC2R 712%14
EC2V 58%12
EC2V 617%17
EC2V 711%15
EC2V 88%12
EC2Y 59%16
EC2Y 812%115
EC2Y 94%01
EC3A 518%18
EC3A 78%12
EC3N 114%17
EC3N 216%111
EC3N 419%18
EC3R 513%16
EC3R 720%16
EC3R 83%02
EC3V 08%14
EC3V 315%15
EC3V 912%12
EC4A 15%04
EC4M 733%212
EC4M 934%27
EC4N 570%55
EC4R 05%06
EC4R 114%11
EC4V 33%02
EC4V 416%12
EC4V 55%04
EC4V 629%28
EC4Y 05%01
EC4Y 132%26
EC4Y 84%01
EN1 169%564
EN1 248%319
EN1 374%566
EN1 4103%779
EN2 059%430
EN2 6107%845
EN2 736%315
EN2 846%329
EN2 945%37
EN3 497%777
EN3 566%562
EN3 687%696
EN3 754%454
EN4 034%212
EN4 883%655
EN4 937%316
EN5 170%530
EN5 237%332
EN5 390%618
EN5 568%536
HA0 170%556
HA0 2133%997
HA0 365%537
HA0 449%339
HA1 193%762
HA1 2104%771
HA1 352%458
HA1 482%661
HA2 087%658
HA2 678%630
HA2 724%212
HA2 873%549
HA2 950%438
HA3 049%332
HA3 564%538
HA3 672%542
HA3 779%652
HA3 838%328
HA3 945%336
HA4 069%540
HA4 641%326
HA4 743%325
HA4 858%426
HA4 947%324
HA5 133%216
HA5 225%211
HA5 341%325
HA5 449%323
HA5 525%211
HA6 136%321
HA6 224%216
HA7 127%213
HA7 221%211
HA7 335%216
HA7 458%437
HA8 090%665
HA8 556%439
HA8 656%434
HA8 7119%853
HA8 855%443
HA8 957%436
HA9 093%745
HA9 658%443
HA9 777%543
HA9 866%557
HA9 960%443
IG1 190%6106
IG1 278%698
IG1 373%566
IG1 479%671
IG11 060%463
IG11 7101%7106
IG11 8133%9112
IG11 965%568
IG2 662%449
IG2 756%444
IG3 892%7109
IG3 980%679
IG4 546%327
IG5 055%449
IG6 176%542
IG6 258%441
IG6 3103%748
IG7 485%638
IG8 031%216
IG8 739%319
IG8 865%531
IG8 951%424
IG9 698%725
KT1 1134%995
KT1 240%333
KT1 353%437
KT1 429%26
KT2 544%333
KT2 661%436
KT2 729%222
KT3 346%333
KT3 457%430
KT3 534%218
KT3 634%222
KT4 846%340
KT5 854%428
KT5 970%535
KT6 470%526
KT6 661%423
KT6 748%336
KT8 979%624
KT9 1109%862
KT9 243%330
N1 078%665
N1 190%649
N1 267%549
N1 389%636
N1 470%531
N1 576%540
N1 650%437
N1 739%331
N1 861%439
N1 944%354
N10 159%428
N10 263%430
N10 380%643
N11 189%667
N11 255%431
N11 375%536
N12 067%535
N12 727%28
N12 850%425
N12 976%535
N13 477%551
N13 561%441
N13 679%628
N14 453%432
N14 555%430
N14 643%319
N14 723%27
N15 375%543
N15 4110%882
N15 566%540
N15 666%551
N16 068%531
N16 533%231
N16 649%345
N16 790%651
N16 8117%875
N16 989%628
N17 071%563
N17 671%581
N17 769%539
N17 8115%864
N17 9117%8111
N18 172%577
N18 298%7113
N18 3401%2815
N19 385%658
N19 4124%966
N19 5124%9100
N1C 4203%1418
N2 044%322
N2 895%732
N2 959%426
N20 028%217
N20 830%27
N20 966%521
N21 125%211
N21 240%315
N21 355%423
N22 570%550
N22 674%568
N22 743%325
N22 866%535
N3 171%541
N3 250%433
N3 356%423
N4 1126%992
N4 278%6101
N4 3117%874
N4 473%522
N5 175%548
N5 297%758
N6 482%626
N6 538%320
N6 6108%821
N7 083%655
N7 6139%1061
N7 789%645
N7 880%655
N7 972%554
N8 0108%863
N8 776%538
N8 836%318
N8 959%430
N9 0136%10116
N9 769%540
N9 870%549
N9 986%682
NW1 053%448
NW1 151%444
NW1 253%468
NW1 319%115
NW1 434%215
NW1 582%628
NW1 630%223
NW1 758%443
NW1 863%448
NW1 9129%986
NW10 0112%888
NW10 1117%864
NW10 2115%868
NW10 337%319
NW10 4145%1089
NW10 558%438
NW10 640%321
NW10 759%481
NW10 890%674
NW10 968%542
NW11 028%210
NW11 645%316
NW11 783%633
NW11 857%422
NW11 956%430
NW2 169%542
NW2 266%527
NW2 386%638
NW2 495%736
NW2 570%534
NW2 674%555
NW2 783%663
NW3 171%522
NW3 241%346
NW3 370%535
NW3 483%634
NW3 555%426
NW3 663%431
NW3 749%317
NW4 173%530
NW4 262%433
NW4 364%550
NW4 451%429
NW5 173%552
NW5 269%543
NW5 383%631
NW5 461%431
NW6 143%323
NW6 2136%1045
NW6 367%522
NW6 4117%851
NW6 5101%767
NW6 699%751
NW6 7114%872
NW7 151%424
NW7 232%215
NW7 340%316
NW7 433%211
NW8 065%527
NW8 647%314
NW8 745%317
NW8 863%449
NW8 949%322
NW9 045%332
NW9 5112%8129
NW9 690%651
NW9 760%423
NW9 863%436
NW9 975%545
RM1 1159%1159
RM1 259%422
RM1 3100%752
RM1 447%334
RM10 790%673
RM10 883%664
RM10 990%689
RM11 155%437
RM11 237%320
RM11 354%429
RM12 454%446
RM12 532%215
RM12 672%539
RM13 790%642
RM13 8232%16120
RM13 9122%998
RM14 141%323
RM14 288%648
RM14 358%424
RM2 528%210
RM2 636%311
RM3 039%332
RM3 796%747
RM3 8109%872
RM3 990%650
RM5 250%423
RM5 376%542
RM6 479%660
RM6 582%648
RM6 687%651
RM7 057%459
RM7 7113%828
RM7 862%422
RM7 971%524
RM8 181%664
RM8 280%666
RM8 389%656
RM9 453%437
RM9 568%547
RM9 6122%983
SE1 016%131
SE1 144%350
SE1 219%143
SE1 355%450
SE1 450%439
SE1 590%661
SE1 690%650
SE1 737%379
SE1 874%578
SE1 914%125
SE10 0157%11109
SE10 863%431
SE10 988%658
SE11 4107%858
SE11 537%325
SE11 655%424
SE12 0108%855
SE12 885%641
SE12 985%640
SE13 5179%13125
SE13 697%794
SE13 799%786
SE14 567%553
SE14 6100%764
SE15 183%642
SE15 269%545
SE15 3108%876
SE15 480%635
SE15 5138%1088
SE15 688%659
SE16 285%655
SE16 376%549
SE16 4130%947
SE16 598%724
SE16 642%38
SE16 778%628
SE17 1111%847
SE17 282%664
SE17 3129%983
SE18 1146%10120
SE18 2127%965
SE18 382%653
SE18 495%775
SE18 554%433
SE18 6109%8104
SE18 7103%775
SE19 181%636
SE19 286%633
SE19 392%653
SE2 076%547
SE2 9114%892
SE20 7114%871
SE20 8154%1193
SE21 740%312
SE21 830%218
SE22 053%424
SE22 879%648
SE22 959%422
SE23 170%536
SE23 290%656
SE23 399%756
SE24 084%639
SE24 987%639
SE25 484%655
SE25 594%751
SE25 670%549
SE26 4111%857
SE26 576%540
SE26 655%430
SE27 098%762
SE27 978%641
SE28 085%662
SE28 885%688
SE3 066%527
SE3 756%423
SE3 859%429
SE3 9102%744
SE4 163%448
SE4 299%762
SE5 0103%758
SE5 781%653
SE5 884%681
SE5 945%354
SE6 190%677
SE6 292%682
SE6 3139%1093
SE6 4115%881
SE7 769%557
SE7 875%544
SE8 351%427
SE8 498%748
SE8 590%649
SE9 157%436
SE9 263%441
SE9 391%662
SE9 4150%1195
SE9 5108%850
SE9 6123%965
SM1 194%754
SM1 264%548
SM1 353%442
SM1 476%551
SM2 543%337
SM2 664%533
SM2 747%316
SM3 841%321
SM3 956%442
SM4 460%442
SM4 559%440
SM4 677%552
SM5 1100%769
SM5 264%539
SM5 324%211
SM5 426%28
SM6 060%425
SM6 786%632
SM6 856%434
SM6 964%542
SW10 068%561
SW10 954%432
SW11 191%649
SW11 299%761
SW11 365%548
SW11 460%430
SW11 568%552
SW11 628%214
SW12 057%420
SW12 870%544
SW12 9139%1064
SW13 043%316
SW13 813%11
SW13 926%212
SW14 777%532
SW14 829%216
SW15 166%539
SW15 247%330
SW15 359%432
SW15 486%653
SW15 552%433
SW15 648%322
SW16 1112%863
SW16 261%450
SW16 357%427
SW16 485%660
SW16 581%668
SW16 699%774
SW17 060%484
SW17 634%22
SW17 791%670
SW17 854%444
SW17 974%562
SW18 196%772
SW18 238%320
SW18 374%549
SW18 464%452
SW18 545%330
SW19 152%437
SW19 269%552
SW19 338%331
SW19 424%215
SW19 525%29
SW19 641%322
SW19 738%317
SW19 853%447
SW1A 0383%2713
SW1A 112%16
SW1A 251%451
SW1E 543%322
SW1E 68%15
SW1H 010%17
SW1H 98%18
SW1P 124%221
SW1P 225%234
SW1P 35%07
SW1P 424%221
SW1V 156%430
SW1V 287%631
SW1V 359%426
SW1V 463%417
SW1W 020%115
SW1W 863%426
SW1W 960%443
SW1X 051%49
SW1X 725%215
SW1X 832%210
SW1X 932%212
SW1Y 423%212
SW1Y 521%112
SW1Y 623%210
SW2 1127%954
SW2 286%645
SW2 372%546
SW2 4136%1064
SW2 5117%870
SW20 032%216
SW20 830%216
SW20 958%423
SW3 123%215
SW3 229%213
SW3 331%213
SW3 437%315
SW3 546%317
SW3 619%19
SW4 031%212
SW4 6108%850
SW4 7143%1055
SW4 862%421
SW4 985%639
SW5 064%529
SW5 9115%857
SW6 179%645
SW6 256%445
SW6 325%215
SW6 437%319
SW6 573%530
SW6 666%537
SW6 763%435
SW7 169%525
SW7 216%112
SW7 345%314
SW7 440%316
SW7 532%218
SW8 169%549
SW8 257%437
SW8 362%425
SW8 468%539
SW8 575%526
SW9 0111%853
SW9 685%637
SW9 7178%13103
SW9 8148%1061
SW9 9113%867
TN16 2247%1841
TN16 375%550
TW1 1419%30192
TW1 239%312
TW1 368%531
TW1 449%326
TW10 549%39
TW10 643%324
TW10 741%317
TW11 024%212
TW11 841%325
TW11 948%323
TW12 181%637
TW12 256%431
TW12 366%524
TW13 4153%11128
TW13 5101%753
TW13 6101%752
TW13 744%320
TW14 046%334
TW14 883%666
TW14 9114%871
TW2 547%324
TW2 684%644
TW2 752%432
TW3 1150%11118
TW3 249%324
TW3 3106%876
TW3 477%544
TW4 564%539
TW4 633%219
TW4 790%653
TW5 092%764
TW5 985%696
TW6 2124%931
TW6 376%511
TW7 467%532
TW7 533%231
TW7 672%556
TW7 7182%1391
TW8 093%759
TW8 8115%850
TW8 968%552
TW9 167%538
TW9 233%215
TW9 329%29
TW9 466%528
UB1 1135%1096
UB1 262%461
UB1 386%667
UB10 077%547
UB10 826%217
UB10 943%326
UB11 1601%436
UB2 499%7108
UB2 5113%8133
UB3 158%464
UB3 286%667
UB3 375%549
UB3 497%764
UB3 578%543
UB4 076%554
UB4 857%444
UB4 9140%1091
UB5 463%451
UB5 567%547
UB5 687%686
UB6 062%446
UB6 743%325
UB6 888%6101
UB6 991%677
UB7 027%278
UB7 7143%1081
UB7 862%440
UB7 9182%1396
UB8 190%690
UB8 268%597
UB8 375%5101
UB9 644%325
W10 492%653
W10 573%572
W10 699%775
W11 1103%762
W11 273%534
W11 372%528
W11 483%657
W12 047%353
W12 730%256
W12 8125%988
W12 948%333
W13 0115%865
W13 851%421
W13 946%334
W14 076%554
W14 856%448
W14 965%554
W1B 18%11
W1B 27%02
W1B 3332%242
W1B 534%26
W1C 151%42
W1C 251%42
W1D 21256%8912
W1D 323%28
W1D 481%616
W1D 558%414
W1D 629%210
W1D 779%620
W1F 014%16
W1F 733%221
W1F 817%19
W1F 916%18
W1G 093%78
W1G 68%12
W1G 723%24
W1G 810%13
W1G 99%18
W1H 133%28
W1H 282%68
W1H 418%13
W1H 568%515
W1H 641%39
W1H 747%317
W1J 011%12
W1J 518%17
W1J 65%02
W1J 733%217
W1J 810%13
W1K 132%24
W1K 232%212
W1K 34%02
W1K 411%12
W1K 531%28
W1K 680%615
W1K 768%513
W1S 111%19
W1S 213%16
W1S 332%25
W1S 423%210
W1T 121%217
W1T 213%14
W1T 310%14
W1T 417%18
W1T 520%110
W1T 619%13
W1T 765%514
W1U 133%211
W1U 219%14
W1U 326%29
W1U 433%25
W1U 518%14
W1U 6113%824
W1U 78%12
W1W 517%14
W1W 622%212
W1W 711%15
W1W 88%13
W2 172%5104
W2 288%645
W2 393%744
W2 457%431
W2 569%543
W2 638%340
W3 049%328
W3 683%677
W3 776%569
W3 845%338
W3 9121%955
W4 137%321
W4 252%437
W4 356%431
W4 466%528
W4 562%455
W5 154%432
W5 262%450
W5 385%656
W5 461%441
W5 576%544
W6 048%354
W6 750%442
W6 869%562
W6 968%571
W7 165%536
W7 237%317
W7 3105%762
W8 447%321
W8 531%224
W8 624%212
W8 749%323
W9 141%324
W9 291%655
W9 385%665
WC1A 154%49
WC1A 234%28
WC1B 314%19
WC1B 468%58
WC1B 530%24
WC1E 621%111
WC1E 717%17
WC1H 013%16
WC1H 859%417
WC1H 927%218
WC1N 138%315
WC1N 26%02
WC1N 318%115
WC1R 412%16
WC1R 53%01
WC1V 618%14
WC1V 76%01
WC1X 026%28
WC1X 830%212
WC1X 975%526
WC2A 13%01
WC2A 221%11
WC2A 38%14
WC2B 423%27
WC2B 57%18
WC2B 6233%1612
WC2E 72%02
WC2E 812%12
WC2E 917%18
WC2H 0129%920
WC2H 796%726
WC2H 855%419
WC2H 912%18
WC2N 4123%950
WC2N 517%115
WC2N 645%318
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 40.4k representing a decrease 27.1% 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 August 2025 - July 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.

-27.1% annual change, crime is declining

40.4k 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 July 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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