London possession of weapons crime statistics

As of March 2026, the annual crime rate in London region stands at 0.7 crimes per 1000 people. London's current crime levels are at 72% of the national crime rate. Possession of weapons crime makes up 0.5% of all crimes reported in the region. Possession of weapons crime totalled 6.1k representing an increase 33.0% year-over-year.

London possession of weapons crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
London regioncrime statisticEngland & Wales
0.7annual crime rate per 1k workday people1
72%ratio of national crime rate100%
0.5% share of all crimes1.0%
6.1kcrimes reported54.9k
33.0%annual change7.1%

London possession of weapons crime rate comparison map

London possession of weapons crime rate comparison map
Postcode sectorCrime rate vs. ENG & WLS rateCrime rate per 1000 workday peopleTotal number of crimes
BR1 181%18
BR1 229%03
BR1 336%04
BR1 477%18
BR1 5141%117
BR2 0122%111
BR2 641%01
BR2 856%15
BR2 965%18
BR3 165%15
BR3 335%04
BR3 419%02
BR3 627%01
BR4 066%15
BR4 927%02
BR5 123%02
BR5 2100%111
BR5 3116%112
BR5 4106%19
BR6 089%19
BR6 659%13
BR6 725%02
BR6 814%01
BR6 938%04
BR7 536%02
BR7 636%03
CR0 075%111
CR0 1216%240
CR0 2165%234
CR0 3116%119
CR0 480%118
CR0 531%03
CR0 690%114
CR0 780%19
CR0 822%02
CR0 992%17
CR2 014%01
CR2 693%19
CR2 756%13
CR2 859%15
CR2 937%02
CR4 1140%116
CR4 2162%215
CR4 381%111
CR4 465%17
CR5 158%14
CR5 235%03
CR7 689%16
CR7 7101%115
CR7 8124%117
CR8 130%01
CR8 239%03
CR8 447%02
DA1 438%04
DA14 438%03
DA14 543%03
DA14 671%16
DA15 810%01
DA16 112%01
DA16 221%02
DA16 391%17
DA17 556%14
DA17 653%14
DA18 4106%16
DA5 250%02
DA5 335%02
DA6 7123%19
DA6 836%02
DA7 494%19
DA7 513%01
DA7 626%02
DA8 188%110
DA8 2134%113
DA8 3157%213
E1 099%19
E1 1244%221
E1 2133%112
E1 371%14
E1 487%115
E1 5100%110
E1 666%114
E1 733%07
E1 821%04
E10 5147%119
E10 657%19
E10 780%110
E11 153%15
E11 234%03
E11 346%05
E11 435%04
E12 577%110
E12 625%05
E13 066%19
E13 874%110
E13 9206%229
E14 0107%111
E14 260%11
E14 350%06
E14 56%04
E14 6211%220
E14 7134%115
E14 823%04
E14 946%012
E15 1238%234
E15 2274%330
E15 336%04
E15 4131%117
E16 1153%115
E16 2155%217
E16 3153%117
E16 426%03
E17 395%111
E17 475%111
E17 552%17
E17 672%110
E17 795%19
E17 843%05
E17 9158%216
E18 1103%16
E18 250%04
E1W 219%01
E1W 3101%14
E2 0108%110
E2 689%16
E2 778%16
E2 8107%18
E2 9218%219
E3 2164%218
E3 386%19
E3 477%19
E3 573%17
E4 675%19
E4 783%19
E4 893%111
E4 929%04
E5 093%111
E5 8115%113
E5 9191%224
E6 1138%120
E6 273%111
E6 3113%118
E6 526%03
E6 6104%115
E7 067%17
E7 822%04
E7 935%05
E8 1106%110
E8 2219%218
E8 3126%111
E8 4148%112
E9 5182%221
E9 6211%226
E9 752%15
EC1A 250%02
EC1A 79%01
EC1A 929%01
EC1M 3101%11
EC1M 635%02
EC1N 731%02
EC1N 812%01
EC1R 1122%13
EC1R 451%12
EC1R 585%12
EC1V 088%14
EC1V 1372%44
EC1V 235%01
EC1V 388%13
EC1V 725%01
EC1V 8168%24
EC1V 929%02
EC1Y 185%11
EC1Y 88%01
EC2A 357%15
EC2A 427%04
EC2M 386%12
EC2M 463%18
EC2M 543%01
EC2M 732%03
EC2Y 511%01
EC3A 516%01
EC3A 760%12
EC3N 211%01
EC3N 434%02
EC3R 771%13
EC3R 89%01
EC3V 322%01
EC3V 943%01
EC4M 720%01
EC4M 9106%13
EC4V 310%01
EC4V 626%01
EC4Y 138%01
EN1 131%04
EN1 254%13
EN1 365%18
EN1 476%18
EN2 028%02
EN2 6103%16
EN2 735%02
EN2 846%04
EN2 9138%13
EN3 4164%218
EN3 5107%114
EN3 678%112
EN3 715%02
EN4 041%02
EN4 833%03
EN4 917%01
EN5 167%14
EN5 233%04
EN5 336%01
EN5 514%01
HA0 136%04
HA0 279%18
HA0 3102%18
HA0 464%17
HA1 1173%216
HA1 253%15
HA1 319%03
HA1 449%05
HA2 044%04
HA2 694%15
HA2 729%02
HA2 864%16
HA2 929%03
HA3 088%18
HA3 585%17
HA3 649%04
HA3 777%17
HA3 819%02
HA3 945%05
HA4 012%01
HA4 611%01
HA4 725%02
HA4 832%02
HA4 942%03
HA5 115%01
HA5 249%03
HA5 312%01
HA5 415%01
HA5 533%02
HA6 125%02
HA6 211%01
HA7 159%14
HA7 214%01
HA7 347%03
HA7 479%17
HA8 0120%112
HA8 573%17
HA8 660%15
HA8 7130%18
HA8 828%03
HA8 958%15
HA9 0134%19
HA9 688%19
HA9 752%14
HA9 876%19
HA9 9131%113
IG1 186%114
IG1 292%116
IG1 364%18
IG1 424%03
IG11 069%110
IG11 7145%121
IG11 8205%224
IG11 956%18
IG2 636%04
IG2 764%17
IG3 867%111
IG3 966%19
IG4 574%16
IG5 032%04
IG6 152%14
IG6 272%17
IG6 3108%17
IG7 448%03
IG8 056%14
IG8 745%03
IG8 891%16
IG8 946%03
IG9 6113%14
KT1 1193%219
KT1 262%17
KT1 382%18
KT2 519%02
KT2 637%03
KT2 767%17
KT3 390%19
KT3 455%14
KT3 528%02
KT3 691%18
KT4 841%05
KT5 828%02
KT5 9101%17
KT6 439%02
KT6 657%13
KT6 758%16
KT8 995%14
KT9 113%01
KT9 221%02
N1 035%04
N1 1106%18
N1 298%110
N1 3125%17
N1 449%03
N1 595%17
N1 6117%112
N1 718%02
N1 856%15
N1 964%111
N10 177%15
N10 246%03
N10 327%02
N11 148%05
N11 277%16
N11 345%03
N12 083%16
N12 725%01
N12 829%02
N12 947%03
N13 476%17
N13 575%17
N13 6102%15
N14 460%15
N14 540%03
N14 772%13
N15 3101%18
N15 4116%112
N15 5215%218
N15 6131%114
N16 561%18
N16 686%111
N16 7152%112
N16 8124%111
N16 969%13
N17 0146%118
N17 689%114
N17 776%16
N17 8195%215
N17 9228%230
N18 181%112
N18 2195%231
N18 3193%21
N19 3169%216
N19 4190%214
N19 5152%117
N2 043%03
N2 843%02
N2 949%03
N20 060%15
N21 164%14
N21 334%02
N22 5223%222
N22 6102%113
N22 749%04
N22 895%17
N3 150%04
N3 222%02
N3 335%02
N4 1158%216
N4 2156%228
N4 3239%221
N4 4119%15
N5 167%16
N5 212%01
N6 423%01
N6 541%03
N7 033%03
N7 6213%213
N7 7157%211
N7 884%18
N7 9106%111
N8 086%17
N8 743%03
N8 858%14
N8 943%03
N9 0178%221
N9 775%16
N9 8135%113
N9 953%17
NW1 040%05
NW1 142%05
NW1 250%09
NW1 318%02
NW1 416%01
NW1 5232%211
NW1 629%03
NW1 769%17
NW1 8113%112
NW1 965%16
NW10 0101%111
NW10 1171%213
NW10 2184%215
NW10 328%02
NW10 4129%111
NW10 577%17
NW10 627%02
NW10 731%06
NW10 879%19
NW10 993%18
NW11 040%02
NW11 641%02
NW11 837%02
NW11 927%02
NW2 1119%110
NW2 2160%29
NW2 3114%17
NW2 4134%17
NW2 560%14
NW2 6126%113
NW2 757%16
NW3 123%01
NW3 219%03
NW3 343%03
NW3 453%13
NW3 577%15
NW3 659%14
NW3 741%02
NW4 188%15
NW4 254%14
NW4 392%110
NW4 476%16
NW5 110%01
NW5 281%17
NW5 358%13
NW5 4128%19
NW6 114%01
NW6 2131%16
NW6 322%01
NW6 4165%210
NW6 5142%113
NW6 6195%214
NW6 780%17
NW7 115%01
NW7 231%02
NW7 355%13
NW7 4128%16
NW8 697%14
NW8 776%14
NW8 874%18
NW8 916%01
NW9 031%03
NW9 5138%122
NW9 651%04
NW9 863%15
NW9 936%03
RM1 1505%526
RM1 238%02
RM1 3111%18
RM1 420%02
RM10 797%111
RM10 8112%112
RM10 987%112
RM11 153%15
RM11 227%02
RM11 340%03
RM12 459%17
RM12 562%14
RM12 653%14
RM13 777%15
RM13 8126%19
RM13 981%19
RM14 126%02
RM14 317%01
RM2 561%13
RM2 647%02
RM3 044%05
RM3 7133%19
RM3 8121%111
RM3 965%15
RM5 295%16
RM5 378%16
RM6 4171%218
RM6 574%16
RM6 637%03
RM7 084%112
RM7 758%12
RM7 861%13
RM7 943%02
RM8 1100%111
RM8 244%05
RM8 369%16
RM9 472%17
RM9 542%04
RM9 674%17
SE1 019%05
SE1 157%19
SE1 223%07
SE1 340%05
SE1 4102%111
SE1 5214%220
SE1 6195%215
SE1 727%08
SE1 841%06
SE1 945%011
SE10 0114%111
SE10 844%03
SE10 9110%110
SE11 467%15
SE11 595%19
SE11 617%01
SE12 0113%18
SE12 8105%17
SE12 931%02
SE13 5217%221
SE13 6126%117
SE13 7157%219
SE14 5164%218
SE14 6203%218
SE15 1115%18
SE15 2167%215
SE15 3195%219
SE15 4116%17
SE15 5249%222
SE15 6194%218
SE16 256%15
SE16 367%16
SE16 4160%28
SE16 5118%14
SE16 6114%13
SE16 740%02
SE17 1188%211
SE17 2251%227
SE17 3190%217
SE18 188%110
SE18 242%03
SE18 3101%19
SE18 4109%112
SE18 5167%214
SE18 6174%223
SE18 7169%217
SE19 1146%19
SE19 2150%18
SE19 362%15
SE2 058%15
SE2 999%111
SE20 793%18
SE20 8155%213
SE21 849%04
SE22 047%03
SE22 872%16
SE23 1127%19
SE23 258%15
SE23 313%01
SE24 078%15
SE24 9113%17
SE25 499%19
SE25 5147%111
SE25 693%19
SE26 485%16
SE26 5123%19
SE26 679%16
SE27 0171%215
SE27 9164%212
SE28 089%19
SE28 863%19
SE3 0124%17
SE3 788%15
SE3 858%14
SE3 933%02
SE4 195%110
SE4 292%18
SE5 090%17
SE5 7122%111
SE5 852%17
SE5 948%08
SE6 185%110
SE6 2177%222
SE6 3216%220
SE6 4348%334
SE7 752%16
SE7 873%16
SE8 3149%111
SE8 4221%215
SE8 5172%213
SE9 146%04
SE9 2111%110
SE9 364%16
SE9 457%15
SE9 5109%17
SE9 6136%110
SM1 1139%111
SM1 229%03
SM1 355%16
SM1 464%16
SM2 551%06
SM2 628%02
SM3 857%14
SM3 948%05
SM4 421%02
SM4 553%15
SM4 675%17
SM5 194%19
SM5 260%15
SM5 3127%18
SM6 086%15
SM6 758%13
SM6 812%01
SM6 911%01
SW10 056%17
SW10 937%03
SW11 1147%111
SW11 2152%113
SW11 329%03
SW11 486%16
SW11 585%19
SW11 628%02
SW12 062%13
SW12 892%18
SW12 963%14
SW13 019%01
SW13 916%01
SW14 717%01
SW14 813%01
SW15 124%02
SW15 211%01
SW15 353%14
SW15 470%16
SW15 557%15
SW15 648%03
SW16 190%17
SW16 270%18
SW16 315%01
SW16 4102%110
SW16 5103%112
SW16 658%16
SW17 0114%122
SW17 6122%11
SW17 765%17
SW17 826%03
SW17 9121%114
SW18 196%110
SW18 227%02
SW18 355%15
SW18 4106%112
SW18 543%04
SW19 141%04
SW19 267%17
SW19 39%01
SW19 411%01
SW19 5141%17
SW19 627%02
SW19 732%02
SW19 849%06
SW1A 01490%157
SW1A 145%03
SW1A 243%06
SW1E 571%15
SW1E 660%15
SW1P 141%05
SW1P 265%112
SW1P 323%04
SW1P 425%03
SW1V 1121%19
SW1V 2121%16
SW1V 382%15
SW1V 427%01
SW1W 019%02
SW1W 8123%17
SW1W 920%02
SW1X 736%03
SW1X 846%02
SW1Y 525%02
SW1Y 616%01
SW2 1289%317
SW2 242%03
SW2 3159%214
SW2 4139%19
SW2 548%04
SW20 029%02
SW20 813%01
SW20 936%02
SW3 145%04
SW3 334%02
SW3 453%13
SW3 520%01
SW3 645%03
SW4 6125%18
SW4 7131%17
SW4 885%14
SW4 931%02
SW5 016%01
SW5 944%03
SW6 1127%110
SW6 263%17
SW6 324%02
SW6 442%03
SW6 518%01
SW6 613%01
SW6 779%16
SW7 140%02
SW7 248%05
SW7 346%02
SW7 513%01
SW8 1121%112
SW8 2100%19
SW8 3107%16
SW8 4177%214
SW8 563%13
SW9 076%15
SW9 683%15
SW9 7262%321
SW9 8403%423
SW9 9134%111
TN16 365%16
TW1 163%14
TW1 223%01
TW1 331%02
TW10 5118%13
TW10 665%15
TW10 770%14
TW11 029%02
TW11 812%01
TW11 915%01
TW12 147%03
TW12 239%03
TW12 320%01
TW13 460%17
TW13 5179%213
TW13 6211%215
TW13 7112%17
TW14 039%04
TW14 8100%111
TW14 981%17
TW2 514%01
TW2 655%14
TW2 723%02
TW3 1267%329
TW3 274%15
TW3 391%19
TW3 413%01
TW4 5107%19
TW4 663%15
TW4 7122%110
TW5 083%18
TW5 932%05
TW6 258%12
TW6 3200%24
TW7 430%02
TW7 515%02
TW7 675%18
TW7 729%02
TW8 068%16
TW8 8117%17
TW8 919%02
TW9 138%03
TW9 264%14
TW9 434%02
UB1 1122%112
UB1 251%17
UB1 365%17
UB10 094%18
UB10 833%03
UB10 936%03
UB11 1723%71
UB2 4106%116
UB2 586%114
UB3 152%18
UB3 265%17
UB3 3132%112
UB3 4121%111
UB3 513%01
UB4 051%15
UB4 838%04
UB4 978%17
UB5 481%19
UB5 572%17
UB5 6103%114
UB6 048%05
UB6 749%04
UB6 869%111
UB6 9120%114
UB7 010%04
UB7 764%15
UB7 890%18
UB7 9123%19
UB8 179%111
UB8 235%07
UB8 321%04
UB9 626%02
W10 4237%219
W10 5169%223
W10 696%110
W11 1275%323
W11 2155%210
W11 374%14
W11 442%04
W12 058%19
W12 750%013
W12 8347%334
W12 994%19
W13 0128%110
W13 817%01
W13 959%16
W14 020%02
W14 893%111
W14 987%110
W1B 156%11
W1B 224%01
W1B 4107%11
W1B 541%01
W1C 1548%53
W1C 2183%21
W1D 2755%71
W1D 342%02
W1D 4146%14
W1D 5149%15
W1D 621%01
W1D 7114%14
W1F 068%14
W1F 723%02
W1F 854%14
W1F 928%02
W1G 630%01
W1G 742%01
W1H 159%12
W1H 533%01
W1H 760%13
W1J 519%01
W1J 770%15
W1K 1293%35
W1K 219%01
W1K 316%01
W1K 583%13
W1K 677%12
W1K 7301%38
W1S 146%05
W1S 451%03
W1T 118%02
W1T 528%02
W1T 645%01
W1T 734%01
W1U 121%01
W1U 494%12
W1U 634%01
W1W 530%01
W1W 614%01
W1W 716%01
W2 185%117
W2 2127%19
W2 391%16
W2 4227%217
W2 558%15
W2 614%02
W3 063%15
W3 694%112
W3 756%17
W3 851%16
W3 995%16
W4 126%02
W4 220%02
W4 339%03
W4 485%15
W4 557%17
W5 148%04
W5 289%110
W5 333%03
W5 443%04
W5 563%15
W6 045%07
W6 760%17
W6 832%04
W6 948%07
W7 165%15
W7 216%01
W7 337%03
W8 449%03
W8 519%02
W8 659%14
W8 746%03
W9 112%01
W9 2108%19
W9 376%18
WC1A 262%12
WC1B 311%01
WC1B 461%11
WC1B 554%11
WC1E 718%01
WC1H 875%13
WC1H 966%16
WC1N 118%01
WC1N 38%01
WC1R 524%01
WC1X 071%13
WC1X 818%01
WC1X 983%14
WC2B 446%02
WC2B 513%02
WC2E 915%01
WC2H 0420%49
WC2H 7214%28
WC2H 8126%16
WC2H 953%15
WC2N 436%02
WC2N 58%01
WC2N 6181%210
WC2R 0133%13
WC2R 2151%11

London possession of weapons crime rate rank

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

London possession of weapons crime rate rank

London possession of weapons crime rate compared to other regions

Possession of weapons crime totalled 6.1k representing an increase 33.0% 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 March 2025 - February 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.

+33.0% annual change, crime is increasing

6.1k crimes reported

London possession of weapons crime rate compared to other regionsCrime rate percentage change
Crime rate per 1000 workday people

London possession of weapons crime volume

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

London possession of weapons crime volume

London possession of weapons crime rate

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

London possession of weapons crime rate

London possession of weapons 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 possession of weapons crime seasonality

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