London violent crime statistics

As of January 2026, the annual crime rate in London region stands at 31 crimes per 1000 people. London's current crime levels are at 87% of the national crime rate. Violent crime makes up 23.5% of all crimes reported in the region. The total number of "violent crime" is 269k, and this number has increased by 4.2% when compared year-over-year in the period of January 2025 - December 2025.

London violent crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
London regioncrime statisticEngland & Wales
31annual crime rate per 1k workday people35.5
87%ratio of national crime rate100%
23.5% share of all crimes35.1%
269kcrimes reported2.0M
4.2%annual change1.0%

London violent crime rate comparison map

London violent crime rate comparison map
Postcode sectorCrime rate vs. ENG & WLS rateCrime rate per 1000 workday peopleTotal number of crimes
BR1 1100%35355
BR1 234%12125
BR1 373%26297
BR1 4107%38404
BR1 5122%43532
BR2 059%21193
BR2 663%2256
BR2 749%17118
BR2 888%31284
BR2 973%26325
BR3 1101%36282
BR3 3127%45523
BR3 466%23254
BR3 551%1882
BR3 649%1766
BR4 040%14109
BR4 931%1182
BR5 130%1196
BR5 2107%38427
BR5 3111%39416
BR5 4104%37318
BR6 074%26271
BR6 636%1367
BR6 748%17141
BR6 8116%41309
BR6 949%17185
BR7 546%1693
BR7 653%19162
CR0 0130%46688
CR0 1202%721354
CR0 2180%641341
CR0 3123%44730
CR0 498%35800
CR0 558%21206
CR0 6124%44699
CR0 789%32362
CR0 873%26238
CR0 982%29225
CR2 060%21160
CR2 694%33329
CR2 780%28156
CR2 874%26226
CR2 942%1583
CR4 1135%48559
CR4 2119%42400
CR4 3129%46632
CR4 4100%36392
CR5 163%22158
CR5 291%32282
CR7 6149%53362
CR7 7136%48730
CR7 8147%52728
CR8 161%2274
CR8 2105%37295
CR8 344%1665
CR8 489%32138
CR8 555%20119
DA1 478%28298
DA14 447%17135
DA14 557%20145
DA14 693%33282
DA15 779%28147
DA15 857%20209
DA15 947%17103
DA16 185%30261
DA16 238%14130
DA16 392%33256
DA17 5121%43313
DA17 693%33254
DA18 485%30173
DA5 149%1798
DA5 258%2184
DA5 344%1590
DA6 7128%45338
DA6 875%27150
DA7 499%35346
DA7 544%16122
DA7 693%33261
DA8 1111%39455
DA8 2133%47465
DA8 3106%37317
E1 0125%44412
E1 1174%62540
E1 2146%52478
E1 398%35201
E1 4131%46813
E1 5133%47485
E1 653%19406
E1 721%7162
E1 848%17333
E10 599%35462
E10 679%28451
E10 792%33418
E11 1102%36348
E11 265%23207
E11 3100%35397
E11 497%34402
E12 597%34454
E12 679%28563
E13 0104%37515
E13 8115%41563
E13 9150%53762
E14 0140%50522
E14 2117%4170
E14 3110%39475
E14 420%7131
E14 57%3178
E14 6154%55530
E14 7153%54620
E14 868%24436
E14 967%24634
E15 1153%54792
E15 2221%78874
E15 3104%37418
E15 4117%42553
E16 1194%69690
E16 2136%48540
E16 3114%40458
E16 474%26315
E17 390%32377
E17 485%30454
E17 582%29401
E17 681%29403
E17 7146%52500
E17 869%24290
E17 991%32334
E18 161%22129
E18 263%22182
E1W 127%1052
E1W 288%31165
E1W 3107%38153
E2 0142%51475
E2 6129%46312
E2 7113%40314
E2 887%31237
E2 9149%53471
E3 2164%58649
E3 3179%64681
E3 4147%52622
E3 5111%39385
E4 689%32389
E4 790%32353
E4 8100%35425
E4 964%23315
E5 097%34412
E5 8126%45515
E5 9110%39499
E6 1114%40594
E6 2113%40617
E6 392%33528
E6 579%28332
E6 699%35519
E7 093%33351
E7 8109%39725
E7 986%31443
E8 1123%43417
E8 2172%61513
E8 3122%43384
E8 4125%44366
E9 5152%54635
E9 6166%59741
E9 7128%45449
EC1A 212%417
EC1A 48%39
EC1A 76%225
EC1A 935%1244
EC1M 336%1313
EC1M 46%25
EC1M 514%528
EC1M 635%1374
EC1M 717%65
EC1N 68%32
EC1N 712%429
EC1N 815%544
EC1R 021%845
EC1R 143%1538
EC1R 319%719
EC1R 450%1870
EC1R 528%1024
EC1V 042%1569
EC1V 1200%7178
EC1V 281%2985
EC1V 3130%46161
EC1V 426%936
EC1V 739%1456
EC1V 898%3584
EC1V 988%31218
EC1Y 045%1639
EC1Y 149%1721
EC1Y 819%786
EC2A 117%613
EC2A 271%2549
EC2A 371%25222
EC2A 430%11160
EC2M 12%14
EC2M 3148%52124
EC2M 425%9115
EC2M 526%922
EC2M 721%770
EC2N 45%28
EC2R 77%312
EC2V 51%01
EC2V 611%422
EC2V 74%19
EC2V 814%517
EC2Y 52%18
EC2Y 86%240
EC2Y 98%311
EC3A 511%426
EC3A 712%414
EC3N 121%754
EC3N 215%550
EC3N 428%1058
EC3R 57%215
EC3R 713%520
EC3R 86%225
EC3V 025%960
EC3V 314%523
EC3V 950%1842
EC4A 12%19
EC4A 32%19
EC4M 722%841
EC4M 962%2263
EC4N 573%2626
EC4R 06%234
EC4R 18%33
EC4R 20%01
EC4V 313%445
EC4V 411%47
EC4V 53%113
EC4V 624%934
EC4Y 08%38
EC4Y 142%1540
EC4Y 70%01
EC4Y 84%15
EC4Y 91%14
EN1 186%31400
EN1 256%20113
EN1 379%28353
EN1 4113%40432
EN2 079%28202
EN2 680%28168
EN2 755%20114
EN2 8100%35314
EN2 944%1635
EN3 4138%49546
EN3 598%35462
EN3 6103%37574
EN3 785%30422
EN4 042%1574
EN4 870%25231
EN4 973%26160
EN5 171%25152
EN5 255%20240
EN5 3181%64182
EN5 585%30226
HA0 185%30341
HA0 2134%48490
HA0 377%27219
HA0 497%34385
HA1 1102%36341
HA1 2128%45439
HA1 387%31483
HA1 492%33341
HA2 0118%42393
HA2 687%31169
HA2 752%18129
HA2 886%30289
HA2 993%33350
HA3 062%22204
HA3 5117%42351
HA3 672%25211
HA3 799%35328
HA3 845%16169
HA3 966%23266
HA4 062%22182
HA4 653%19168
HA4 753%19153
HA4 878%28176
HA4 956%20143
HA5 141%15100
HA5 281%29181
HA5 340%14121
HA5 441%1597
HA5 574%26163
HA6 165%23189
HA6 236%13121
HA7 165%23159
HA7 257%20147
HA7 355%19126
HA7 462%22200
HA8 0125%45453
HA8 575%27260
HA8 671%25215
HA8 7124%44277
HA8 872%26283
HA8 967%24210
HA9 0263%93638
HA9 683%29306
HA9 7116%41326
HA9 8107%38462
HA9 994%33339
IG1 1141%50831
IG1 2138%49868
IG1 3105%37477
IG1 4126%45564
IG11 0114%41601
IG11 7144%51754
IG11 8226%80957
IG11 9108%38565
IG2 689%32356
IG2 797%34384
IG3 8220%781305
IG3 9102%36505
IG4 585%30249
IG5 074%26331
IG6 1110%39304
IG6 2110%39388
IG6 393%33218
IG7 4103%36231
IG8 056%20145
IG8 776%27183
IG8 887%31207
IG8 955%19130
IG9 679%28101
KT1 1158%56561
KT1 277%27316
KT1 378%28276
KT1 450%1852
KT2 561%22230
KT2 666%23194
KT2 755%19207
KT3 366%23239
KT3 465%23170
KT3 557%20151
KT3 653%19171
KT4 865%23286
KT5 868%24178
KT5 955%20139
KT6 483%29153
KT6 656%20106
KT6 7104%37389
KT8 953%1981
KT9 158%20164
KT9 267%24233
N1 0108%38451
N1 1122%43333
N1 2102%36378
N1 3102%36206
N1 493%33207
N1 5117%41310
N1 662%22230
N1 775%27304
N1 872%26233
N1 979%28488
N10 168%24160
N10 253%19125
N10 355%19147
N11 174%26278
N11 268%24190
N11 396%34231
N12 091%32237
N12 722%832
N12 857%20145
N12 970%25162
N13 479%28265
N13 570%25236
N13 6104%37184
N14 463%22190
N14 555%19149
N14 654%19119
N14 749%1773
N15 3127%45362
N15 4127%45473
N15 5152%54460
N15 695%34370
N16 078%28178
N16 556%20264
N16 651%18239
N16 7105%37300
N16 8176%62565
N16 9114%40179
N17 0168%60746
N17 6106%38607
N17 797%34276
N17 8142%51397
N17 9152%54725
N18 1108%38583
N18 2122%43705
N18 3320%11460
N19 3102%36348
N19 4128%46342
N19 5208%74839
N1C 4322%114143
N2 050%18126
N2 873%26124
N2 957%20125
N20 060%21181
N20 850%1859
N20 957%2092
N21 139%1488
N21 246%1688
N21 369%24145
N22 5181%64649
N22 6131%47607
N22 757%20168
N22 8112%40298
N3 153%19153
N3 240%14131
N3 383%29172
N4 1146%52537
N4 2127%45820
N4 3143%51455
N4 483%30126
N5 187%31281
N5 278%28236
N6 449%1879
N6 576%27202
N6 644%1643
N7 096%34319
N7 6148%52326
N7 7140%50355
N7 8137%49471
N7 9106%38401
N8 0111%40327
N8 797%34243
N8 856%20140
N8 986%30218
N9 0150%53641
N9 7120%43346
N9 8112%40391
N9 9111%39531
NW1 078%28355
NW1 167%24286
NW1 260%21389
NW1 339%14155
NW1 456%20125
NW1 5108%38185
NW1 653%19200
NW1 7107%38397
NW1 8133%47509
NW1 991%32304
NW10 0110%39432
NW10 1152%54418
NW10 2140%50413
NW10 377%28200
NW10 4159%57492
NW10 590%32297
NW10 665%23171
NW10 780%29555
NW10 8118%42484
NW10 9136%48423
NW11 056%20100
NW11 645%1680
NW11 772%26144
NW11 870%25136
NW11 942%15112
NW2 1102%36312
NW2 2113%40230
NW2 3149%53330
NW2 4115%41219
NW2 593%33226
NW2 689%31332
NW2 797%34371
NW3 146%1672
NW3 273%26416
NW3 380%28201
NW3 457%20118
NW3 549%18116
NW3 661%22149
NW3 739%1469
NW4 167%24137
NW4 267%24178
NW4 377%27301
NW4 482%29235
NW5 155%20196
NW5 285%30267
NW5 3106%38199
NW5 4103%37263
NW6 166%23175
NW6 2106%38176
NW6 368%24112
NW6 4148%53325
NW6 5122%43404
NW6 6102%36265
NW6 7138%49435
NW7 177%27183
NW7 266%23153
NW7 367%24133
NW7 454%1991
NW8 072%26151
NW8 642%1562
NW8 751%1897
NW8 885%30331
NW8 947%17105
NW9 062%22218
NW9 5151%53868
NW9 682%29234
NW9 794%33182
NW9 868%24197
NW9 984%30253
RM1 1294%104547
RM1 287%31163
RM1 3116%41304
RM1 469%25252
RM10 7134%47546
RM10 8137%48531
RM10 9102%36510
RM11 170%25237
RM11 257%20153
RM11 354%19146
RM12 470%25299
RM12 559%21138
RM12 662%22170
RM13 7109%39256
RM13 8150%53388
RM13 992%33371
RM14 146%16130
RM14 250%18137
RM14 335%1374
RM2 560%21107
RM2 688%31135
RM3 060%21243
RM3 7141%50346
RM3 8158%56522
RM3 9115%41322
RM5 2103%36235
RM5 380%28223
RM6 4115%41437
RM6 5137%49404
RM6 6102%36299
RM7 0107%38555
RM7 7129%46160
RM7 874%26132
RM7 996%34163
RM8 1136%48540
RM8 2143%51587
RM8 3125%44394
RM9 4101%36355
RM9 5113%40393
RM9 6164%58557
SE1 020%7191
SE1 150%18285
SE1 223%8259
SE1 368%24308
SE1 485%30332
SE1 5130%46442
SE1 6165%59459
SE1 760%21651
SE1 873%26387
SE1 936%13312
SE10 0240%85838
SE10 8111%39275
SE10 9140%50460
SE11 4127%45344
SE11 597%34332
SE11 6128%45279
SE12 0103%37264
SE12 884%30202
SE12 9111%39262
SE13 5169%60594
SE13 6221%791080
SE13 7169%60739
SE14 5111%40443
SE14 6134%48430
SE15 1101%36255
SE15 2114%40370
SE15 399%35347
SE15 4103%37226
SE15 5192%68614
SE15 6121%43404
SE16 2105%37341
SE16 3106%38344
SE16 4171%61310
SE16 572%2689
SE16 6102%3698
SE16 7154%55276
SE17 1205%73434
SE17 2110%39431
SE17 3128%46415
SE18 1141%50582
SE18 2122%43313
SE18 3123%44397
SE18 4143%51566
SE18 5112%40342
SE18 6163%58777
SE18 7152%54555
SE19 1108%38241
SE19 2135%48260
SE19 3109%39315
SE2 0104%37326
SE2 9137%49553
SE20 7106%38329
SE20 8170%60515
SE21 739%1458
SE21 872%25213
SE22 068%24155
SE22 8103%37313
SE22 963%22119
SE23 191%32234
SE23 299%35309
SE23 3102%36291
SE24 0101%36235
SE24 969%24154
SE25 4114%41376
SE25 5128%45347
SE25 6132%47463
SE26 4154%55396
SE26 594%33248
SE26 696%34263
SE27 0105%37333
SE27 9105%37277
SE28 0141%50519
SE28 8119%42618
SE3 079%28161
SE3 777%27158
SE3 899%35247
SE3 9154%55334
SE4 186%30328
SE4 2101%36318
SE5 0161%57453
SE5 7111%39361
SE5 8119%42576
SE5 988%31528
SE6 1125%44534
SE6 2125%44562
SE6 3165%59555
SE6 4193%68681
SE7 796%34399
SE7 8123%44365
SE8 3137%49366
SE8 4176%63433
SE8 5122%43333
SE9 170%25219
SE9 274%26243
SE9 375%27255
SE9 4165%58524
SE9 5123%44286
SE9 6142%50376
SM1 1117%41335
SM1 271%25267
SM1 362%22247
SM1 4130%46439
SM2 594%34405
SM2 6100%35257
SM2 728%1049
SM3 858%21147
SM3 969%24257
SM4 445%16157
SM4 586%30292
SM4 6102%36344
SM5 1160%57555
SM5 2100%36304
SM5 380%28183
SM5 450%1877
SM6 088%31186
SM6 7117%41219
SM6 8100%36303
SM6 9109%39357
SW10 066%23297
SW10 9114%41336
SW11 1124%44336
SW11 2135%48420
SW11 393%33344
SW11 480%28202
SW11 5105%37404
SW11 637%1393
SW12 070%25122
SW12 859%21186
SW12 9132%47305
SW13 057%20106
SW13 829%1011
SW13 954%19124
SW14 769%25144
SW14 838%14104
SW15 175%27224
SW15 253%19171
SW15 3100%36273
SW15 4135%48415
SW15 575%27240
SW15 667%24153
SW16 1120%43339
SW16 289%32367
SW16 378%28184
SW16 4107%38380
SW16 5127%45534
SW16 6107%38401
SW17 095%34662
SW17 667%2420
SW17 7179%63692
SW17 872%26297
SW17 991%32378
SW18 1107%38405
SW18 258%21155
SW18 396%34318
SW18 4101%36415
SW18 556%20188
SW19 188%31311
SW19 284%30316
SW19 330%11122
SW19 430%1196
SW19 528%1051
SW19 686%31233
SW19 751%18114
SW19 875%27332
SW1A 01294%459220
SW1A 117%642
SW1A 240%14199
SW1E 575%27192
SW1E 615%544
SW1H 011%437
SW1H 94%120
SW1P 121%792
SW1P 229%10193
SW1P 324%9154
SW1P 428%10122
SW1V 172%25193
SW1V 2117%41209
SW1V 397%34213
SW1V 487%31118
SW1W 010%439
SW1W 859%21122
SW1W 932%12117
SW1X 034%1230
SW1X 735%13106
SW1X 820%731
SW1X 928%1054
SW1Y 428%1072
SW1Y 522%863
SW1Y 646%16101
SW2 1149%53316
SW2 2105%37275
SW2 3108%38344
SW2 4119%42281
SW2 5102%36307
SW20 064%23161
SW20 847%17126
SW20 978%28157
SW3 137%13120
SW3 236%1383
SW3 360%21127
SW3 430%1161
SW3 557%20104
SW3 627%1065
SW4 060%21117
SW4 6121%43280
SW4 7215%76416
SW4 869%24117
SW4 988%31204
SW5 076%27173
SW5 9147%52366
SW6 1118%42336
SW6 278%28314
SW6 355%19166
SW6 461%22158
SW6 566%24137
SW6 663%22177
SW6 7110%39303
SW7 146%1683
SW7 232%11121
SW7 343%1568
SW7 454%19110
SW7 538%13106
SW8 1104%37374
SW8 2101%36329
SW8 380%28162
SW8 4111%39318
SW8 5118%42204
SW9 0101%36242
SW9 693%33203
SW9 7184%65534
SW9 8282%100582
SW9 9193%68574
TN16 270%2558
TN16 364%23214
TW1 145%16103
TW1 247%1773
TW1 385%30196
TW1 442%15112
TW10 549%1745
TW10 651%18141
TW10 762%22128
TW11 037%1393
TW11 842%15129
TW11 952%19126
TW12 163%22146
TW12 256%20155
TW12 373%26134
TW13 4159%57668
TW13 5165%58432
TW13 6114%40293
TW13 767%24152
TW14 057%20211
TW14 8100%35396
TW14 9158%56491
TW2 549%17125
TW2 668%24177
TW2 768%24213
TW3 1204%72802
TW3 280%28196
TW3 3163%58584
TW3 473%26208
TW4 5107%38326
TW4 680%29230
TW4 7141%50418
TW5 0136%48474
TW5 9104%37591
TW6 299%35125
TW6 3148%53107
TW7 476%27181
TW7 548%17228
TW7 6150%53584
TW7 792%33230
TW8 0128%45408
TW8 894%33204
TW8 954%19206
TW9 150%18144
TW9 260%21134
TW9 330%1147
TW9 463%23136
UB1 1203%72725
UB1 2111%39551
UB1 3129%46504
UB10 0111%39342
UB10 842%15137
UB10 966%23198
UB11 1320%11316
UB2 4154%55844
UB2 5134%47787
UB3 177%27428
UB3 2134%48521
UB3 399%35325
UB3 4161%57531
UB3 582%29228
UB4 0116%41413
UB4 884%30323
UB4 9141%50458
UB5 492%33369
UB5 5114%40401
UB5 6114%40560
UB6 089%32332
UB6 768%24200
UB6 891%32523
UB6 9114%40481
UB7 037%13526
UB7 7160%57453
UB7 889%31285
UB7 9173%61458
UB8 1111%39555
UB8 267%24478
UB8 3129%46870
UB9 665%23185
W10 4111%39321
W10 5108%38533
W10 6197%70745
W11 1137%48414
W11 293%33217
W11 385%30166
W11 494%33325
W12 082%29461
W12 761%22568
W12 8242%86859
W12 988%31303
W13 0133%47378
W13 849%17101
W13 969%25255
W14 063%23225
W14 872%26310
W14 983%30348
W1B 117%611
W1B 223%835
W1B 3862%30626
W1B 491%3231
W1B 571%2563
W1C 1353%12570
W1D 21565%55675
W1D 376%27131
W1D 4209%74208
W1D 5138%49167
W1D 6109%39185
W1D 7184%65234
W1F 055%20117
W1F 760%21189
W1F 841%14110
W1F 937%1394
W1G 0153%5466
W1G 612%414
W1G 719%716
W1G 813%519
W1G 96%226
W1H 138%1346
W1H 243%1521
W1H 441%1535
W1H 573%2681
W1H 618%620
W1H 7102%36184
W1J 016%615
W1J 522%843
W1J 66%213
W1J 735%1290
W1J 810%415
W1K 197%3560
W1K 228%1054
W1K 312%428
W1K 421%719
W1K 531%1141
W1K 657%2053
W1K 7103%3799
W1S 121%885
W1S 215%535
W1S 335%1227
W1S 471%25152
W1T 132%11129
W1T 223%835
W1T 323%847
W1T 427%1063
W1T 539%14100
W1T 631%1125
W1T 736%1339
W1U 160%21101
W1U 232%1134
W1U 317%629
W1U 451%1839
W1U 524%927
W1U 668%2472
W1U 723%827
W1U 84%16
W1W 537%1345
W1W 634%1290
W1W 716%635
W1W 830%1160
W2 197%34705
W2 2103%36264
W2 3105%37250
W2 473%26197
W2 596%34303
W2 647%17245
W3 061%22175
W3 6104%37484
W3 7106%38485
W3 873%26310
W3 9147%52337
W4 146%16128
W4 250%18179
W4 381%29225
W4 458%21124
W4 549%18221
W5 161%22184
W5 286%31350
W5 375%27250
W5 474%26250
W5 599%35287
W6 088%31494
W6 782%29348
W6 8114%41516
W6 992%33482
W7 1111%39308
W7 261%22142
W7 3109%39325
W8 458%21129
W8 526%9101
W8 680%28196
W8 754%19128
W9 166%23193
W9 299%35299
W9 3124%44473
WC1A 185%3071
WC1A 233%1239
WC1B 322%873
WC1B 412%47
WC1B 548%1732
WC1E 636%1396
WC1E 714%528
WC1H 035%1280
WC1H 876%27110
WC1H 937%13121
WC1N 138%1476
WC1N 222%835
WC1N 334%12146
WC1R 414%537
WC1R 57%311
WC1V 68%39
WC1V 715%513
WC1X 071%25109
WC1X 832%1163
WC1X 995%34165
WC2A 11%02
WC2A 213%43
WC2A 313%535
WC2B 442%1566
WC2B 524%8132
WC2B 6213%7655
WC2E 710%445
WC2E 849%1740
WC2E 926%961
WC2H 0329%117255
WC2H 7272%96368
WC2H 847%1781
WC2H 938%13128
WC2N 4179%64364
WC2N 535%12151
WC2N 6145%51289
WC2R 088%3172
WC2R 113%519
WC2R 292%3322
WC2R 320%724

London violent crime rate rank

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

London violent crime rate rank

London violent crime rate compared to other regions

The total number of "violent crime" is 269k, and this number has increased by 4.2% when compared year-over-year in the period of January 2025 - December 2025. 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 January 2025 - December 2025 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.

+4.2% annual change, crime is increasing

269k crimes reported

London violent crime rate compared to other regionsCrime rate percentage change
Crime rate per 1000 workday people

London violent crime volume

Number of crime incidents by month from January 2014 to December 2025.

London violent crime volume

London violent crime rate

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

London violent crime rate

London violent crime seasonality

Total number of crimes reported in a given calendar month (1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years, i.e. from 2021 till 2025.

London violent crime seasonality

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