City and County of the City of London Crime Statistics
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
The overall crime rate in City and County of the City of London as of April 2026 is 21 crimes per 1,000 people, and the most common crime is other theft, with reports coming from roughly every 5 out of 1,000 daytime population.
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Incidents mapped in City and County of the City of London represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to City and County of the City of London's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around City and County of the City of London up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of City and County of the City of London's 0 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
Crime Risk Scores
City and County of the City of London • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within City and County of the City of London has a crime risk score of 181. This is based on analysis of 0 nearby areas within City and County of the City of London, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in City and County of the City of London's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in City and County of the City of London, crime risk scores are typically around 181, while in London they are average 533.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 376 (613 for London), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 540 (London 663).
Trends in Crime Risk
City and County of the City of London
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates a decrease of 12% in City and County of the City of London's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in City and County of the City of London's crime risk score is up by 57%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.
Over the last year, City and County of the City of London's crime risk score has shown a downward trend of approximately 8%, indicating that the risk profile is going down. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
City and County of the City of London
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
City and County of the City of London • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Theft From the Person offences have a crime rate of 2.90 reports per 1,000 people in City and County of the City of London, which is 1.87 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 1,322 crime reports logged by City of London Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, City of London Police recorded 288 reports of Robbery in City and County of the City of London, resulting in a crime rate of 0.62 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 0.53.
The crime rate for Shoplifting is 0.52 times the national average at 3.69 reports per 1,000. This is from 1,666 crime reports reported to City of London Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
City and County of the City of London
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Shoplifting offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.55 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Shoplifting CrimeRate Index was 0.26 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 112% over this timeframe.
Burglary offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.33 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Burglary CrimeRate Index was 0.20 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 65% over this timeframe.
Public Order offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.23 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Public Order CrimeRate Index was 0.13 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 77% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
City and County of the City of London
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Possession of Weapons offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.14 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Possession of Weapons CrimeRate Index was 0.14 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 0% over this timeframe.
Drugs offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.22 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Drugs CrimeRate Index was 0.43 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 49% over this timeframe.
Violence and Sexual Offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.10 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Violence and Sexual Offences CrimeRate Index was 0.11 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 9% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
City and County of the City of London • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
City and County of the City of London | London | City of London Police | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 172 | 0.39 | 0.03 | 236,157 | 20.82 | 1.47 | 327 | 0.65 | 0.05 |
| Bicycle Theft | 310 | 0.69 | 0.95 | 14,005 | 1.24 | 1.70 | 349 | 0.69 | 0.95 |
| Burglary | 485 | 1.05 | 0.34 | 47,844 | 4.22 | 1.35 | 584 | 1.15 | 0.37 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 306 | 0.69 | 0.11 | 54,404 | 4.78 | 0.76 | 347 | 0.69 | 0.11 |
| Drugs | 445 | 0.99 | 0.32 | 53,612 | 4.73 | 1.53 | 545 | 1.11 | 0.36 |
| Other Crime | 48 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 13,056 | 1.15 | 0.62 | 59 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| Other Theft | 2,312 | 5.11 | 0.90 | 99,764 | 8.79 | 1.54 | 2,727 | 5.41 | 0.95 |
| Possession of Weapons | 46 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 6,489 | 0.57 | 0.67 | 47 | 0.10 | 0.12 |
| Public Order | 614 | 1.35 | 0.23 | 60,663 | 5.35 | 0.92 | 724 | 1.42 | 0.24 |
| Robbery | 288 | 0.62 | 0.53 | 31,092 | 2.74 | 2.32 | 351 | 0.70 | 0.59 |
| Shoplifting | 1,666 | 3.69 | 0.52 | 89,642 | 7.89 | 1.11 | 1,987 | 3.95 | 0.55 |
| Theft From the Person | 1,322 | 2.90 | 1.87 | 78,482 | 6.93 | 4.47 | 1,611 | 3.19 | 2.06 |
| Vehicle Crime | 168 | 0.38 | 0.09 | 81,923 | 7.23 | 1.68 | 193 | 0.40 | 0.09 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 1,518 | 3.34 | 0.11 | 274,952 | 24.26 | 0.80 | 1,793 | 3.56 | 0.12 |
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Total Crime by Year
City and County of the City of London | London | City of London Police | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 9,528 | 21.00 | 0.29 | 905,928 | 79.88 | 1.11 | 11,317 | 22.49 | 0.31 |
| 2025 | 9,292 | 20.74 | 0.28 | 906,253 | 80.66 | 1.09 | 11,030 | 22.08 | 0.30 |
| 2024 | 9,074 | 20.98 | 0.28 | 910,060 | 81.97 | 1.09 | 10,720 | 22.27 | 0.30 |
| 2023 | 8,159 | 19.24 | 0.24 | 843,630 | 76.73 | 0.97 | 9,756 | 20.63 | 0.26 |
| 2022 | 6,931 | 16.49 | 0.21 | 802,577 | 73.50 | 0.96 | 8,403 | 17.90 | 0.23 |
| 2021 | 3,676 | 8.81 | 0.13 | 731,659 | 66.78 | 0.97 | 4,507 | 9.71 | 0.14 |
| 2020 | 8,142 | 20.57 | 0.28 | 827,609 | 75.62 | 1.02 | 9,990 | 22.56 | 0.30 |
| 2019 | 7,281 | 18.59 | 0.24 | 856,591 | 78.47 | 1.03 | 8,923 | 20.24 | 0.27 |
| 2018 | 6,040 | 15.36 | 0.22 | 816,103 | 74.88 | 1.05 | 7,786 | 17.51 | 0.25 |
| 2017 | 5,722 | 14.69 | 0.23 | 763,882 | 70.35 | 1.10 | 7,302 | 16.68 | 0.26 |
| 2016 | 1,637 | 4.25 | 0.22 | 236,202 | 21.81 | 1.14 | 2,132 | 4.93 | 0.26 |
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Town and City Comparison
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