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Crime in London

London is a huge, sprawling city made up of many boroughs, and the level of crime varies from one to another. For example, Hackney crime levels can be very different to Newham crime levels, despite the two areas being just seven miles apart.

Due to its size, it’s important to break down the London crime figures to get a clearer picture of the scale of crime in your area of London.

What crime in London looks like

We’ve used police statistics to look at London crime figures for the period between May 2018 and May 2019

If you live in London, the most frequent type of crime in the city is:

Violence and sexual offences

which accounted for

4,660

of police incidents in your area.

Anti-social behaviour

is the second most recorded type of crime with

2,790

occurrences, followed by

Criminal damage and arson

with

1,663

Burglaries

892

Here's the number of recorded burglaries
in your area in the past month.

How London crime compares

When we look at the figures for the period between May 2018 and May 2019, the London crime levels place the city at number 1 in the crime table.

The trends in London crime

The statistics tell us that crime in London has fallen by 7.09% in the period between May 2018 and May 2019.

What's the level of crime in my area of London?

The map shows how the overall London crime figures are reflected across each borough. Click on a number to see more details.

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Arson/vandalism:: XXX

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Data for the last 12 months within a 1 mile raduis of

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Crime in London

What crime in London looks like

Violence and sexual offences

Anti-social behaviour

Criminal damage and arson

Burglaries

How London crime compares

The trends in London crime

What's the level of crime in my area of London?

Data for the last 12 months within a 1 mile raduis of

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