Police force areas
Crime in London
Published street-crime records for London from the Metropolitan Police area on data.police.uk.
Data scope: Metropolitan Police area - most of London, excluding the separate City of London Police area (the Square Mile). This is the police force boundary used by data.police.uk, not a single London borough.
Latest month: July 2026
Street-crime records
112,107
Police-recorded action or local resolution
1,388
Share with those outcomes
1.2%
Coverage for Metropolitan Police currently spans 151 months
of loaded street-crime data, from December 2013 to July 2026.
Outcome shares are descriptive summaries of published police outcomes, not conviction rates.
Last 12 loaded months
August 2025 to July 2026.
Street-crime records
1,233,593
Share with action or local resolution
1.8%
Change vs previous 12 months
-2.5%
Month-by-month totals
| Month |
Street-crime records |
| August 2025 |
108,574 |
| September 2025 |
102,006 |
| October 2025 |
107,374 |
| November 2025 |
102,533 |
| December 2025 |
99,385 |
| January 2026 |
94,808 |
| February 2026 |
92,312 |
| March 2026 |
101,585 |
| April 2026 |
100,436 |
| May 2026 |
106,656 |
| June 2026 |
105,817 |
| July 2026 |
112,107 |
Top crime categories
Share of street-crime records in the same trailing window for the Metropolitan Police area.
| Category |
Records |
Share |
| Violent Crime |
316,458 |
25.7% |
| Anti Social Behaviour |
251,158 |
20.4% |
| Other Theft |
107,064 |
8.7% |
| Shoplifting |
103,605 |
8.4% |
| Vehicle Crime |
89,480 |
7.3% |
| Theft From The Person |
75,293 |
6.1% |
| Public Order |
66,842 |
5.4% |
| Drugs |
53,464 |
4.3% |
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Latest loaded month for Metropolitan Police: July 2026.
Limits to keep in mind
- These figures are published police records for the Metropolitan Police area, not a single borough, council area, street, or postcode.
- Published locations are approximate; they are snapped to anonymous map points before release.
- Recording practices differ between forces, so force-to-force comparisons need care.
- Outcome labels are not court results or conviction rates.
Full detail is on the methodology page.
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