City of London Police/Crime in City of London Police

Crime in City of London Police

Recorded crime across City of London Police's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 9,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

761Crimes recorded

84.6Rate per 1,000

1 of 41National rank

5mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

761

Crime rate per 1,000

84.6 per 1,000 people

National ranking

1 of 41 (986% above average)

Month-on-month

-12.0%

Year-on-year

+10.1% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Other theft (23.7%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 2023841 crimes

Mar 2023768 crimes

-8.7% vs previous month

Apr 2023794 crimes

+3.4% vs previous month

May 2023801 crimes

+0.9% vs previous month

Jun 2023822 crimes

+2.6% vs previous month

Jul 2023794 crimes

-3.4% vs previous month

Aug 2023857 crimes

+7.9% vs previous month

Sept 2023879 crimes

+2.6% vs previous month

Oct 2023922 crimes

+4.9% vs previous month

Nov 2023918 crimes

-0.4% vs previous month

Dec 2023935 crimes

+1.9% vs previous month

Jan 2024811 crimes

-13.3% vs previous month

Feb 2024888 crimes

+9.5% vs previous month

Mar 2024823 crimes

-7.3% vs previous month

Apr 20241,021 crimes

+24.1% vs previous month

May 20241,037 crimes

+1.6% vs previous month

Jun 2024909 crimes

-12.3% vs previous month

Jul 20241,009 crimes

+11.0% vs previous month

Aug 2024894 crimes

-11.4% vs previous month

Sept 2024819 crimes

-8.4% vs previous month

Oct 2024989 crimes

+20.8% vs previous month

Nov 2024901 crimes

-8.9% vs previous month

Dec 2024855 crimes

-5.1% vs previous month

Jan 2025691 crimes

-19.2% vs previous month

Feb 2025763 crimes

+10.4% vs previous month

Mar 2025815 crimes

+6.8% vs previous month

Apr 2025780 crimes

-4.3% vs previous month

May 2025820 crimes

+5.1% vs previous month

Jun 2025736 crimes

-10.2% vs previous month

Jul 2025813 crimes

+10.5% vs previous month

Aug 2025823 crimes

+1.2% vs previous month

Sept 2025738 crimes

-10.3% vs previous month

Oct 2025850 crimes

+15.2% vs previous month

Nov 2025806 crimes

-5.2% vs previous month

Dec 2025865 crimes

+7.3% vs previous month

Jan 2026761 crimes

-12.0% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Other theft
180 (23.7%)
2
Shoplifting
129 (17.0%)
3
Violence and sexual offences
122 (16.0%)
4
Drugs
76 (10.0%)
5
Theft from person
60 (7.9%)
6
Public order
53 (7.0%)
7
Burglary
36 (4.7%)
8
Criminal damage and arson
23 (3.0%)
9
Robbery
19 (2.5%)
10
Bicycle theft
16 (2.1%)
11
Vehicle crime
14 (1.8%)
12
Anti-social behaviour
12 (1.6%)
13
Possession of weapons
8 (1.1%)
14
Other crime
7 (0.9%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	761	-12.0%	122	12	36	14	129	76	19	53
Dec 2025	865	+7.3%	199	5	50	7	130	46	30	60
Nov 2025	806	-5.2%	159	9	41	5	113	36	28	65
Oct 2025	850	+15.2%	145	10	54	9	120	37	22	55
Sept 2025	738	-10.3%	116	15	34	5	122	50	25	53
Aug 2025	823	+1.2%	132	21	28	14	118	45	27	58
Jul 2025	813	+10.5%	152	12	35	5	161	33	16	71
Jun 2025	736	-10.2%	148	8	43	9	134	30	26	50
May 2025	820	+5.1%	141	10	59	19	137	33	23	58
Apr 2025	780	-4.3%	125	20	42	5	127	42	21	41
Mar 2025	815	+6.8%	139	21	32	10	137	40	9	61
Feb 2025	763	+10.4%	164	7	35	4	112	33	5	58
Jan 2025	691	-19.2%	126	3	26	9	109	44	20	54
Dec 2024	855	-5.1%	214	3	28	9	127	35	24	52
Nov 2024	901	-8.9%	153	13	23	6	123	64	17	63
Oct 2024	989	+20.8%	190	44	34	12	144	42	15	63
Sept 2024	819	-8.4%	128	33	35	7	111	38	23	57
Aug 2024	894	-11.4%	188	64	26	10	130	54	6	77
Jul 2024	1,009	+11.0%	183	47	31	14	171	39	22	97
Jun 2024	909	-12.3%	155	38	25	12	175	46	13	53
May 2024	1,037	+1.6%	154	60	29	14	153	67	17	68
Apr 2024	1,021	+24.1%	191	45	30	11	183	57	19	55
Mar 2024	823	-7.3%	130	60	28	8	110	64	24	57
Feb 2024	888	+9.5%	130	39	31	17	146	39	10	60
Jan 2024	811	-13.3%	143	14	32	12	141	44	17	51
Dec 2023	935	+1.9%	198	20	25	8	88	48	15	63
Nov 2023	918	-0.4%	168	19	30	6	144	42	19	50
Oct 2023	922	+4.9%	141	21	31	10	136	64	18	59
Sept 2023	879	+2.6%	144	6	32	27	122	63	22	45
Aug 2023	857	+7.9%	140	7	36	20	118	67	12	67
Jul 2023	794	-3.4%	162	18	24	6	87	52	10	65
Jun 2023	822	+2.6%	175	29	37	11	67	50	16	43
May 2023	801	+0.9%	117	47	29	16	57	54	15	40
Apr 2023	794	+3.4%	131	39	35	12	75	61	17	59
Mar 2023	768	-8.7%	166	38	26	17	63	58	12	38
Feb 2023	841	—	129	95	21	14	73	68	16	58