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Crime in City of London

Recorded crime in City of London is 0.5 times the City of London council average and 2.9 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 9%. The biggest share of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences. Police data to August 2026.

Within 3 km of the centre of City of London: about 326,428 residents in 237 neighbourhoods.

Safety
1/10High crime
Living
9.5/10Excellent
5-year change
+9%more crimes
vs the council
0.5×the City of London council average
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Neighbourhoods by Safety

City of London 001F: no scoreCity of London 001B: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeCity of London 001A: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCity of London 001G: no scoreIslington 023D: no scoreCity of London 001C: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeSouthwark 002D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 002B: no scoreIslington 022H: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 002C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeHackney 033C: no scoreCity of London 001E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeIslington 023E: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeIslington 022D: no scoreSouthwark 035A: no scoreSouthwark 006F: no scoreIslington 022G: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 002F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCamden 027B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 015B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 002E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 027B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCamden 027C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 015E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeIslington 023A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 002G: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeIslington 023C: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 021F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 018B: no scoreLambeth 036D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 034D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 036C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeHackney 032D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 015D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCamden 028B: no scoreIslington 023B: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 015A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeHackney 033B: no scoreTower Hamlets 026F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeHackney 032C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 006A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeIslington 022E: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 009F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 021H: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 021I: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeIslington 022C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 036B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeHackney 026H: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 036C: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 009A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeIslington 022F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 009C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 036A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 021J: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeIslington 022B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 035B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeHackney 032B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 009B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 036E: no scoreTower Hamlets 006C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCamden 027D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeIslington 020G: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 034A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 009E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 026E: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 034E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 034B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeHackney 026D: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeHackney 026G: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeTower Hamlets 015C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 006B: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 036D: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 035E: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 006A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 021A: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCamden 027A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeIslington 021C: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 021G: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeHackney 032A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 035C: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeIslington 020F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 006C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCamden 028C: no scoreHackney 026F: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeTower Hamlets 026C: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeTower Hamlets 021C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeHackney 033A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 006D: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeIslington 020D: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeHackney 026E: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeWestminster 018A: no scoreHackney 026B: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 009C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 009A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCamden 029E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeIslington 021E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 026A: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeLambeth 036B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 035D: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeSouthwark 009G: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 036A: no scoreWestminster 020C: no scoreSouthwark 004E: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeTower Hamlets 006E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCamden 029G: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 006E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 017A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 013A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 013C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 004A: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeIslington 018E: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeTower Hamlets 022C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 009B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeHackney 025D: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 004G: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeSouthwark 034C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCamden 028A: no scoreIslington 021D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeIslington 020C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCamden 029A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeHackney 024B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 013D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeIslington 020A: no scoreCamden 028D: no scoreIslington 018C: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeTower Hamlets 025B: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 018C: no scoreTower Hamlets 017D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 009H: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeHackney 025F: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 012A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 012G: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 026D: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeIslington 021A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 027A: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeSouthwark 004F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeIslington 020B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeHackney 025H: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCamden 029H: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 005C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeHackney 025I: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeTower Hamlets 017B: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 005D: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 012H: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeIslington 019B: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCamden 029B: no scoreHackney 025J: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 014G: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 004I: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 013A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 004D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 013B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 025C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCamden 029D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 022A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 012B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 002C: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeIslington 018D: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 002A: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeSouthwark 012I: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 014F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeIslington 019A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCamden 026E: no scoreCamden 026A: no scoreSouthwark 010A: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeTower Hamlets 027C: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeSouthwark 004H: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeIslington 021B: no scoreHackney 025E: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 013B: no scoreTower Hamlets 011D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeHackney 025B: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCamden 029F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeIslington 016F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeHackney 031D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 017C: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeHackney 025G: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeIslington 014C: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeIslington 018B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 016A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 025D: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeLambeth 002B: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 005B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCamden 029C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 005A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 007D: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 015B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeIslington 018A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 013E: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeSouthwark 014B: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeHackney 024C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 016B: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeTower Hamlets 002C: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeIslington 017C: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeTower Hamlets 011B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeIslington 019D: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 002E: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeHackney 024A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 002D: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeWestminster 013G: no scoreSouthwark 016D: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCamden 022F: no scoreSouthwark 012E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 015F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 011C: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 003C: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeTower Hamlets 011F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 010D: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCamden 022E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 022B: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeSouthwark 010E: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 016E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 015D: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 007A: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeTower Hamlets 016D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 020A: no scoreTower Hamlets 022D: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeIslington 017E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 002B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 013B: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 011A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeHackney 024E: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeHackney 031B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeIslington 014B: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeHackney 031C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 013C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeHackney 024F: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 016A: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeIslington 017B: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeSouthwark 014D: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 016C: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeSouthwark 015G: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeIslington 016B: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 007A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 007C: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCamden 026B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeTower Hamlets 002E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crime
1 = least safe, 10 = safest. Grey: no score. Select a neighbourhood to open it on the map.

Within 3 km of the centre of City of London.

Crime over 5 years

Up 9% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 3 km of City of London, anti-social behaviour left out.

Sep 2021 – Aug 2022: 78,067 crimesSep 2021 – Aug 202278,067Sep 2022 – Aug 2023: 91,254 crimesSep 2022 – Aug 202391,254Sep 2023 – Aug 2024: 95,182 crimesSep 2023 – Aug 202495,182Sep 2024 – Aug 2025: 92,989 crimesSep 2024 – Aug 202592,989Sep 2025 – Aug 2026: 84,882 crimesSep 2025 – Aug 202684,882

What is recorded

Crime severity: 0.5× the City of London council average (2.9× the England and Wales average). 246 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.

  • Violence and sexual offences: 31% of the harm here
  • Robbery: 23% of the harm here
  • Burglary: 13% of the harm here

Anti-social behaviour: 58 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.

Crime by type

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.

TypePer 1,000 a year
Robbery10.5
Burglary13.0
Violence and sexual offences47.3
Drugs12.1
Possession of weapons1.4
Other crime1.8
Other theft51.5
Theft from the person49.3
Vehicle crime11.8
Criminal damage and arson9.2
Public order13.9
Bicycle theft9.2
Shoplifting14.7

Postcode districts in City of London

Nearby towns

Council: City of London

Questions about crime in City of London

Is City of London a safe place to live?
City of London scores 1 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.5 times the City of London council average.
Is crime going up or down in City of London?
Up 9% over 5 years, from 78,067 recorded crimes a year to 84,882.
What is the most common crime in City of London?
The most common recorded crime is other theft, about 51 per 1,000 residents a year. The most harm, weighted by how serious each crime is, comes from violence and sexual offences.
How does crime in City of London compare with City of London council?
Crime severity in City of London is 0.5 times the City of London council average.