What is the crime rate in city of london?

As of March 2026, city of london has an annual crime rate of 24.16 per 1,000 residents, based on 816 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does city of london rank nationally for crime?

city of london ranks #208 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in city of london?

The most common crime type in city of london is Other Theft with 214 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 26.2% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: City of London Police Police

city of london Crime Intelligence Report

city of london recorded 816 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 2.27 per 1,000 residents. This places city of london at #208 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has decreased by 0.6% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 0.9% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

816

trending_down -0.6% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

24.16per 1k

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National Safety

#310of 330

Ranked by annual rate

Inner London

#14rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Conference/Exhibition Centre Map	Theft from the person: 18 Drugs: 6 Robbery: 6	18
On or near Kingscote Street Map	Public order: 12 Drugs: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 6	12
On or near Giltspur Street Map	Public order: 12 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 2	12
On or near Moor Lane Map	Shoplifting: 17 Anti-social behaviour: 1	17
On or near Liverpool Street Map	Other theft: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Bicycle theft: 4	7
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 6	10
On or near Mitre Street Map	Shoplifting: 8 Burglary: 3 Public order: 3	8
On or near Cannon Street Map	Other theft: 8 Theft from the person: 6 Robbery: 1	8
On or near New Street Map	Shoplifting: 8 Robbery: 3 Public order: 3	8
On or near Finch Lane Map	Burglary: 6 Other theft: 6 Robbery: 1	6

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

816 Total

Other Theft

214

26.2%

Shoplifting

118

14.5%

Theft from Person

116

14.2%

Violence & Sexual Offences

108

13.2%

Public Order

7.7%

Burglary

5.8%

Drug Offences

4.5%

Bicycle Theft

3.2%

Criminal Damage & Arson

2.8%

Robbery

2.6%

Vehicle Crime

2.3%

Anti-social Behaviour

2.2%

Weapons Possession

0.4%

Other Crime

0.4%

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5 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Walbrook	551	—
2	Portsoken	75	—
3	Farringdon Without	92	—
4	Cripplegate	82	—
5	Aldersgate	16	—

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Aldersgate	16	—
shield	Cripplegate	82	—
shield	Farringdon Without	92	—
shield	Portsoken	75	—
shield	Walbrook	551	—

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -0.6%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +0.9%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.3%

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