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City of London Police Crime Drilldown

How crime is changing and what is driving it in City of London Police.

Latest month: April 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

8,921

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-6.9%

9,580 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

-3.9%

2,167 vs 2,254

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 6.9% in this area.

Driven by

• Burglary ↑ 37.3%

• Bicycle theft ↑ 45.3%

• Robbery ↑ 42.0%

Offset by

• Theft from the person ↓ 30.3%

• Violence and sexual offences ↓ 10.2%

• Anti-social behaviour ↓ 51.1%

Crime Breakdown

Monthly Trend

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Impact desc Total desc YoY desc Share desc

Crime type	Total 12m	YoY change	Share %	Trend
Burglary	471	+37.3% vs -7.9% nationally	5.3%	↑ Up
Bicycle theft	311	+45.3% vs -10.4% nationally	3.5%	↑ Up
Robbery	250	+42.0% vs +9.2% nationally	2.8%	↑ Up
Other theft Largest category · 22.0%	1,963	+3.6% vs -6.7% nationally	22.0%	↑ Up
Drugs	510	+5.2% vs +8.9% nationally	5.7%	↑ Up
Vehicle crime	124	+17.0% vs -10.2% nationally	1.4%	↑ Up
Possession of weapons	47	-39.0% vs +6.2% nationally	0.5%	↓ Down
Public order	654	-6.3% vs -4.8% nationally	7.3%	↓ Down
Criminal damage and arson	311	-16.2% vs -4.1% nationally	3.5%	↓ Down
Other crime	99	-38.5% vs -4.2% nationally	1.1%	↓ Down
Shoplifting	1,434	-5.4% vs -4.2% nationally	16.1%	↓ Down
Anti-social behaviour	150	-51.1% vs -1.6% nationally	1.7%	↓ Down
Violence and sexual offences	1,537	-10.2% vs +0.8% nationally	17.2%	↓ Down
Theft from the person	1,060	-30.3% vs -20.4% nationally	11.9%	↓ Down