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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: January 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

8,956

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-9.4%

9,887 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

-0.2%

2,254 vs 2,258

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 9.4% in this area.

Driven by

• Burglary ↑ 44.9%

• Bicycle theft ↑ 33.2%

• Robbery ↑ 26.6%

Offset by

• Theft from the person ↓ 20.0%

• Anti-social behaviour ↓ 65.2%

• Other theft ↓ 7.8%

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	+44.9% vs -10.6% nationally	5.3%	↑ Up
Bicycle theft	297	+33.2% vs -12.0% nationally	3.3%	↑ Up
Robbery	238	+26.6% vs +5.0% nationally	2.7%	↑ Up
Possession of weapons	55	-25.7% vs +4.8% nationally	0.6%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	100	-16.7% vs -13.6% nationally	1.1%	↓ Down
Other crime	123	-20.1% vs +0.6% nationally	1.4%	↓ Down
Public order	646	-8.6% vs -4.4% nationally	7.2%	↓ Down
Drugs	465	-12.1% vs +16.3% nationally	5.2%	↓ Down
Criminal damage and arson	315	-19.6% vs -4.9% nationally	3.5%	↓ Down
Shoplifting	1,465	-6.8% vs -3.1% nationally	16.4%	↓ Down
Violence and sexual offences	1,608	-6.7% vs +0.8% nationally	18.0%	↓ Down
Other theft Largest category · 20.6%	1,845	-7.8% vs -8.2% nationally	20.6%	↓ Down
Anti-social behaviour	135	-65.2% vs +0.4% nationally	1.5%	↓ Down
Theft from the person	1,193	-20.0% vs -18.0% nationally	13.3%	↓ Down