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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: June 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

8,960

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-3.3%

9,269 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

+5.3%

2,254 vs 2,141

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 3.3% in this area.

Driven by

Other theft ↑ 12.1%
Bicycle theft ↑ 54.3%
Robbery ↑ 34.7%

Offset by

Theft from the person ↓ 24.0%
Violence and sexual offences ↓ 11.8%
Anti-social behaviour ↓ 26.9%

Crime Breakdown

Share of total crime (%)

Monthly Trend

City of London Police monthly crime

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Latest 12 months by type

Crime type Total 12m YoY change Share % Trend
Other theft Largest category · 22.6%
2,021
+12.1%
vs -4.6% nationally
22.6%
Up
Violence and sexual offences
1,511
-11.8%
vs +1.4% nationally
16.9%
Down
Shoplifting
1,426
-3.0%
vs -2.3% nationally
15.9%
Down
Theft from the person
1,083
-24.0%
vs -20.9% nationally
12.1%
Down
Public order
655
-5.2%
vs -3.2% nationally
7.3%
Down
Drugs
503
+13.5%
vs +3.5% nationally
5.6%
Up
Burglary
418
+8.3%
vs -6.3% nationally
4.7%
Up
Bicycle theft
338
+54.3%
vs -8.5% nationally
3.8%
Up
Criminal damage and arson
308
-12.0%
vs -4.8% nationally
3.4%
Down
Robbery
260
+34.7%
vs +9.2% nationally
2.9%
Up
Anti-social behaviour
174
-26.9%
vs -1.3% nationally
1.9%
Down
Vehicle crime
128
+19.6%
vs -7.0% nationally
1.4%
Up
Other crime
93
-40.4%
vs -2.0% nationally
1.0%
Down
Possession of weapons
42
-44.0%
vs +8.5% nationally
0.5%
Down