Metropolitan Police Service Crime Trends

Metropolitan Police Service Crime Drilldown

How crime is changing and what is driving it in Metropolitan Police Service.

Total Crime

1,130,871

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-0.7%

1,139,306 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

+7.5%

284,020 vs 264,129

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 0.7% in this area.

Driven by

• Violence and sexual offences ↑ 8.3%

• Public order ↑ 9.6%

• Anti-social behaviour ↑ 1.5%

Offset by

• Theft from the person ↓ 21.6%

• Criminal damage and arson ↓ 17.7%

• Vehicle crime ↓ 7.4%

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
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 24.8%	280,361	+8.3% vs +1.4% nationally	24.8%	↑ Up
Public order	60,583	+9.6% vs -3.2% nationally	5.4%	↑ Up
Anti-social behaviour	235,821	+1.5% vs -1.3% nationally	20.9%	↑ Up
Drugs	50,742	+6.0% vs +3.5% nationally	4.5%	↑ Up
Possession of weapons	6,833	+44.3% vs +8.5% nationally	0.6%	↑ Up
Shoplifting	90,816	+1.9% vs -2.3% nationally	8.0%	↑ Up
Other crime	13,279	+1.4% vs -2.0% nationally	1.2%	↑ Up
Bicycle theft	13,880	-4.4% vs -8.5% nationally	1.2%	↓ Down
Robbery	31,029	-3.9% vs +9.2% nationally	2.7%	↓ Down
Burglary	47,208	-4.8% vs -6.3% nationally	4.2%	↓ Down
Other theft	98,011	-4.2% vs -4.6% nationally	8.7%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	82,186	-7.4% vs -7.0% nationally	7.3%	↓ Down
Criminal damage and arson	45,129	-17.7% vs -4.8% nationally	4.0%	↓ Down
Theft from the person	74,993	-21.6% vs -20.9% nationally	6.6%	↓ Down