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Metropolitan Police Service Crime Drilldown

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

Latest month: April 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

1,138,815

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

+0.5%

1,132,818 in the prior 12 months

Higher

Last 3-Month Trend

-1.0%

269,101 vs 271,862

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is up 0.5% in this area.

Driven by

• Violence and sexual offences ↑ 8.6%

• Drugs ↑ 21.5%

• Public order ↑ 10.8%

Offset by

• Theft from the person ↓ 19.5%

• Vehicle crime ↓ 9.6%

• Other theft ↓ 5.1%

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
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 24.3%	276,412	+8.6% vs +0.8% nationally	24.3%	↑ Up
Drugs	53,309	+21.5% vs +8.9% nationally	4.7%	↑ Up
Public order	60,275	+10.8% vs -4.8% nationally	5.3%	↑ Up
Anti-social behaviour	236,024	+1.5% vs -1.6% nationally	20.7%	↑ Up
Possession of weapons	6,465	+44.2% vs +6.2% nationally	0.6%	↑ Up
Shoplifting	88,307	+1.1% vs -4.2% nationally	7.8%	↑ Up
Other crime	13,165	+3.1% vs -4.2% nationally	1.2%	↑ Up
Criminal damage and arson	54,295	-0.2% vs -4.1% nationally	4.8%	→ Flat
Bicycle theft	13,740	-6.7% vs -10.4% nationally	1.2%	↓ Down
Robbery	30,908	-5.0% vs +9.2% nationally	2.7%	↓ Down
Burglary	47,453	-5.2% vs -7.9% nationally	4.2%	↓ Down
Other theft	98,498	-5.1% vs -6.7% nationally	8.6%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	82,227	-9.6% vs -10.2% nationally	7.2%	↓ Down
Theft from the person	77,737	-19.5% vs -20.4% nationally	6.8%	↓ Down