Total Crime
1,140,362
Latest 12 months
Insights / Crime / Metropolitan Police Service
Metropolitan Police Service Crime Drilldown
How crime is changing and what is driving it in Metropolitan Police Service.
Latest month: March 2026
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YoY Change
+0.9%
1,129,735 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
-6.9%
264,129 vs 283,715
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is up 0.9% in this area.
Driven by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 9.3%
•
Drugs ↑ 29.5%
•
Public order ↑ 10.3%
Offset by
•
Theft from the person ↓ 18.4%
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 11.1%
•
Other theft ↓ 4.8%
Crime Breakdown
Share of total crime (%)
Monthly Trend
Metropolitan Police Service monthly crime
Monthly crime compared to the same period last year
Crime Breakdown
Latest 12 months by type
| Crime type | Total 12m | YoY change | Share % | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 24.2%
|
275,713 |
+9.3%
vs +1.1% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
235,972 |
+2.1%
vs -0.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other theft
|
99,278 |
-4.8%
vs -6.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
87,183 |
+0.1%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Vehicle crime
|
82,391 |
-11.1%
vs -11.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
79,539 |
-18.4%
vs -20.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
59,686 |
+10.3%
vs -4.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
54,605 |
+0.8%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Drugs
|
54,080 |
+29.5%
vs +12.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Burglary
|
47,584 |
-6.0%
vs -9.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Robbery
|
31,092 |
-4.3%
vs +9.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Bicycle theft
|
13,792 |
-6.5%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other crime
|
13,168 |
+5.6%
vs -3.0% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
6,279 |
+45.4%
vs +6.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |