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Metropolitan Police Service Crime Drilldown

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

Latest month: January 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

1,140,156

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

+0.5%

1,134,870 in the prior 12 months

Higher

Last 3-Month Trend

-6.5%

271,862 vs 290,875

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 ↑ 8.0%

• Drugs ↑ 38.1%

• Public order ↑ 7.4%

Offset by

• Theft from the person ↓ 14.8%

• Vehicle crime ↓ 12.1%

• 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
Drugs	54,340	+38.1% vs +16.3% nationally	4.8%	↑ Up
Possession of weapons	5,891	+34.3% vs +4.8% nationally	0.5%	↑ Up
Other crime	13,049	+10.6% vs +0.6% nationally	1.1%	↑ Up
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 23.9%	272,448	+8.0% vs +0.8% nationally	23.9%	↑ Up
Public order	58,553	+7.4% vs -4.4% nationally	5.1%	↑ Up
Shoplifting	86,373	+2.2% vs -3.1% nationally	7.6%	↑ Up
Anti-social behaviour	235,113	+1.3% vs +0.4% nationally	20.6%	↑ Up
Criminal damage and arson	54,754	+0.3% vs -4.9% nationally	4.8%	→ Flat
Robbery	31,300	-4.8% vs +5.0% nationally	2.7%	↓ Down
Other theft	99,796	-7.8% vs -8.2% nationally	8.8%	↓ Down
Burglary	47,494	-8.5% vs -10.6% nationally	4.2%	↓ Down
Bicycle theft	13,833	-9.1% vs -12.0% nationally	1.2%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	83,548	-12.1% vs -13.6% nationally	7.3%	↓ Down
Theft from the person	83,664	-14.8% vs -18.0% nationally	7.3%	↓ Down