There were 887,870 crimes recorded in London in the 2022/23 reporting year, compared with 835,822 in the previous year. During this time period, crime in London increased steadily, with the figure of 912,487 in 2019/20 a peak during for the provided time period. In that year, there were approximately 102.4 crimes per 1,000 people taking place in the UK capital, compared with 100.9 crimes per 1,000 people in the most recent year.
What types of crime are rising?
Compared with crime levels before the COVID-19 pandemic, some types of crime have yet to reach the same levels they were at in the 2019/20 reporting year. The number of criminal for offences related to theft, drugs, and criminal damage are all down in 2022/23 when compared with pre-pandemic trends. On the other hand, the number of violent crimes reached a peak of 242,842 offences in 2021/22, while the number of sexual offences was far higher in 2021/22 and 2022/23 than in previous reporting year.
London compared to the rest of UK
While the UK capital receives extensive coverage for its crime problems, the increase in crime there is part of a wider trend afflicting the rest of the country. The overall crime rate for England and Wales in 2022/23 was 93.6 crimes per 1,000 people, the highest since 2006/07. Additionally the Metropolitan Police, the police service responsible for policing Greater London had only the tenth-highest crime rate among police force areas with Cleveland police force in North East England having the highest.
Number of police recorded crime offences recorded in London from 2015/16 to 2022/23
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 20, 2023). Number of police recorded crime offences recorded in London from 2015/16 to 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/864820/total-crime-offences-in-london/
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