Local authority · Metropolitan Police Service
Recorded crime in Kensington and Chelsea
12 months to June 2026
177.1recorded offences per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 25,815 offences in Kensington and Chelsea in the 12 months to June 2026, down 4.1% (1,105) on the previous 12 months. That is 177.1 per 1,000 residents against 97.4 for England and Wales.
- Home Office · data.police.uk
- street-level crime archive
- local authority via LSOA lookup
- population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 145,734
Since 2011
The chart as a table
| Period | Recorded offences per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|
| Year to June 2012 | 174.1 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2013 | 164.8 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2014 | 150.8 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2015 | 154.7 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2016 | 156.4 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2017 | 168.7 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2018 | 174.9 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2019 | 181.2 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2020 | 188.1 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2021 | 179.2 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2022 | 175.1 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2023 | 172.2 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2024 | 185 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2025 | 184.7 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2026 | 177.1 per 1,000 residents |
Monthly trend
The chart as a table
| Period | Monthly recorded crime |
|---|---|
| December 2010 | 2,163 offences |
| January 2011 | 2,177 offences |
| February 2011 | 2,080 offences |
| March 2011 | 2,341 offences |
| April 2011 | 2,322 offences |
| May 2011 | 2,598 offences |
| June 2011 | 2,353 offences |
| July 2011 | 2,400 offences |
| August 2011 | 2,627 offences |
| September 2011 | 1,999 offences |
| October 2011 | 2,100 offences |
| November 2011 | 2,332 offences |
| December 2011 | 2,209 offences |
| January 2012 | 2,208 offences |
| February 2012 | 2,028 offences |
| March 2012 | 2,500 offences |
| April 2012 | 2,252 offences |
| May 2012 | 2,453 offences |
| June 2012 | 2,262 offences |
| July 2012 | 2,355 offences |
| August 2012 | 3,088 offences |
| September 2012 | 2,236 offences |
| October 2012 | 2,326 offences |
| November 2012 | 2,115 offences |
| December 2012 | 2,109 offences |
| January 2013 | 2,081 offences |
| February 2013 | 1,941 offences |
| March 2013 | 1,828 offences |
| April 2013 | 1,972 offences |
| May 2013 | 1,871 offences |
| June 2013 | 1,928 offences |
| July 2013 | 2,121 offences |
| August 2013 | 2,681 offences |
| September 2013 | 1,912 offences |
| October 2013 | 1,927 offences |
| November 2013 | 1,939 offences |
| December 2013 | 1,822 offences |
| January 2014 | 1,783 offences |
| February 2014 | 1,719 offences |
| March 2014 | 1,869 offences |
| April 2014 | 1,922 offences |
| May 2014 | 1,910 offences |
| June 2014 | 1,951 offences |
| July 2014 | 2,039 offences |
| August 2014 | 2,585 offences |
| September 2014 | 1,934 offences |
| October 2014 | 2,093 offences |
| November 2014 | 1,956 offences |
| December 2014 | 1,962 offences |
| January 2015 | 1,880 offences |
| February 2015 | 1,727 offences |
| March 2015 | 2,022 offences |
| April 2015 | 1,844 offences |
| May 2015 | 2,030 offences |
| June 2015 | 2,091 offences |
| July 2015 | 2,127 offences |
| August 2015 | 2,168 offences |
| September 2015 | 2,213 offences |
| October 2015 | 2,138 offences |
| November 2015 | 1,979 offences |
| December 2015 | 1,976 offences |
| January 2016 | 1,829 offences |
| February 2016 | 1,675 offences |
| March 2016 | 1,932 offences |
| April 2016 | 1,748 offences |
| May 2016 | 2,041 offences |
| June 2016 | 2,064 offences |
| July 2016 | 2,161 offences |
| August 2016 | 2,993 offences |
| September 2016 | 2,138 offences |
| October 2016 | 2,037 offences |
| November 2016 | 1,915 offences |
| December 2016 | 2,060 offences |
| January 2017 | 1,852 offences |
| February 2017 | 1,649 offences |
| March 2017 | 2,112 offences |
| April 2017 | 2,002 offences |
| May 2017 | 2,227 offences |
| June 2017 | 2,101 offences |
| July 2017 | 2,363 offences |
| August 2017 | 2,846 offences |
| September 2017 | 2,135 offences |
| October 2017 | 2,094 offences |
| November 2017 | 2,171 offences |
| December 2017 | 2,022 offences |
| January 2018 | 2,023 offences |
| February 2018 | 2,003 offences |
| March 2018 | 2,024 offences |
| April 2018 | 2,009 offences |
| May 2018 | 2,079 offences |
| June 2018 | 2,199 offences |
| July 2018 | 2,280 offences |
| August 2018 | 2,604 offences |
| September 2018 | 1,986 offences |
| October 2018 | 2,136 offences |
| November 2018 | 2,163 offences |
| December 2018 | 2,084 offences |
| January 2019 | 2,047 offences |
| February 2019 | 2,053 offences |
| March 2019 | 2,372 offences |
| April 2019 | 2,146 offences |
| May 2019 | 2,270 offences |
| June 2019 | 2,461 offences |
| July 2019 | 2,436 offences |
| August 2019 | 2,821 offences |
| September 2019 | 2,184 offences |
| October 2019 | 2,397 offences |
| November 2019 | 2,464 offences |
| December 2019 | 2,385 offences |
| January 2020 | 2,288 offences |
| February 2020 | 2,118 offences |
| March 2020 | 1,874 offences |
| April 2020 | 1,918 offences |
| May 2020 | 2,134 offences |
| June 2020 | 2,234 offences |
| July 2020 | 2,320 offences |
| August 2020 | 2,253 offences |
| September 2020 | 2,355 offences |
| October 2020 | 2,448 offences |
| November 2020 | 2,087 offences |
| December 2020 | 2,296 offences |
| January 2021 | 1,847 offences |
| February 2021 | 1,825 offences |
| March 2021 | 1,997 offences |
| April 2021 | 2,101 offences |
| May 2021 | 2,108 offences |
| June 2021 | 2,212 offences |
| July 2021 | 2,189 offences |
| August 2021 | 2,022 offences |
| September 2021 | 2,214 offences |
| October 2021 | 2,239 offences |
| November 2021 | 2,125 offences |
| December 2021 | 2,062 offences |
| January 2022 | 2,092 offences |
| February 2022 | 1,879 offences |
| March 2022 | 2,611 offences |
| April 2022 | 2,119 offences |
| May 2022 | 2,222 offences |
| June 2022 | 2,128 offences |
| July 2022 | 2,184 offences |
| August 2022 | 2,559 offences |
| September 2022 | 1,870 offences |
| October 2022 | 2,573 offences |
| November 2022 | 2,037 offences |
| December 2022 | 1,870 offences |
| January 2023 | 1,992 offences |
| February 2023 | 1,764 offences |
| March 2023 | 2,037 offences |
| April 2023 | 2,011 offences |
| May 2023 | 2,296 offences |
| June 2023 | 2,467 offences |
| July 2023 | 2,265 offences |
| August 2023 | 2,814 offences |
| September 2023 | 2,215 offences |
| October 2023 | 2,378 offences |
| November 2023 | 2,361 offences |
| December 2023 | 2,151 offences |
| January 2024 | 2,148 offences |
| February 2024 | 2,235 offences |
| March 2024 | 2,098 offences |
| April 2024 | 2,174 offences |
| May 2024 | 2,194 offences |
| June 2024 | 2,212 offences |
| July 2024 | 2,098 offences |
| August 2024 | 2,810 offences |
| September 2024 | 2,164 offences |
| October 2024 | 2,346 offences |
| November 2024 | 2,281 offences |
| December 2024 | 2,133 offences |
| January 2025 | 2,008 offences |
| February 2025 | 2,056 offences |
| March 2025 | 2,159 offences |
| April 2025 | 2,147 offences |
| May 2025 | 2,314 offences |
| June 2025 | 2,404 offences |
| July 2025 | 2,395 offences |
| August 2025 | 3,197 offences |
| September 2025 | 2,108 offences |
| October 2025 | 2,289 offences |
| November 2025 | 2,091 offences |
| December 2025 | 2,046 offences |
| January 2026 | 1,973 offences |
| February 2026 | 1,779 offences |
| March 2026 | 2,002 offences |
| April 2026 | 1,879 offences |
| May 2026 | 1,997 offences |
| June 2026 | 2,059 offences |
Official figures for this area
Published in the official force-area tables. These are the figures to cite; archive-based numbers above are built from street-level records and may differ.
| Series | Latest | A year earlier | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asylum seekers supported in each council area2026 Q2 · people | 179 | 1 | Asylum seekers in receipt of Home Office support by local authority, year ending June 2026 |
| Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · people | 76,738 | — | Census 2011 KS204EW (Nomis, first released 30 January 2013) |
| Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people | 66,063 | — | Census 2021 TS004 (Nomis, first released 2 November 2022) |
| Census 2021 economic activity by country of birthCensus 2021 · people | 73 | — | Census 2021 |
| Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · people | 3,715 | — | Census 2011 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people | 3,839 | — | Census 2021 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · people | 15,861 | — | Census 2011 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people | 17,025 | — | Census 2021 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people | 9,853 | — | Census 2021 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 socio-economic classification by country of birthCensus 2021 · people | 765 | — | Census 2021 |
| Census 2021 highest qualification by country of birthCensus 2021 · people | 1,258 | — | Census 2021 |
| Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · people | 15,969 | — | Census 2011 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people | 1,064 | — | Census 2021 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 tenure by country of birthCensus 2021 · households | 48 | — | Census 2021 |
| Census 2021 tenure by ethnic groupCensus 2021 · households | 53 | — | Census 2021 |
| Outstanding council borrowing2026 Q2 · £ million | 11 | 11 | Q1 2026-27 |
| Council spending on servicesYear ending March 2025 · £ million | 22 | 95 | Outturn 2017-18 to 2024-25 (v3.2) |
| Band D council tax by billing authorityYear ending March 2027 · £ a year | 2,778 | — | 2026-27 |
| Dwellings on the Council Tax valuation listsYear ending March 2025 · dwellings | 13,410 | — | 2025, as at 31 March 2025 |
| Households assessed as owed a homelessness duty2026 Q1 · households | 235 | — | January to March 2026 (provisional) |
| Households in temporary accommodation2026 Q1 · households | 142 | — | January to March 2026 (provisional) |
| Deprivation domains: average score by district2025 · score | 0 | — | IoD2025 (v2) |
| Private rent annual changeJuly 2026 · percent | 1 | 6 | August 2026 (rents to July 2026) |
| Average private rent a monthJuly 2026 · £ a month | 5,555 | 5,546 | August 2026 (rents to July 2026) |
| People resettled in each council area2018 Q1 · people | 2 | — | Resettlement by local authority, year ending June 2026 |
The chart as a table
| Period | Asylum seekers supported in each council area |
|---|---|
| 2014 Q1 | 12 people |
| 2014 Q2 | 14 people |
| 2014 Q3 | 14 people |
| 2014 Q4 | 12 people |
| 2015 Q1 | 20 people |
| 2015 Q2 | 16 people |
| 2015 Q3 | 1 people |
| 2015 Q4 | 14 people |
| 2016 Q1 | 13 people |
| 2016 Q2 | 12 people |
| 2016 Q3 | 10 people |
| 2016 Q4 | 11 people |
| 2017 Q1 | 13 people |
| 2017 Q2 | 14 people |
| 2017 Q3 | 13 people |
| 2017 Q4 | 7 people |
| 2018 Q1 | 8 people |
| 2018 Q2 | 8 people |
| 2018 Q3 | 11 people |
| 2018 Q4 | 9 people |
| 2019 Q1 | 5 people |
| 2019 Q2 | 3 people |
| 2019 Q3 | 4 people |
| 2019 Q4 | 4 people |
| 2020 Q1 | 6 people |
| 2020 Q2 | 13 people |
| 2020 Q3 | 15 people |
| 2020 Q4 | 12 people |
| 2021 Q1 | 13 people |
| 2021 Q2 | 12 people |
| 2021 Q3 | 25 people |
| 2021 Q4 | 9 people |
| 2022 Q1 | 87 people |
| 2022 Q2 | 10 people |
| 2022 Q3 | 74 people |
| 2022 Q4 | 630 people |
| 2023 Q1 | 10 people |
| 2023 Q2 | 4 people |
| 2023 Q3 | 4 people |
| 2023 Q4 | 306 people |
| 2024 Q1 | 262 people |
| 2024 Q2 | 263 people |
| 2024 Q3 | 2 people |
| 2024 Q4 | 2 people |
| 2025 Q1 | 2 people |
| 2025 Q2 | 1 people |
| 2025 Q3 | 3 people |
| 2025 Q4 | 3 people |
| 2026 Q1 | 3 people |
| 2026 Q2 | 179 people |
The chart as a table
| Period | Outstanding council borrowing by lender |
|---|---|
| 2010 Q1 | £192.5m |
| 2011 Q1 | £0m |
| 2012 Q1 | £170.2m |
| 2013 Q1 | £0m |
| 2014 Q1 | £0m |
| 2015 Q1 | £0m |
| 2016 Q1 | £0m |
| 2017 Q1 | £0m |
| 2018 Q1 | £0m |
| 2019 Q1 | £218.8m |
| 2020 Q1 | £263.7m |
| 2020 Q2 | £263.8m |
| 2020 Q3 | £263.8m |
| 2020 Q4 | £263.8m |
| 2021 Q1 | £252.2m |
| 2021 Q2 | £252.2m |
| 2021 Q3 | £244.2m |
| 2021 Q4 | £234.2m |
| 2022 Q1 | £234.2m |
| 2022 Q2 | £234.2m |
| 2022 Q3 | £234.2m |
| 2022 Q4 | £229.2m |
| 2023 Q1 | £229.2m |
| 2023 Q2 | £229.2m |
| 2023 Q3 | £229.2m |
| 2023 Q4 | £318.8m |
| 2024 Q1 | £342m |
| 2024 Q2 | £340.3m |
| 2024 Q3 | £382.9m |
| 2024 Q4 | £401.2m |
| 2025 Q1 | £20m |
| 2025 Q2 | £10.5m |
| 2025 Q3 | £10.5m |
| 2025 Q4 | £10.5m |
| 2026 Q1 | £10.5m |
| 2026 Q2 | £10.5m |
The chart as a table
| Period | Council spending by service |
|---|---|
| Year ending March 2018 | £87m |
| Year ending March 2019 | £85.2m |
| Year ending March 2020 | £86.5m |
| Year ending March 2021 | £89.4m |
| Year ending March 2022 | £93.3m |
| Year ending March 2023 | £96.2m |
| Year ending March 2024 | £94.6m |
| Year ending March 2025 | £21.8m |
The chart as a table
| Period | Private rent annual change |
|---|---|
| January 2016 | 5.5% |
| February 2016 | 6.8% |
| March 2016 | 7.5% |
| April 2016 | 7.2% |
| May 2016 | 6.1% |
| June 2016 | 6.5% |
| July 2016 | 6.4% |
| August 2016 | 7.5% |
| September 2016 | 7.9% |
| October 2016 | 7.2% |
| November 2016 | 5.9% |
| December 2016 | 5.5% |
| January 2017 | 4.9% |
| February 2017 | 4.2% |
| March 2017 | 4% |
| April 2017 | 3.7% |
| May 2017 | 3.9% |
| June 2017 | 3.4% |
| July 2017 | 4.2% |
| August 2017 | 3.5% |
| September 2017 | 3.3% |
| October 2017 | 2.1% |
| November 2017 | 2.2% |
| December 2017 | 2% |
| January 2018 | 1.2% |
| February 2018 | -0.4% |
| March 2018 | -2.7% |
| April 2018 | -5.2% |
| May 2018 | -9% |
| June 2018 | -10.4% |
| July 2018 | -12% |
| August 2018 | -11.9% |
| September 2018 | -12.1% |
| October 2018 | -11% |
| November 2018 | -11.2% |
| December 2018 | -9.8% |
| January 2019 | -8.8% |
| February 2019 | -7.7% |
| March 2019 | -4.9% |
| April 2019 | -3.3% |
| May 2019 | 1.5% |
| June 2019 | 3.3% |
| July 2019 | 4.3% |
| August 2019 | 4.1% |
| September 2019 | 3.7% |
| October 2019 | 3.7% |
| November 2019 | 3.1% |
| December 2019 | 2% |
| January 2020 | 1.1% |
| February 2020 | 1% |
| March 2020 | 1.2% |
| April 2020 | 1.5% |
| May 2020 | 1.4% |
| June 2020 | 1.4% |
| July 2020 | 0.5% |
| August 2020 | -0.4% |
| September 2020 | -1.1% |
| October 2020 | -1.8% |
| November 2020 | -1.1% |
| December 2020 | -1.2% |
| January 2021 | -1.1% |
| February 2021 | -1.5% |
| March 2021 | -1.8% |
| April 2021 | -3.1% |
| May 2021 | -3.7% |
| June 2021 | -4.9% |
| July 2021 | -6.1% |
| August 2021 | -6% |
| September 2021 | -5.6% |
| October 2021 | -4.8% |
| November 2021 | -4.3% |
| December 2021 | -3.5% |
| January 2022 | -2.9% |
| February 2022 | -2.9% |
| March 2022 | -1.2% |
| April 2022 | 0.4% |
| May 2022 | 3.6% |
| June 2022 | 4.3% |
| July 2022 | 4.4% |
| August 2022 | 6.1% |
| September 2022 | 7.8% |
| October 2022 | 8.7% |
| November 2022 | 9.7% |
| December 2022 | 10.2% |
| January 2023 | 11% |
| February 2023 | 11.8% |
| March 2023 | 13.5% |
| April 2023 | 14.9% |
| May 2023 | 15.8% |
| June 2023 | 15.4% |
| July 2023 | 14.4% |
| August 2023 | 13.4% |
| September 2023 | 12% |
| October 2023 | 11.5% |
| November 2023 | 10.9% |
| December 2023 | 10.9% |
| January 2024 | 10.6% |
| February 2024 | 9.9% |
| March 2024 | 9.5% |
| April 2024 | 9.3% |
| May 2024 | 9.5% |
| June 2024 | 9.3% |
| July 2024 | 7.6% |
| August 2024 | 8.5% |
| September 2024 | 7.5% |
| October 2024 | 9.3% |
| November 2024 | 10.5% |
| December 2024 | 10% |
| January 2025 | 11.8% |
| February 2025 | 10.3% |
| March 2025 | 10.4% |
| April 2025 | 10.2% |
| May 2025 | 7.9% |
| June 2025 | 6.9% |
| July 2025 | 6.2% |
| August 2025 | 6.3% |
| September 2025 | 6.2% |
| October 2025 | 5.7% |
| November 2025 | 3.9% |
| December 2025 | 2.3% |
| January 2026 | 1.2% |
| February 2026 | 0.5% |
| March 2026 | -0.1% |
| April 2026 | -0.9% |
| May 2026 | -0.6% |
| June 2026 | 0.2% |
| July 2026 | 1.5% |
The chart as a table
| Period | Average private rent a month |
|---|---|
| January 2015 | £1,884 |
| February 2015 | £1,874 |
| March 2015 | £1,877 |
| April 2015 | £1,887 |
| May 2015 | £1,898 |
| June 2015 | £1,909 |
| July 2015 | £1,909 |
| August 2015 | £1,903 |
| September 2015 | £2,983 |
| October 2015 | £4,271 |
| November 2015 | £3,053 |
| December 2015 | £3,073 |
| January 2016 | £3,092 |
| February 2016 | £3,119 |
| March 2016 | £3,135 |
| April 2016 | £3,159 |
| May 2016 | £4,444 |
| June 2016 | £3,167 |
| July 2016 | £3,178 |
| August 2016 | £3,206 |
| September 2016 | £3,233 |
| October 2016 | £3,243 |
| November 2016 | £2,067 |
| December 2016 | £3,255 |
| January 2017 | £2,073 |
| February 2017 | £2,076 |
| March 2017 | £2,085 |
| April 2017 | £2,094 |
| May 2017 | £2,098 |
| June 2017 | £2,089 |
| July 2017 | £2,109 |
| August 2017 | £2,122 |
| September 2017 | £2,137 |
| October 2017 | £2,121 |
| November 2017 | £2,127 |
| December 2017 | £2,127 |
| January 2018 | £2,117 |
| February 2018 | £2,089 |
| March 2018 | £4,487 |
| April 2018 | £1,997 |
| May 2018 | £2,993 |
| June 2018 | £2,924 |
| July 2018 | £2,917 |
| August 2018 | £4,142 |
| September 2018 | £2,503 |
| October 2018 | £2,497 |
| November 2018 | £2,949 |
| December 2018 | £2,525 |
| January 2019 | £2,991 |
| February 2019 | £1,928 |
| March 2019 | £3,006 |
| April 2019 | £2,553 |
| May 2019 | £1,944 |
| June 2019 | £1,949 |
| July 2019 | £1,967 |
| August 2019 | £1,981 |
| September 2019 | £3,057 |
| October 2019 | £1,981 |
| November 2019 | £1,974 |
| December 2019 | £1,975 |
| January 2020 | £1,972 |
| February 2020 | £1,974 |
| March 2020 | £4,291 |
| April 2020 | £3,053 |
| May 2020 | £3,060 |
| June 2020 | £4,313 |
| July 2020 | £1,989 |
| August 2020 | £1,981 |
| September 2020 | £1,969 |
| October 2020 | £3,010 |
| November 2020 | £2,548 |
| December 2020 | £1,947 |
| January 2021 | £1,943 |
| February 2021 | £1,933 |
| March 2021 | £1,928 |
| April 2021 | £2,957 |
| May 2021 | £4,154 |
| June 2021 | £4,104 |
| July 2021 | £2,870 |
| August 2021 | £4,076 |
| September 2021 | £4,083 |
| October 2021 | £4,105 |
| November 2021 | £1,837 |
| December 2021 | £2,895 |
| January 2022 | £1,849 |
| February 2022 | £4,231 |
| March 2022 | £2,951 |
| April 2022 | £4,282 |
| May 2022 | £4,305 |
| June 2022 | £2,512 |
| July 2022 | £1,929 |
| August 2022 | £4,447 |
| September 2022 | £1,977 |
| October 2022 | £4,536 |
| November 2022 | £2,014 |
| December 2022 | £4,622 |
| January 2023 | £2,052 |
| February 2023 | £4,716 |
| March 2023 | £2,118 |
| April 2023 | £4,877 |
| May 2023 | £4,930 |
| June 2023 | £4,952 |
| July 2023 | £2,206 |
| August 2023 | £2,214 |
| September 2023 | £2,214 |
| October 2023 | £2,222 |
| November 2023 | £2,234 |
| December 2023 | £2,253 |
| January 2024 | £2,269 |
| February 2024 | £2,282 |
| March 2024 | £2,318 |
| April 2024 | £5,255 |
| May 2024 | £3,739 |
| June 2024 | £3,749 |
| July 2024 | £3,762 |
| August 2024 | £3,769 |
| September 2024 | £3,789 |
| October 2024 | £5,384 |
| November 2024 | £5,468 |
| December 2024 | £3,945 |
| January 2025 | £3,978 |
| February 2025 | £3,997 |
| March 2025 | £3,991 |
| April 2025 | £4,018 |
| May 2025 | £3,361 |
| June 2025 | £2,566 |
| July 2025 | £5,546 |
| August 2025 | £3,973 |
| September 2025 | £3,991 |
| October 2025 | £3,995 |
| November 2025 | £3,994 |
| December 2025 | £4,014 |
| January 2026 | £2,592 |
| February 2026 | £3,363 |
| March 2026 | £2,572 |
| April 2026 | £2,571 |
| May 2026 | £2,567 |
| June 2026 | £2,572 |
| July 2026 | £5,555 |
By category, 12 months to June 2026
| Category | Offences | Previous 12 months | Change | Per 1,000 | England & Wales per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5,136 | 5,114 | ▲ 0.4% | 35.2 | 34.7 |
| Anti-social behaviour (not a crime) | 4,994 | 4,993 | ▲ 0.0% | 34.3 | 15.3 |
| Shoplifting | 3,261 | 2,744 | ▲ 18.8% | 22.4 | 8.3 |
| Other theft | 2,852 | 3,132 | ▼ 8.9% | 19.6 | 6.5 |
| Vehicle crime | 2,116 | 2,472 | ▼ 14.4% | 14.5 | 5.0 |
| Theft from the person | 1,744 | 2,420 | ▼ 27.9% | 12.0 | 1.7 |
| Public order | 1,320 | 1,199 | ▲ 10.1% | 9.1 | 6.8 |
| Burglary | 1,199 | 1,387 | ▼ 13.6% | 8.2 | 3.6 |
| Drugs | 1,181 | 921 | ▲ 28.2% | 8.1 | 3.4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 867 | 1,118 | ▼ 22.5% | 5.9 | 6.9 |
| Robbery | 518 | 722 | ▼ 28.3% | 3.6 | 1.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 335 | 371 | ▼ 9.7% | 2.3 | 0.8 |
| Other crime | 172 | 202 | ▼ 14.9% | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Possession of weapons | 120 | 125 | ▼ 4.0% | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Violent crime | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Important caveat
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded-crime rate does not mean an area is more dangerous. Rates depend on how much crime is reported and recorded, on the number of visitors and commuters who are not counted in the resident population, and on the policing priorities of the force. Anti-social behaviour incidents are shown separately because they are not recorded crimes.
Source
- Data
- data.police.uk street-level crime archive (Home Office). Offences are placed at anonymised snap points and assigned to 2021 Lower Layer Super Output Areas, which are mapped to local authorities using the ONS Open Geography lookup.
- Population
- ONS mid-year population estimates for England and Wales, mid-2025 edition, local authority level; force populations are the sum of their local authorities.
- Geography
- E09000020 · force Metropolitan Police Service (E23000001)
- Rate
- offences in the 12 months ÷ resident population × 1,000, rounded to one decimal place.
- Method
- Methodology