Metropolitan Police/Crime in Metropolitan Police

Crime in Metropolitan Police

Recorded crime across Metropolitan Police's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 8,881,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

86,692Crimes recorded

9.8Rate per 1,000

4 of 41National rank

5mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

86,692

Crime rate per 1,000

9.8 per 1,000 people

National ranking

4 of 41 (25% above average)

Month-on-month

-4.7%

Year-on-year

-0.3% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (25.4%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 202384,893 crimes

Mar 202396,880 crimes

+14.1% vs previous month

Apr 202389,568 crimes

-7.5% vs previous month

May 202396,861 crimes

+8.1% vs previous month

Jun 2023107,767 crimes

+11.3% vs previous month

Jul 2023100,249 crimes

-7.0% vs previous month

Aug 202395,008 crimes

-5.2% vs previous month

Sept 202396,725 crimes

+1.8% vs previous month

Oct 2023109,705 crimes

+13.4% vs previous month

Nov 202397,580 crimes

-11.1% vs previous month

Dec 202394,124 crimes

-3.5% vs previous month

Jan 202492,083 crimes

-2.2% vs previous month

Feb 202490,775 crimes

-1.4% vs previous month

Mar 202491,591 crimes

+0.9% vs previous month

Apr 202490,128 crimes

-1.6% vs previous month

May 202497,077 crimes

+7.7% vs previous month

Jun 202496,735 crimes

-0.4% vs previous month

Jul 2024100,241 crimes

+3.6% vs previous month

Aug 202497,529 crimes

-2.7% vs previous month

Sept 202493,981 crimes

-3.6% vs previous month

Oct 2024100,785 crimes

+7.2% vs previous month

Nov 202498,011 crimes

-2.8% vs previous month

Dec 202491,065 crimes

-7.1% vs previous month

Jan 202586,952 crimes

-4.5% vs previous month

Feb 202583,660 crimes

-3.8% vs previous month

Mar 202593,571 crimes

+11.8% vs previous month

Apr 202593,211 crimes

-0.4% vs previous month

May 202599,386 crimes

+6.6% vs previous month

Jun 2025100,914 crimes

+1.5% vs previous month

Jul 2025106,677 crimes

+5.7% vs previous month

Aug 202599,050 crimes

-7.1% vs previous month

Sept 202593,280 crimes

-5.8% vs previous month

Oct 202598,545 crimes

+5.6% vs previous month

Nov 202594,209 crimes

-4.4% vs previous month

Dec 202590,961 crimes

-3.4% vs previous month

Jan 202686,692 crimes

-4.7% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
22,011 (25.4%)
2
Anti-social behaviour
16,284 (18.8%)
3
Other theft
7,505 (8.7%)
4
Vehicle crime
6,621 (7.6%)
5
Shoplifting
6,457 (7.4%)
6
Theft from person
5,825 (6.7%)
7
Drugs
4,431 (5.1%)
8
Burglary
4,255 (4.9%)
9
Criminal damage and arson
4,230 (4.9%)
10
Public order
4,229 (4.9%)
11
Robbery
2,425 (2.8%)
12
Other crime
1,050 (1.2%)
13
Bicycle theft
844 (1.0%)
14
Possession of weapons
525 (0.6%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	86,692	-4.7%	22,011	16,284	4,255	6,621	6,457	4,431	2,425	4,229
Dec 2025	90,961	-3.4%	22,383	16,704	4,163	6,407	6,712	4,411	2,553	4,541
Nov 2025	94,209	-4.4%	22,610	18,152	4,391	7,126	6,761	4,521	2,695	4,704
Oct 2025	98,545	+5.6%	23,655	20,793	4,249	7,424	7,166	4,710	2,570	5,197
Sept 2025	93,280	-5.8%	22,343	18,753	3,972	7,254	7,297	4,515	2,503	5,156
Aug 2025	99,050	-7.1%	22,950	22,546	3,920	6,765	8,037	5,029	2,607	5,423
Jul 2025	106,677	+5.7%	25,800	24,310	3,774	7,026	7,903	4,869	2,822	6,065
Jun 2025	100,914	+1.5%	24,458	22,434	3,618	6,864	7,531	4,556	2,749	5,566
May 2025	99,386	+6.6%	23,231	21,562	3,814	7,124	7,813	4,946	2,748	4,934
Apr 2025	93,211	-0.4%	21,617	19,454	3,629	6,761	7,000	4,602	2,598	4,457
Mar 2025	93,571	+11.8%	22,229	18,875	3,970	7,079	6,999	4,024	2,576	4,536
Feb 2025	83,660	-3.8%	19,161	15,246	3,739	7,097	6,697	3,726	2,454	3,745
Jan 2025	86,952	-4.5%	19,678	16,138	4,445	7,278	6,858	4,116	2,457	3,978
Dec 2024	91,065	-7.1%	21,056	15,900	4,761	7,103	6,558	3,926	2,716	3,986
Nov 2024	98,011	-2.8%	21,219	18,300	4,597	7,851	7,819	4,218	2,892	4,476
Oct 2024	100,785	+7.2%	21,762	20,330	4,589	8,234	8,107	4,019	3,074	4,840
Sept 2024	93,981	-3.6%	21,118	19,409	4,087	7,625	7,813	3,719	2,710	4,636
Aug 2024	97,529	-2.7%	21,016	22,161	4,190	7,807	8,023	3,094	2,675	4,993
Jul 2024	100,241	+3.6%	22,395	22,507	4,170	7,908	7,862	2,913	2,649	5,123
Jun 2024	96,735	-0.4%	21,600	21,979	3,869	7,853	6,713	2,721	2,745	4,864
May 2024	97,077	+7.7%	21,744	22,124	3,986	8,407	6,885	2,785	2,978	4,786
Apr 2024	90,128	-1.6%	19,269	18,221	4,215	8,451	6,738	2,503	2,560	4,145
Mar 2024	91,591	+0.9%	20,186	18,015	4,618	8,410	5,885	2,595	2,740	4,266
Feb 2024	90,775	-1.4%	21,232	16,945	4,388	8,070	5,274	2,729	2,678	4,423
Jan 2024	92,083	-2.2%	21,846	16,514	5,115	9,053	5,075	2,733	2,971	4,193
Dec 2023	94,124	-3.5%	22,756	16,337	5,017	8,517	4,696	2,448	3,206	4,606
Nov 2023	97,580	-11.1%	22,273	17,679	4,718	9,211	4,808	2,727	3,172	4,986
Oct 2023	109,705	+13.4%	25,362	20,045	5,301	11,096	5,731	3,221	3,073	5,688
Sept 2023	96,725	+1.8%	22,629	21,204	4,573	9,063	4,877	3,018	2,648	5,008
Aug 2023	95,008	-5.2%	21,773	20,616	4,673	8,504	5,346	3,398	2,427	4,632
Jul 2023	100,249	-7.0%	23,494	21,744	4,532	8,566	5,255	3,288	2,662	5,135
Jun 2023	107,767	+11.3%	26,182	21,945	4,739	9,199	5,553	3,536	2,905	5,829
May 2023	96,861	+8.1%	22,753	20,203	4,455	8,740	4,841	3,061	2,715	5,055
Apr 2023	89,568	-7.5%	20,881	17,334	4,321	8,294	4,687	2,974	2,639	4,757
Mar 2023	96,880	+14.1%	22,672	16,391	5,196	9,723	4,980	3,358	2,856	5,258
Feb 2023	84,893	—	19,803	14,526	4,652	8,656	3,971	3,033	2,802	4,331