Overview of City of London crime rate
Crime rating – high.
City of London ranks 1st out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 11024 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, City of London has a population of 8583. This equates to a crime rate of 1284.4 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 8.84 % compared to previous year. It also puts City of London in 1st position out of the 33 London boroughs.
City of London ranks 1st out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 11024 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, City of London has a population of 8583. This equates to a crime rate of 1284.4 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 8.84 % compared to previous year. It also puts City of London in 1st position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Most common crime types in City of London are Other theft (25.2%) Violence and sexual offences (17.3%) Theft from the person (16.8%) and least common crime types are Vehicle crime (1.6%) Other crime (1.5%) Possession of weapons (0.7%).
There are 1 wards in City of London. Wards with high crime rates are City of London (1284.4)City of London (1284.4) . On the other end, safest wards are City of London (1284.4) City of London (1284.4) .
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City of London crime incidents by crime type
A total of 11024 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Other theft – 2783 (25.2)%
- Violence and sexual offences – 1903 (17.3)%
- Theft from the person – 1850 (16.8)%
- Shoplifting – 1080 (9.8)%
- Public order – 840 (7.6)%
- Drugs – 548 (5.0)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 394 (3.6)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 366 (3.3)%
- Burglary – 350 (3.2)%
- Bicycle theft – 259 (2.3)%
- Robbery – 225 (2.0)%
- Vehicle crime – 179 (1.6)%
- Other crime – 167 (1.5)%
- Possession of weapons – 80 (0.7)%
How does City of London compare against nearby areas ?
City of London ranks 1st when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas City of London is compared against
Crime rates in City of London wards
There are 1 wards within City of London. City of London, City of London has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 1 wards from high crime rate to low.
Analyze trends and crime types for City of London wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under City of London
There are 26 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with City of London. Highest crime rates in EC3V, EC4R, EC4M .
- EC3V – 17796.6
- EC4R – 6097.2
- EC4M – 5970.3
- EC2N – 4652.2
- EC2M – 3563.0
- EC3R – 3438.5
- EC3A – 2853.8
- EC2R – 2853.8
- EC2V – 1964.8
- WC2A – 1958.5
- EC4N – 1872.2
- EC2A – 1662.0
- WC1V – 1650.6
- EC4Y – 1572.2
- EC4V – 1490.1
- EC3N – 1472.2
- EC3M – 1288.1
- EC4A – 782.7
- EC1M – 596.0
- WC1R – 546.5
- EC1A – 468.8
- EC1N – 425.2
- EC1R – 228.9
- EC2Y – 205.9
- E1 – 205.4
- EC1Y – 165.0
Postcode districts in City of London
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