Crime in City of London
How much crime is recorded in City of London, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- City of London
- Region
- London
- Population
- 15,111 (2024)
City of LondonCity · Greater London
How safe is City of London
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in City of London, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2023.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.