Theft in London: risk map & statistics

In the last 12 months police recorded 303,865 theft and vandalism incidents in London — about 833 a day. Risk score 32/100 (Medium risk).

303,865

Police-recorded incidents, last 12 months

833

per day

32/100

Risk score · Medium risk

-6%

August 2026: 28,716 incidents, -6% on the previous month

What gets stolen

Bikes10,036

Phones55,150

Vehicles44,417

Other theft175,860

Vandalism18,402

Monthly trend

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Streets with the most incidents

Locations as published by the police, anonymised to the nearest street or landmark.

1.Hills Place886
2.Dering Street684
3.John Prince's Street587
4.Brixton555
5.Dearsley Road547
6.Borough High Street517
7.Red Place504
8.Walworth Place491
9.High Street487
10.Argyll Street411

London boroughs

#	Area	Incidents (12 months)	Risk
1	Westminster	39,839	57· High risk
2	Southwark	20,283	46· Medium risk
3	Camden	19,040	49· Medium risk
4	Newham	17,491	42· Medium risk
5	Lambeth	16,727	45· Medium risk
6	Tower Hamlets	16,438	48· Medium risk
7	Islington	15,217	50· High risk
8	Hackney	13,833	47· Medium risk
9	Lewisham	10,719	37· Medium risk
10	Croydon	10,163	27· Medium risk
11	Kensington and Chelsea	9,991	48· Medium risk
12	Wandsworth	8,872	35· Medium risk
13	Barnet	8,085	24· Low risk
14	Hammersmith and Fulham	8,006	42· Medium risk
15	Waltham Forest	7,932	33· Medium risk
16	Greenwich	7,898	31· Medium risk
17	Haringey	7,649	35· Medium risk
18	Enfield	7,393	24· Low risk
19	Brent	5,933	29· Medium risk
20	Hounslow	5,633	25· Medium risk
21	City of London	5,437	57· High risk
22	Hillingdon	5,270	17· Low risk
23	Barking and Dagenham	4,435	27· Medium risk
24	Redbridge	4,430	22· Low risk
25	Ealing	4,428	23· Low risk
26	Havering	4,058	14· Low risk
27	Merton	3,702	25· Medium risk
28	Sutton	3,501	23· Low risk
29	Harrow	3,239	20· Low risk
30	Kingston upon Thames	2,747	22· Low risk
31	Richmond upon Thames	2,274	15· Low risk
32	Bromley	1,648	1· Low risk
33	Bexley	1,554	10· Low risk

Compare with other areas

#	Area	Incidents (12 months)	Risk
1	London	303,865	32· Medium risk
2	Bristol	10,231	48· Medium risk
3	Nottingham	9,517	47· Medium risk
4	Leeds	9,435	47· Medium risk
5	Birmingham	9,092	46· Medium risk
6	Cardiff	7,584	44· Medium risk
7	Leicester	7,151	44· Medium risk
8	Liverpool	6,318	43· Medium risk
9	Brighton	6,239	42· Medium risk
10	Belfast	6,213	42· Medium risk
11	Sheffield	5,787	42· Medium risk
12	Southampton	5,587	41· Medium risk
13	Newcastle	5,133	40· Medium risk
14	Coventry	4,624	39· Medium risk
15	Doncaster	4,573	39· Medium risk
16	Middlesbrough	4,546	39· Medium risk
17	Reading	4,510	39· Medium risk
18	Northampton	4,198	38· Medium risk
19	Southend	4,163	38· Medium risk
20	Derby	4,150	38· Medium risk
21	Cambridge	4,149	38· Medium risk
22	Plymouth	3,814	37· Medium risk
23	Norwich	3,746	37· Medium risk
24	Luton	3,731	37· Medium risk
25	Blackpool	3,711	37· Medium risk
26	Newport	3,590	36· Medium risk
27	Milton Keynes	3,473	36· Medium risk
28	Wolverhampton	3,385	36· Medium risk
29	Slough	3,149	35· Medium risk
30	Ipswich	3,139	35· Medium risk
31	York	3,114	35· Medium risk
32	Sunderland	3,053	35· Medium risk
33	Oxford	3,034	35· Medium risk
34	Canterbury	2,925	34· Medium risk
35	Rotherham	2,822	34· Medium risk
36	Wakefield	2,818	34· Medium risk
37	Peterborough	2,816	34· Medium risk
38	Bath	2,742	33· Medium risk
39	Exeter	2,736	33· Medium risk
40	Swansea	2,726	33· Medium risk
41	Lincoln	2,726	33· Medium risk
42	Hastings	2,691	33· Medium risk
43	Worcester	2,663	33· Medium risk
44	Huddersfield	2,552	33· Medium risk
45	Chelmsford	2,486	32· Medium risk
46	Swindon	2,451	32· Medium risk
47	Bournemouth	2,364	32· Medium risk
48	Stoke-on-Trent	2,351	32· Medium risk
49	Barnsley	2,320	32· Medium risk
50	Basildon	2,281	31· Medium risk
51	Portsmouth	2,215	31· Medium risk
52	Wrexham	2,205	31· Medium risk
53	Colchester	2,184	31· Medium risk
54	Blackburn	2,159	31· Medium risk
55	Crawley	2,147	31· Medium risk
56	Maidstone	2,033	30· Medium risk
57	Taunton	2,018	30· Medium risk
58	Chester	1,793	29· Medium risk
59	Torquay	1,544	27· Medium risk
60	Warrington	1,501	27· Medium risk
61	Derry	1,281	25· Medium risk
62	Salisbury	1,110	24· Low risk

Source: UK Police open data (data.police.uk), street-level records. Updated monthly with a lag of about two months. Police categories are mapped to theft types by Ronda.