Crime rate in London 2015-2022

The crime rate in London was 92.8 crime offences per thousand people for the period April 2021 to March 2022, the lowest crime rate reported in the provided time period. Between 2015/16 and 2019/20 the crime rate in the UK capital increased in every reporting year, with the sudden drop seen in the 2019/20 reporting year likely due to the Coronavirus pandemic causing a sharp reduction in certain types of crime such as robbery and theft.

 Over 912 thousand crimes in 2019/20

  Compared with 2013/14 there were around 211 thousand more crimes in 2019/20, a total of just over 912 thousand offences overall. Homicide offences accounted for 145 of these crimes in 2019/20, one of the worst years for homicides in London.

 Is rising crime linked to police cuts?  

   The recent rise in crime in London has happened alongside a decline in both personnel and funding for the London Metropolitan Police. Compared with 2010 for example, there are around 3.2 thousand fewer police officers in 2020, while annual funding reached around 3.89 million British pounds by 2019/20.