Number of violent crimes in London 2015-2023

There were over 242,084 violent crime offences recorded by the Police in London in 2022/23 a slight decrease when compared with the previous reporting year. From a low of 186,488 violent crimes in 2015/16, violent crime has increased in almost every tear, with the exception of the the most recent year, and the 2020/21 reporting year.

Overall offences also rising

The overall crime figures for London also show a trend of increasing crime in the UK capital, reaching 912.76 thousand crime offences by 2019/20. These include homicides and knife crime offences which both experienced a year-on-year increase in 2019/20.

Funds rising again

The amount budgeted for the Metropolitan Police by the Mayor of London for 2020/21 was 3.89 billion British pounds, the highest figure since 2012/13 when it was 3.62 billion. If this will be enough to reverse the trend of rising crime or continue increasing police officers numbers in London remains to be seen.