Moped crime in London 2021

In 2017 the number of moped or motorcycle crime offences committed soared to almost 24,000 compared with just 365 in 2011. The surge in moped crime is one of the most widely reported aspects of increasing crime in London in recent years. This type of crime was reduced to just under 14,300 in 2018, and to around 9,200 in 2019.

Number of moped enabled crime offences in London from 2011 to 2021

Characteristic	Number of offences
2011	365
2012	855
2013	1,637
2014	1,060
2015	4,677
2016	9,093
2017	23,909
2018	14,297
2019	9,195
2020	6,694
2021*	3,803

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August 2021

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United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

January 1, 2011 to July 31, 2021

Supplementary notes

Figures from the Metropolitan Police only, this does not cover the one square mile covered by the City of London Police. Data prior to 2013 taken from a previous report.

*As of July 31, 2021

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