Crime statistics released by the Metropolitan Police have shed light on which parts of London have recorded the highest levels of crime in 2025 so far.
According to the latest data, there have been a total of 692,579 offences recorded by the Met Police officers across the capital between January and September of this year.
Whereas theft remains the most commonly recorded crime of 2025, other prominent crimes include violence against another person, violence, and public order offences.
There were also over 35,567 instances of burglary, 20,922 sexual offences, and 4,541 cases of possession of a weapon.
While these numbers may appear high, they actually mark a 1.1% decrease from the previous 12 months and a 4.4% drop in September alone compared to August.
What’s more, among a population of roughly 10 million inhabitants, these numbers make up less than 7% of the capital’s total population.
The figures also vary depending on different parts of London, with some boroughs recording higher levels of offences compared to others.
So here are the London areas have recorded the highest numbers of crimes across the first nine months of this year:
1. Westminster
Home to the Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square and various popular shops and retailers, Westminster is a tourist hotspot where tens of thousands of people cross through every single day.
Given its populous nature as well as regular policing, this may explain why Westminster recorded the highest levels of offences so far this year.
Westminster has seen 61,734 incidents of crime since January with the common crime being theft with 37,504 incidents.
Violence was next on the list with 8,353, alongside 1,954 drug offences in this time and 2,546 cases of robbery.
2. Camden
Camden is another area frequently visited by tourists, and ranked second on the Met Police’s list with 30,845 incidents. Another place that boasts countless markets, shops, bars and tourist attractions, it should come as no surprise what type of offence ranked highest here too.
The most commonly reported offence in the area was theft with 15,252 reports, as well as 5,415 incidents of violence and 746 reports of sexual offences.
3. Newham
Newham is in third place, with 29,995 reported incidents of crime.
Located near Canary Wharf in East London, the most common types of crime recorded here include theft, violence and drug offences.
4. Southwark
Heading south of the river, Southwark is in fourth spot with 29,832 reports of crime since January.
Again, the most common crime reported was theft with 11,862 reports. There were also 6,744 reports of violence against a person in that time, 1,552 drug offences, 1,546 public order offences and 1,455 reports of arson and criminal damage.
5. Lambeth
Lambeth is the fifth most criminally active borough, according to the data, with 28,561 crime incidents.
Theft again was the most commonly reported crime, closely followed by violence against a person with 7,104 reports.
