"Around 949,420 crimes had been reported to the Met and City of London Police, with only the latter force seeing a year-on-year reduction of five per cent. The city saw 101 homicides (down six per cent), 65,215 violence with injury offences (down 14 per cent), 27,344 sexual offences (up 11 per cent), 33,752 robberies (down four per cent), 465,085 thefts (down four per cent), 33,491 burglaries (down eight per cent) and 96,227 shoplifting reports (up 37 per cent)."
"Croydon (3,214) had the highest number of violence with injuries (ranging from actual bodily harm to life-threatening assaults) in year to June 2025, followed by Westminster (3,006), Lambeth (2,788), Newham 2,671), Brent 2,592, Greenwich (2,588), Lewisham (2,546), Southwark (2,532), Ealing (2,529) and Tower Hamlets (2,516). Richmond-upon-Thames (781) had the fewest number of violence with injury offences, followed by Kingston upon Thames (875), Merton (1,120), Harrow (1,207) and Sutton (1,296)."
"According to City Hall, the number of murders committed in the first nine months of 2025 was lower than any year since monthly homicide records began in 2003. Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan added there were 1,154 fewer knife crime offences in the 12 months to August 2025 - a seven per cent drop and 10 per cent reduction in hospital admissions of under-25s for knife assaults. This has led to thousands of arrests and the seizure of stockpiles of deadly weapons."
51,527 knife crime offences were recorded across England and Wales in the 12 months to June, with 15,689 of them in London. London recorded 15,707 knife offences the previous year, producing no percentage change according to the ONS. Around 949,420 crimes were reported to the Met and City of London Police, with only the City of London seeing a five per cent year-on-year reduction. City statistics show falls in homicides and many violent and theft offences, while sexual offences and shoplifting rose markedly. Borough-level data identify Croydon as having the most violence with injury offences and Richmond-upon-Thames the fewest. City Hall reported the first nine months of 2025 had the lowest murder count since monthly records began in 2003, and City figures show 1,154 fewer knife offences to August 2025 alongside a ten per cent drop in under-25 hospital admissions for knife assaults. Thousands of arrests were made and stockpiles of weapons were seized. ONS commentary describes the overall data as painting a mixed picture with falls in homicide and offences involving knives and guns over the past year.
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