London Crime Rates by Ward and Financial Year, 2013 Onwards

Crime rates per thousand population for notifiable offences in the Metropolitan Police area, grouped by broad crime category and financial year for wards. The data is published by the Greater London Authority and was last updated on 2026-07-08. Ward-level rates are calculated using GLA 2012-based population projections, with totals for London including offences not geocoded to a ward.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in broad crime categories over time based on financial year data.
• Compare relative crime rates between different London wards based on population-adjusted figures.
• Model the impact of ward boundary changes in 2014 for Hackney, Kensington and Chelsea, and Tower Hamlets.
• Assess data consistency for fraud offences during the transition to Action Fraud recording from 2011 to 2013.

Strengths

• Rates are calculated per thousand population using constrained GLA 2012-based projections.
• Includes methodological notes on boundary changes and fraud recording transitions.
• Covers all notifiable offences in the Metropolitan Police area, excluding the City of London.

Limitations

• Ward data should not be aggregated to borough or London totals as less than 5% of crimes are not geocoded to a ward.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Greater London Authority

Collection Method

Confirmed reports of notifiable offences from the Metropolitan Police, geocoded to wards where possible.

Time Range

Financial year data, with notes on changes from 2013/14.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:33.734923; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Wards within the Metropolitan Police area of London, excluding the City of London.