Sir Sadiq Khan has admitted there is a “long way to go” when it comes to fighting crime in London, despite figures suggesting a potential drop in some serious offences.<\/p>\n
The mayor says new City Hall data shows knife crime dropped by 19% between April and June this year compared with the same period last year, while the number of residential burglaries, personal thefts and personal robberies also fell.<\/p>\n
However, some offences, such as possession of weapons, rape and drug trafficking, all increased in that period.<\/p>\n
Overall recorded crime has increased by 31.5 % in the Metropolitan Police area of London in the last 10 years, with violent crime increasing by 40%, according to official crime data.<\/a><\/p>\n The data from the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime – which is not yet publicly available – appears to show annual falls in:<\/p>\n The mayor of London said: “The latest figures show robbery, theft, residential burglary and knife crime are down in London, but there’s still a long way to go before I’m satisfied.<\/p>\n “Backed with record funding from City Hall, the Met is putting high-visibility policing at the heart of fighting crime.”<\/p>\n According to the Office for National Statistics, many crimes recorded against people increased between the years ending June 2015 and March 2025, including violence against the person (40%), possession of offensive weapons (23%), sexual offences (75%) and theft from the person (207%).<\/p>\n Reform UK Assembly Member Alex Wilson told the Local Democracy Reporting Service <\/a>: “If Sadiq Khan thinks London is getting more safe, he needs to get out more. <\/p>\n “The idea he points to incremental changes in just a few categories is ridiculous.”<\/p>\n “The long-term trends under Sadiq Khan are clear: knife crime is up, theft is up, shoplifting is up, fare evasion is up, phone thefts at the highest ever seen, and just 2% of burglaries in outer London result in a charge or summons.<\/p>\n The analysis of the figures comes soon after the Metropolitan Police laid out proposals to close almost half of police station front counters in London<\/a> – a move critics said would have a “devastating” impact on Londoners.<\/p>\n\n