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City of London Police: crime to court

Follow the official figures for this police force area from recorded crime, to police outcome, to court, to reoffending. Official aggregate statistics only. No individuals.
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8,731
crimes recorded by City of London Police, year ending March 2026 (excluding fraud)
-4.9% vs year ending March 2025 (9,184)
Source: Police recorded crime open data Police Force Area tables, year ending March 2013 onwards (Home Office, published 23 July 2026) · file
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12.2%
of those crimes resulted in a charge or summons (so far)
1,067 charged/summonsed · outcomes as at the July 2026 data extraction
Source: Outcomes open data, year ending March 2026 (Home Office, published 23 July 2026) · file
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44.0%
proven reoffending rate (adults and children, 12-month cohort)
Cohort Oct 2023 to Sep 2024: 25 offenders
Source: Proven reoffending statistics: July to September 2024 — geographical data (CSV) (Ministry of Justice, published 30 July 2026) · file · 12-month cohort from the geographical data tool
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1. Crime recorded by the police

City of London Police: YE March 2026
City of London Police: YE March 2026Ranking chart drawn from the table below, which holds the exact figures.Theft offencesTheft offences: 5,2805,280Violence against the pViolence against the person: 1,3551,355Public order offencesPublic order offences: 644644Drug offencesDrug offences: 565565Criminal damage and arCriminal damage and arson: 308308RobberyRobbery: 250250Sexual offencesSexual offences: 149149Miscellaneous crimes aMiscellaneous crimes against society: 122122Possession of weapons Possession of weapons offences: 5858
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Offence groupYE March 2025YE March 2026Change
Theft offences5,5025,280-4.0%
Violence against the person1,4361,355-5.6%
Public order offences697644-7.6%
Drug offences576565-1.9%
Criminal damage and arson373308-17.4%
Robbery161250+55.3%
Sexual offences202149-26.2%
Miscellaneous crimes against society161122-24.2%
Possession of weapons offences7658-23.7%
Source: Police recorded crime open data Police Force Area tables, year ending March 2013 onwards (Home Office, published 23 July 2026) · file · Financial years April to March. Fraud is recorded centrally by Action Fraud and is excluded.

2. What happened to those crimes

City of London Police: Share
City of London Police: ShareRanking chart drawn from the table below, which holds the exact figures.Investigation completeInvestigation complete – no suspect identified: 53.4%53.4%Evidential difficultieEvidential difficulties (victim does not support action): 14.8%14.8%Charged/SummonsedCharged/Summonsed: 12.2%12.2%Evidential difficultieEvidential difficulties (suspect identified; victim supports action): 7.9%7.9%Not yet assigned an ouNot yet assigned an outcome: 7.1%7.1%Out-of-court (informalOut-of-court (informal): 2.7%2.7%Prosecution prevented Prosecution prevented or not in the public interest: 0.6%0.6%Further investigation Further investigation to support formal action not in the public interest – police decision: 0.5%0.5%Out-of-court (formal)Out-of-court (formal): 0.4%0.4%Diversionary, educatioDiversionary, educational or intervention activity, resulting from the crime report, has been undertaken and it is not in the public interest to take any further action.: 0.3%0.3%Responsibility for furResponsibility for further investigation transferred to another body: 0.1%0.1%
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Police outcome (Home Office group)CrimesShare
Investigation complete – no suspect identified4,66053.4%
Evidential difficulties (victim does not support action)1,29114.8%
Charged/Summonsed1,06712.2%
Evidential difficulties (suspect identified; victim supports action)6877.9%
Not yet assigned an outcome6217.1%
Out-of-court (informal)2372.7%
Prosecution prevented or not in the public interest560.6%
Further investigation to support formal action not in the public interest – police decision450.5%
Out-of-court (formal)310.4%
Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, resulting from the crime report, has been undertaken and it is not in the public interest to take any further action.270.3%
Responsibility for further investigation transferred to another body90.1%
Source: Outcomes open data, year ending March 2026 (Home Office, published 23 July 2026) · file · Outcomes assigned to crimes recorded in year ending March 2026, as at the time of extraction. More charges are added as investigations finish.

3. In court

MoJ publishes court outcomes for this area combined with another force area (City of London is included with the Metropolitan Police; British Transport Police cases fall under the area where they were heard).

Source: Criminal Justice Statistics quarterly: March 2026 — Outcomes by Offence (csv) (MoJ, published 30 July 2026)

4. Reoffending

GroupOffenders in cohortReoffendedRate
Adult251144.0%
Source: Proven reoffending statistics: July to September 2024 — geographical data (CSV) (Ministry of Justice, published 30 July 2026) · file · Cohort Oct 2023 to Sep 2024. Proven reoffending within one year (plus six months for court processing).

Latest month: August 2026

City of London Police: Share (top 12 of 13)
City of London Police: Share (top 12 of 13)Ranking chart drawn from the table below, which holds the exact figures.Other theftOther theft: 24.3%24.3%Theft from the personTheft from the person: 16.9%16.9%Violence and sexual ofViolence and sexual offences: 15.0%15.0%ShopliftingShoplifting: 12.6%12.6%Public orderPublic order: 7.6%7.6%BurglaryBurglary: 7.0%7.0%Bicycle theftBicycle theft: 5.5%5.5%RobberyRobbery: 3.8%3.8%DrugsDrugs: 2.9%2.9%Criminal damage and arCriminal damage and arson: 1.8%1.8%Vehicle crimeVehicle crime: 1.0%1.0%Other crimeOther crime: 0.9%0.9%
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Crime type (police.uk)August 2026Share
Other theft19124.3%
Theft from the person13316.9%
Violence and sexual offences11815.0%
Shoplifting9912.6%
Public order607.6%
Burglary557.0%
Bicycle theft435.5%
Robbery303.8%
Drugs232.9%
Criminal damage and arson141.8%
Vehicle crime81.0%
Other crime70.9%
Possession of weapons40.5%

Also 8 anti-social behaviour incidents, which are not recorded crimes.

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime and outcomes, August 2026 (Home Office / police forces (data.police.uk), monthly archive 2026-08) · file · Street-level records counted by category; anti-social behaviour shown separately. Outcome counts below relate to crimes from earlier months updated in this month.
City of London Police: Count
City of London Police: CountRanking chart drawn from the table below, which holds the exact figures.Investigation completeInvestigation complete; no suspect identified: 400400Unable to prosecute suUnable to prosecute suspect: 150150Suspect chargedSuspect charged: 9090Local resolutionLocal resolution: 1212Formal action is not iFormal action is not in the public interest: 66Offender given a cautiOffender given a caution: 33
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Outcome updated in August 2026Count
Investigation complete; no suspect identified400
Unable to prosecute suspect150
Suspect charged90
Local resolution12
Formal action is not in the public interest6
Offender given a caution3

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