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Metropolitan Police Service: crime to court

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916,963
crimes recorded by Metropolitan Police Service, year ending March 2026 (excluding fraud)
-2.9% vs year ending March 2025 (944,158)
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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6.2%
of those crimes resulted in a charge or summons (so far)
56,411 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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36,268
convictions for indictable and either-way offences (excluding summary offences such as speeding), cases from this police force area, year ending March 2026
All convictions including summary motoring and non-motoring: 202,106
Source: Criminal Justice Statistics quarterly: March 2026 — Outcomes by Offence (csv) (MoJ, published 30 July 2026)
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25.9%
proven reoffending rate (adults and children, 12-month cohort)
Cohort Oct 2023 to Sep 2024: 40,044 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

Metropolitan Police Service: YE March 2026
Metropolitan Police Service: YE March 2026Ranking chart drawn from the table below, which holds the exact figures.Theft offencesTheft offences: 420,791420,791Violence against the pViolence against the person: 249,094249,094Public order offencesPublic order offences: 56,77056,770Criminal damage and arCriminal damage and arson: 55,39255,392Drug offencesDrug offences: 54,23154,231RobberyRobbery: 32,42132,421Sexual offencesSexual offences: 28,05428,054Miscellaneous crimes aMiscellaneous crimes against society: 13,08713,087Possession of weapons Possession of weapons offences: 7,1237,123
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Offence groupYE March 2025YE March 2026Change
Theft offences472,430420,791-10.9%
Violence against the person235,378249,094+5.8%
Public order offences56,13956,770+1.1%
Criminal damage and arson56,42355,392-1.8%
Drug offences45,67554,231+18.7%
Robbery34,31832,421-5.5%
Sexual offences26,52028,054+5.8%
Miscellaneous crimes against society11,58213,087+13.0%
Possession of weapons offences5,6937,123+25.1%
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

Metropolitan Police Service: Share
Metropolitan Police Service: ShareRanking chart drawn from the table below, which holds the exact figures.Investigation completeInvestigation complete – no suspect identified: 52.9%52.9%Evidential difficultieEvidential difficulties (victim does not support action): 18.2%18.2%Not yet assigned an ouNot yet assigned an outcome: 9.4%9.4%Evidential difficultieEvidential difficulties (suspect identified; victim supports action): 9.4%9.4%Charged/SummonsedCharged/Summonsed: 6.2%6.2%Out-of-court (informalOut-of-court (informal): 2.0%2.0%Responsibility for furResponsibility for further investigation transferred to another body: 0.8%0.8%Out-of-court (formal)Out-of-court (formal): 0.6%0.6%Prosecution prevented Prosecution prevented or not in the public interest: 0.4%0.4%Further investigation Further investigation to support formal action not in the public interest – police decision: 0.1%0.1%Taken into consideratiTaken into consideration: 0.0%0.0%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.: 0.0%0.0%
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Police outcome (Home Office group)CrimesShare
Investigation complete – no suspect identified485,52652.9%
Evidential difficulties (victim does not support action)167,28318.2%
Not yet assigned an outcome86,4069.4%
Evidential difficulties (suspect identified; victim supports action)86,1949.4%
Charged/Summonsed56,4116.2%
Out-of-court (informal)18,3832.0%
Responsibility for further investigation transferred to another body7,0280.8%
Out-of-court (formal)5,2770.6%
Prosecution prevented or not in the public interest3,2850.4%
Further investigation to support formal action not in the public interest – police decision9830.1%
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.1780.0%
Taken into consideration90.0%
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

Metropolitan Police Service: Prosecuted (all), Convicted (all), Convicted: indictable and either-way by period
Metropolitan Police Service: Prosecuted (all), Convicted (all), Convicted: indictable and either-way by periodTrend chart drawn from the table below, which holds the exact figures.063k126k189k252kYE March 2024YE March 2025YE March 2026YE March 2024: 213,223YE March 2025: 224,327YE March 2026: 232,962YE March 2024: 189,413YE March 2025: 195,096YE March 2026: 202,106YE March 2024: 28,637YE March 2025: 32,671YE March 2026: 36,268Prosecuted (all)Convicted (all)Convicted: indicta
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YearProsecuted (all)Convicted (all)Convicted: indictable and either-waySentenced (all)
YE March 2024213,223189,41328,637189,330
YE March 2025224,327195,09632,671194,578
YE March 2026232,962202,10636,268202,540
Source: Criminal Justice Statistics quarterly: March 2026 — Outcomes by Offence (csv) (MoJ, published 30 July 2026)

Most common convictions, year ending March 2026

Metropolitan Police Service: Convicted
Metropolitan Police Service: ConvictedRanking chart drawn from the table below, which holds the exact figures.Speed limit offences (Speed limit offences (MOT): 41,41141,411Other railway offencesOther railway offences: 28,81728,817Vehicle insurance offeVehicle insurance offences - summary (MOT): 21,39721,397Failing to supply infoFailing to supply information as to identity of driver when required (MOT): 14,99414,994Vehicle registration aVehicle registration and excise licence offences (MOT): 14,49214,492Theft from ShopsTheft from Shops: 5,8815,881Neglecting road regulaNeglecting road regulations (other than speeding) (MOT): 5,6745,674Stage Carriage or PublStage Carriage or Public Service Vehicle Offence: 4,7314,731Public Health OffencePublic Health Offence: 3,9033,903Driving a motor vehiclDriving a motor vehicle under the influence of drink or drugs (MOT): 3,5033,503
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OffenceConvicted
Speed limit offences (MOT)41,411
Other railway offences28,817
Vehicle insurance offences - summary (MOT)21,397
Failing to supply information as to identity of driver when required (MOT)14,994
Vehicle registration and excise licence offences (MOT)14,492
Theft from Shops5,881
Neglecting road regulations (other than speeding) (MOT)5,674
Stage Carriage or Public Service Vehicle Offence4,731
Public Health Offence3,903
Driving a motor vehicle under the influence of drink or drugs (MOT)3,503
Source: Criminal Justice Statistics quarterly: March 2026 — Outcomes by Offence (csv) (MoJ, published 30 July 2026)

4. Reoffending

GroupOffenders in cohortReoffendedRate
Adult37,8299,71825.7%
Child2,21566329.9%
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

Metropolitan Police Service: Share (top 12 of 13)
Metropolitan Police Service: Share (top 12 of 13)Ranking chart drawn from the table below, which holds the exact figures.Violence and sexual ofViolence and sexual offences: 33.4%33.4%ShopliftingShoplifting: 12.8%12.8%Other theftOther theft: 11.3%11.3%Vehicle crimeVehicle crime: 9.6%9.6%Public orderPublic order: 7.3%7.3%Theft from the personTheft from the person: 6.4%6.4%DrugsDrugs: 5.7%5.7%BurglaryBurglary: 5.4%5.4%RobberyRobbery: 3.4%3.4%Bicycle theftBicycle theft: 1.9%1.9%Other crimeOther crime: 1.6%1.6%Possession of weaponsPossession of weapons: 0.9%0.9%
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Crime type (police.uk)August 2026Share
Violence and sexual offences24,37433.4%
Shoplifting9,33612.8%
Other theft8,28311.3%
Vehicle crime6,9899.6%
Public order5,3187.3%
Theft from the person4,6656.4%
Drugs4,1915.7%
Burglary3,9165.4%
Robbery2,4793.4%
Bicycle theft1,3701.9%
Other crime1,1811.6%
Possession of weapons6740.9%
Criminal damage and arson2400.3%

Also 21,499 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.
Metropolitan Police Service: Count
Metropolitan Police Service: CountRanking chart drawn from the table below, which holds the exact figures.Investigation completeInvestigation complete; no suspect identified: 39,51639,516Unable to prosecute suUnable to prosecute suspect: 25,43025,430Suspect chargedSuspect charged: 8,1848,184Local resolutionLocal resolution: 1,7551,755Action to be taken by Action to be taken by another organisation: 662662Offender given a cautiOffender given a caution: 357357Formal action is not iFormal action is not in the public interest: 338338Further investigation Further investigation is not in the public interest: 288288Offender given penaltyOffender given penalty notice: 246246Suspect charged as parSuspect charged as part of another case: 22
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Outcome updated in August 2026Count
Investigation complete; no suspect identified39,516
Unable to prosecute suspect25,430
Suspect charged8,184
Local resolution1,755
Action to be taken by another organisation662
Offender given a caution357
Formal action is not in the public interest338
Further investigation is not in the public interest288
Offender given penalty notice246
Suspect charged as part of another case2

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