Safest towns in London
Towns in London ranked from the lowest recorded crime rate, the 12 months to July 2026.
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Ranked by crime per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to July 2026. The England and Wales rate was 96.4; the index column compares each area with it (1.00 = national rate). Rates for city and town centres are inflated by visitors and commuters, who are not counted in the resident population.
| Rank | Area | In | Crimes | Per 1,000 | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond upon Thames | Richmond upon Thames | 14,131 | 73.1 | 0.76 |
| 2 | Merton | Merton | 16,295 | 74.6 | 0.77 |
| 3 | Sutton (Sutton) | Sutton | 16,629 | 77.8 | 0.81 |
| 4 | Bexley | Bexley | 20,071 | 78.3 | 0.81 |
| 5 | Harrow | Harrow | 22,040 | 81.9 | 0.85 |
| 6 | Kingston upon Thames | Kingston upon Thames | 14,895 | 87.0 | 0.90 |
| 7 | Bromley | Bromley | 28,632 | 88.0 | 0.91 |
| 8 | Havering | Havering | 24,328 | 89.1 | 0.92 |
| 9 | Barnet | Barnet | 37,299 | 92.7 | 0.96 |
| 10 | Redbridge | Redbridge | 30,588 | 95.8 | 0.99 |
| 11 | Wandsworth | Wandsworth | 33,499 | 99.2 | 1.03 |
| 12 | Hillingdon | Hillingdon | 32,425 | 101.0 | 1.05 |
| 13 | Barking and Dagenham | Barking and Dagenham | 23,477 | 102.3 | 1.06 |
| 14 | Croydon | Croydon | 42,277 | 104.2 | 1.08 |
| 15 | Waltham Forest | Waltham Forest | 29,474 | 105.4 | 1.09 |
| 16 | Hounslow | Hounslow | 32,887 | 110.4 | 1.15 |
| 17 | Ealing | Ealing | 43,217 | 112.9 | 1.17 |
| 18 | Enfield | Enfield | 36,643 | 113.1 | 1.17 |
| 19 | Greenwich | Greenwich | 33,704 | 113.8 | 1.18 |
| 20 | Brent | Brent | 43,039 | 122.6 | 1.27 |
| 21 | Lewisham | Lewisham | 36,975 | 122.7 | 1.27 |
| 22 | Haringey | Haringey | 35,064 | 132.9 | 1.38 |
| 23 | Newham | Newham | 50,890 | 135.9 | 1.41 |
| 24 | Hammersmith and Fulham | Hammersmith and Fulham | 26,219 | 139.0 | 1.44 |
| 25 | Tower Hamlets | Tower Hamlets | 48,015 | 144.7 | 1.50 |
| 26 | Hackney | Hackney | 39,179 | 146.9 | 1.52 |
| 27 | Lambeth | Lambeth | 48,427 | 153.6 | 1.59 |
| 28 | Southwark | Southwark | 49,003 | 155.7 | 1.62 |
| 29 | Kensington and Chelsea | Kensington and Chelsea | 25,550 | 176.8 | 1.83 |
| 30 | Islington | Islington | 41,000 | 183.8 | 1.91 |
| 31 | Camden | Camden | 46,655 | 218.2 | 2.26 |
| 32 | City of Westminster | Westminster | 87,349 | 416.0 | 4.32 |
| 33 | City and County of the City of London | City of London | 9,805 | 648.9 | 6.73 |
Recorded crime depends on reporting and recording as well as on offending, so small differences between areas should not be over-read. See the methodology.