Safest towns in London

Towns in London ranked from the lowest recorded crime rate, the 12 months to August 2026. Richmond upon Thames ranks first with 73.0 per 1,000 residents and City and County of the City of London ranks 33rd with 639.5, against 96.7 for England and Wales.

Ranked by crime per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to August 2026. The England and Wales rate was 96.7; the index column compares each area with it (1.00 = national rate). How rates are worked out: methodology.

Rank	Area	In	Crimes	Per 1,000	Index
1	Richmond upon Thames	Richmond upon Thames	14,101	73.0	0.76
2	Merton	Merton	16,220	74.2	0.77
3	Sutton (Sutton)	Sutton	16,658	78.0	0.81
4	Bexley	Bexley	20,080	78.3	0.81
5	Harrow	Harrow	21,983	81.7	0.85
6	Kingston upon Thames	Kingston upon Thames	15,017	87.7	0.91
7	Bromley	Bromley	28,547	87.7	0.91
8	Havering	Havering	24,158	88.5	0.92
9	Barnet	Barnet	37,279	92.7	0.96
10	Redbridge	Redbridge	30,293	94.8	0.98
11	Wandsworth	Wandsworth	33,210	98.4	1.02
12	Hillingdon	Hillingdon	32,229	100.4	1.04
13	Barking and Dagenham	Barking and Dagenham	23,482	102.4	1.06
14	Croydon	Croydon	41,898	103.3	1.07
15	Waltham Forest	Waltham Forest	29,459	105.3	1.09
16	Hounslow	Hounslow	32,581	109.4	1.13
17	Enfield	Enfield	36,570	112.9	1.17
18	Ealing	Ealing	43,273	113.1	1.17
19	Greenwich	Greenwich	33,637	113.6	1.17
20	Brent	Brent	42,469	121.0	1.25
21	Lewisham	Lewisham	36,926	122.6	1.27
22	Haringey	Haringey	34,981	132.6	1.37
23	Newham	Newham	50,823	135.7	1.40
24	Hammersmith and Fulham	Hammersmith and Fulham	26,183	138.8	1.44
25	Tower Hamlets	Tower Hamlets	48,202	145.2	1.50
26	Hackney	Hackney	38,918	145.9	1.51
27	Lambeth	Lambeth	48,676	154.4	1.60
28	Southwark	Southwark	49,295	156.6	1.62
29	Kensington and Chelsea	Kensington and Chelsea	24,987	172.9	1.79
30	Islington	Islington	41,297	185.2	1.92
31	Camden	Camden	46,472	217.4	2.25
32	City of Westminster	Westminster	86,028	409.7	4.24
33	City and County of the City of London	City of London	9,663	639.5	6.62

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