Recorded Crime: Geographic Breakdown

<p>This data counts the number of crimes at three different geographic levels of London (borough, ward, LSOA) per month, according to crime type.&nbsp;</p> <p>Data&nbsp;is available in two files for each level of geography - the most up to date data covering the last available 24 months only and one covering all historic full calendar years.</p> <p>In March 2019, the Metropolitan Police Service started to provide offences grouped by the updated <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counting-rules-for-recorded-crime" target="_blank">Home Office crime classifications </a>. This currently only covers the most recent 24 months of data, but historic data using the previous categories is available separately back to January 2008.</p> <p>Below is a list of the crime types covered under the new HO categories&nbsp;(*not available at LSOA level):</p> <p> <strong> <u>Major Category:&nbsp;</u> </strong> <u>Minor Category&nbsp;</u> </p> <p> <strong>Arson and Criminal Damage</strong> - Arson / Criminal Damage</p> <p> <strong>Burglary</strong>: Burglary - Business and Community / Burglary - Residential**</p> <p> <strong>Drug Offences</strong>: Drug Trafficking / Possession of&nbsp;Drugs</p> <p> <strong>Miscellaneous Crimes Against Society</strong>: Absconding from Lawful Custody / Bail Offences / Bigamy / Concealing an Infant Death Close to Birth / Dangerous Driving / Disclosure, Obstruction, False or Misleading State / Exploitation of Prostitution / Forgery or Use of Drug Prescription / Fraud or Forgery Associated with Driver Records / Going Equipped for Stealing / Handling Stolen Goods / Making, Supplying or Possessing Articles for use i / Obscene Publications / Offender Management Act / Other Forgery / Other Notifiable Offences / Perjury / Perverting Course of Justice / Possession of False Documents / Profitting From or Concealing Proceeds of Crime / Soliciting for Prostitution / Threat or Possession With Intent to Commit Crimina / Wildlife Crime</p> <p> <strong>Possession of Weapons</strong>: Other Firearm Offences / Possession of&nbsp;Firearm with Intent / Possession of&nbsp;Firearms Offences / Possession of&nbsp;Other Weapon / Possession of Article with Blade or Point</p> <p> <strong>Public Order Offences</strong>: Other Offences Against the State, or Public Order / Public Fear Alarm or Distress / Racially or Religiously Aggravated Public Fear / Violent Disorder</p> <p> <strong>Robbery:</strong> Robbery of Business Property / Robbery of Personal Property</p> <p> <strong>Sexual Offences</strong>*: Other Sexual Offences / Rape</p> <p> <strong>Theft:</strong> Bicycle Theft / Other Theft / Shoplifting / Theft from Person</p> <p> <strong>Vehicle Offences</strong>: Aggravated Vehicle Taking / Interfering with a Motor Vehicle / Theft from a Motor Vehicle / Theft or Taking of a Motor Vehicle</p> <p> <strong>Violence Against the Person</strong>: Homicide / Violence with Injury / Violence without Injury</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>To note:</p> <p>Fraud data was transferred from individual police forces to National Action Fraud in March 2013</p> <p>&nbsp;**Prior to April 2017, police recorded burglary offence categories were split such that dwellings (domestic burglary) and buildings other than dwellings (non-domestic burglary) were separately identifiable, where:</p> <ul> <li>domestic burglary covers residential premises, including attached buildings such as garages</li> <li>non-domestic burglary covers non-residential premises, including businesses and public buildings, as well as non-attached buildings within the grounds of a dwelling, such as sheds and detached garages</li> </ul> <p>From April 2017 onwards a new classification of police recorded burglary was introduced, dividing offences into two categories of “residential” and “business and community”.</p> <p>“Residential” burglary includes all buildings or parts of buildings that are within the boundary of, or form a part of, a dwelling and includes the dwelling itself, vacant dwellings, sheds, garages, outhouses, summer houses and any other structure that meets the definition of a building. It also includes other premises used for residential purposes such as houseboats, residential care homes and hostels.</p> <p>“Business and community” burglary includes all buildings or parts of buildings that are used solely and exclusively for business purposes or are otherwise entirely outside the classification of residential burglary.</p>