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League table · Recorded crime

Lowest recorded crime in Outer London

Where is recorded crime lowest? All 19 council areas in Outer London ranked on recorded crime (per 1,000 people a year). Source: ONS / Home Office police recorded crime, year ending March 2026.

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1stRichmond upon Thames57.3 per 1,000
2ndMerton59.3 per 1,000
3rdHarrow59.5 per 1,000

Rates are per 1,000 residents, so city centres with many visitors and workers look higher than the risk to someone living there. Not ranked: parts of Kent whose official figures are wrong this year (a police recording problem), City of London (too few residents), and areas that share one figure across a combined partnership.

#AreaRecorded crimeEngland & Wales
1Richmond upon Thames57.3 per 1,00073rd
2Merton59.3 per 1,00082nd
3Harrow59.5 per 1,00084th
4Bexley60.2 per 1,00086th
5Sutton60.3 per 1,00087th
6Kingston upon Thames66.8 per 1,000111th
7Barnet67.8 per 1,000114th
8Havering68.3 per 1,000118th
9Bromley69.1 per 1,000121st
10Redbridge74.3 per 1,000145th
11Waltham Forest80.2 per 1,000168th
12Croydon80.4 per 1,000170th
13Ealing80.5 per 1,000171st
14Barking and Dagenham84.2 per 1,000182nd
15Enfield85.2 per 1,000185th
16Hounslow87.4 per 1,000191st
17Brent89.3 per 1,000198th
18Greenwich90.3 per 1,000199th
19Hillingdon91.6 per 1,000204th

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