Crap Towns / City of London / Anti-social behaviour
How bad is anti-social behaviour in City of London?
The police recorded 28.0 anti-social behaviour incidents per 1,000 people a year in City of London from September 2023 to August 2026, 2.0 times the typical town's 14.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 19.5, down from 41.4 in the 12 months to August 2024.
Hardly anyone lives in the City, so every banker who's pissed up on a Friday night goes down against the handful who do.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| September 2023 to August 2024 | 41.4 | 13.7 |
| September 2024 to August 2025 | 23.3 | 13.9 |
| September 2025 to August 2026 | 19.5 | 13.3 |
| Town | Distance | Incidents per 1,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Westminster | 4.7 km | 66.2 |
| Camden | 5.7 km | 45.1 |
| Islington | 4.0 km | 42.7 |
| Tower Hamlets | 4.0 km | 36.5 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 7.1 km | 34.1 |
| Haringey | 8.5 km | 31.9 |
| Southwark | 4.6 km | 31.4 |
| Hackney | 4.7 km | 30.9 |
| Lambeth | 7.0 km | 30.7 |
| City of London | – | 28.0 |
| Lewisham | 8.9 km | 23.4 |
| The typical town | – | 14.1 |