City of London

At a glance, population and employment estimates for City of London.

Population: 10,938
People in Employment: 5,065 (74.5%)
People Inactive: 1,415 (20.8%)
People Unemployed: 320 (4.7%)
Number Of Jobs: 0k
Median Salary: £0
Mean Salary: £0

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for City of London. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in City of London for 2024

City of Londons most common type of crime is: Other theft. In 2023 there were 2,676 crimes and in 2022 there were 1,775 crimes. Which is an increase of 901 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Other theft	2,676	212	Getting Better
Violence and sexual offences	1,772	135	Getting Better
Theft from the person	1,859	95	Getting Better
Shoplifting	861	78	Getting Better
Public order	695	56	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	336	39	Getting Better
Drugs	565	37	Getting Better
Burglary	367	30	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	807	23	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	236	18	Getting Better
Robbery	202	11	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	61	10	Getting Better
Other crime	141	9	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	191	8	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in City of London

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Vintry has the highest crime rate of all the wards in City of London, with 7653 crimes and 0 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Walbrook has 0 crimes and 0 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Vintry	561	0
Bridge	100	10
Farringdon Within	87	175
Portsoken	57	26
Cripplegate	42	15
Aldersgate	14	5
Langbourn	0	0
Lime Street	0	0
Queenhithe	0	0
Aldgate	0	0
Bassishaw	0	0
Billingsgate	0	0
Bishopsgate	0	0
Bread Street	0	0
Broad Street	0	0
Candlewick	0	0
Castle Baynard	0	0
Cheap	0	0
Coleman Street	0	0
Cordwainer	0	0
Cornhill	0	0
Dowgate	0	0
Farringdon Without	0	0
Tower	0	0
Walbrook	0	0

Crime map for City of London

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for City of London

The average property price in City of London is lower than the UK average of: £290,000. A low average house price could be an indicator of a less wealthy area. Crime rates could also be higher in such areas.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£889,633.18
2022	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£846,479.38
2021	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£797,412.99
2020	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£825,199.23
2019	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£793,562.07
2018	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£782,159.55
2017	£0.00	£0.00	£1,275,510.53	£847,350.95
2016	£0.00	£0.00	£1,247,705.05	£815,548.28
2015	£0.00	£0.00	£284,728.08	£757,662.91
2014	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£706,933.16
2013	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£567,987.03
2012	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£523,511.35
2011	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£462,478.75
2010	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£452,277.69

Property prices over time for City of London

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for City of London

The median salary in City of London is £0 and the mean salary in City of London is £0.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 0k
Median Salary: £0
Annual Percentage Change: 0.0%
Mean Salary: £0

Salary comparison between City of London and Inner London

See how City of London compares to the rest of Inner London. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in Inner London is £42,665 in Wandsworth and the lowest median salary is £0 in Haringey. City of London ranks 11 out of 14 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Wandsworth	100k	£42,665	12.5%	£65,006	9.9%
Westminster	49k	£39,562	-0.2%	£56,763	-4.6%
Islington	67k	£38,434	10.3%	£0	0.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham	56k	£37,884	0.7%	£53,092	0.0%
Kensington and Chelsea	31k	£37,578	-3.7%	£0	0.0%
Lambeth	99k	£37,566	5.9%	£48,060	10.2%
Tower Hamlets	92k	£36,162	0.6%	£46,716	3.6%
Camden	51k	£35,575	1.3%	£48,707	7.0%
Southwark	101k	£34,583	1.1%	£45,685	7.2%
Lewisham	90k	£32,579	8.8%	£38,066	3.9%
Newham	92k	£29,131	-4.4%	£33,173	-5.0%
Haringey	65k	£0	0.0%	£40,826	17.6%
Hackney	76k	£0	0.0%	£45,546	16.2%