Crime in London, United Kingdom

To put it simply
London is not safe and is very dangerous and not even the suburban towns such as Gravesend,Dartford, Chatham, Maidstone, Southend on sea and Grays are safe. The whole south east area is becoming a third world with crime and mindless youths addicted to gang culture.

I’m from York and I have visited London a few times recently. Never wish to go back, it’s bad and dangerous. And I’m tired of people defending the city saying it’s safer than others and then give a crime rate that’s probably from some dodgy website. So I decided to find out the murder rate myself and this is what I got. London murder rate=1.7 Toronto murder rate =1.2 Winnipeg murder rate=1.5 Paris murder rate=1.1 so people actually need to shut up about this city being “really safe” have u ever been to south or east London? Just because they live in the posh areas. How about we stop pretending this city is safe and perfect and we actually try to stop the crime rate and murder rate. Sadiq Khan is a Liar. Don’t trust what he says about London.

You guys are delusional in the Comments. London is one of the safest major cities in the goddamn world. If London is too dangerous for you, than you are extremely sheltered.

I'm from Hackney London, and It really isn't that bad. Sure there is crime here like anywhere else, but compared to Toronto, NYC or literally ANY North American City, we're doing WAY better.

Our homicide rate in London is 1.5 per 100,000, New York is 3.6 and Toronto is 3.5

I went to London from Sydney Australia, I saw a lot of trouble and may have witnessed a stabbing (can’t say for sure but it’s what it looked like before I ran off) and apparently that stuff happens daily so I’m glad I don’t live their lol

I don’t know why a bunch of soyboys are defending this terrible city and giving false facts. Just because they live in the 20% areas where there is no trouble, I’m serious don’t go here. I’ve nearly been stabbed 7 times now and I try to stay away from the violence and illegal activity.

As someone who lives in London and is a teenager, I will give an honest opinion of what it’s like to live here. Now don’t get me wrong, there are some nice places in London, but I have to say for the past couple of years this place has really gone to sh!t. Gang violence has recently become massive here and the police force fail to even record the number of stabbings here as they themselves have admitted that they haven’t been doing it very well, London at this point is basically a stab city, we have more crime than places in America now, such as Los Angeles. There are violent fights here all the time, I can’t go outside anymore without witnessing people fighting and threading to stab each other on the streets. The youth here are so messed up as well. In class all the students are wanna be gangsters and have no respect for the teachers, so don’t think about sending your kid to a school in London or the whole south east for that matter. In conclusion, London once used to be a peaceful and exciting place, but now there’s terrorist attacks, gang violence with high homicide rates and stabbings, lots of theft and it’s hard to come across nice people nowadays. If you live in a expensive posh area then you are fine but for 80% of London it’s unsafe. Safer cities I would recommend are Toronto, Seattle, Oklahoma and others, those cities have crime of course but it’s less than London.

Lots of exaggerations here.

I've been living in London for 30 years.Yes, in the early nineties it was very happy go lucky with the only trouble in the evening being pub brawls but drunk girls in short skirts would totter back home without any fear for their lives.

Nowadays,there is indeed more of an edge to the city but, generally speaking, I'd say it is safe if you watch where you're going. I always lock my car and watch my stuff in public places and walk away when I sense trouble and it's fine. Yes, there's lots of drugs about but walk away. As for knife crime, in the vast majority of cases, it affects young black and ethnic kids from poor families in deprived areas. So there.

What's with all the racist posts below? I've lived in London for 14 years now and find it a safe and vibrant city. The varied ethnicity is part of the culture here and part of what makes it a great place to live.

Welcoming refugees made London like africa. it's unliveable nowadays,
gotta send those monkeys back to their countries.

Dangerous place where certain people like to stab each other for fun, as someone from the south west of the UK visiting London was a bit like visiting Afghanistan, i have not been to London in 12 years and my god has it changed and not for the better.

Left London to move to Dorest. Now live in a beautiful part of England without any Muslims throwing acid at us. There's a big problem in this country and Europe and we are called racist for saying so. We all know why this is happening.

Guys I think the brits haven't actually seen what crime really is. London is way lot safer and these petty crimes are in every big city so don't let them confuse you. I would say London is 99% safe

I lived in London for many years. It was once a great place to live and work but it has sadly gone downhill in recent years and I'm very happy to say I left, never to return. It is now a city with no clear identifiable culture, just a hodgepodge of various communities living in an artificial construct with a strong sense of tension and hostility between them. The gulf between rich and poor is immense and the crime rate is out of hand. People are routinely beaten and murdered for their phones and you can be stabbed to death just for looking at someone in one of the various third world neighbourhoods. The attitudes towards women in some of these new communities are medieval. Just an awful, dirty violent place to live unless you are a member of the wealthy elite. Like something out of a dystopian nightmare.

I used to be a very proud Londoner but I have to be frank, I have lived in London all my life and it has never been a more divided, dangerous and dirty city than today. Acid attacks, stabbings, moped gangs, shootings, random terror attacks are "part and parcel of living in a big city" (London mayor); certain areas are entirely populated by people with third-world mentalities about women, modern society etc. - see Whitechapel, Newham, Ilford et al.

Guys i’ve Been to London it’s not that bad.It’s a completely safe place compared to my country.All these Brits are complaining about crime problems,etc.It’s all bullshit.London’s a very safe city

So my school (I am in highschool) I said taking us on a trip to Barcelona, Paris, London, and Provence. Are the crime rates bad in those places?

It's getting out of hand in London at the moment, moped gangs do as they please with police having their hands tied.

I live in Primrose Hill. I have never experienced any problems with London whatsoever. No crime. Period.
The only threat is kids in Primrose Hill park letting off fireworks once or twice a year (illegal in a ROYAL park, which Primrose Hill is - being the Northern extension of Regent's Park). London is the most cosmopolitan city in the world, with the least violence. Having lived here over 50 years, I can say that with certainty. I have never experienced one crime. Not one.

I am a Londoner. I feel very safe, more cctv than any other country. Certain areas I would not venture into, but, that is only because of the scum people there. Central London very busy yet safe.