Sadiq Khan has hit again at politicians “spreading misinformation” about security in London as new information reveals the variety of violent crimes resulting in harm has fallen in each borough over the previous yr.
Figures from the mayor’s workplace for policing and crime examine the 12 months ending in August 2025 with the earlier 12 months – and present there have been 8,749 fewer crimes which resulted in somebody being harm, a drop of almost 12%.
The borough of Havering in east London recorded the biggest drop (16.3%) adopted by Enfield in north London (16.1%).
The smallest decreases have been in Greenwich (4.3%) and Kensington and Chelsea (4.6%).
Sir Sadiq mentioned: “We have seen quite a lot of politicians right here and throughout the globe speaking down London and spreading misinformation about crime and security within the capital.
“The proof is evident, our method to tackling crime and its complicated causes works. It is driving down violence proper throughout the capital.”
His feedback come after Donald Trump reignited his feud with Sir Sadiq earlier this month by accusing him of doing a “horrible job” and claiming “crime in London is thru the roof”.
The US president additionally hit out on the mayor in a speech at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, the place he additionally made the outlandish declare that London “needs Sharia regulation” – one thing there is no such thing as a proof for.
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Requested concerning the assaults, Sir Sadiq said: “I believe President Trump has proven he’s racist, he’s sexist, he’s misogynistic, and he’s Islamophobic.”
He added that the general public could be “questioning what it’s about this Muslim mayor who leads a liberal, multicultural, progressive, profitable metropolis which means I seem like residing rent-free inside Donald Trump’s head”.
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Based on the mayor’s workplace, general homicides in London are at a 10-year low, and the town’s charge is decrease than in Berlin, Brussels, Madrid, Paris and all main US cities.
The speed of murder was down by 17% within the 12-month interval to June this yr in contrast with the 12-month interval to Might 2016, it beforehand mentioned.
Sir Sadiq speaks with a police officer throughout a walkabout within the West Finish earlier this yr. File pic: PA
Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Rachel Williams mentioned: “We’re concentrating on essentially the most harmful people, disrupting felony networks, and investing in prevention to guard these most in danger.
“That is why fewer individuals are being harm, fewer lives are being misplaced, and London is turning into a safer metropolis.”
The Conservatives rejected the suggestion that London is safer.
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Shadow dwelling secretary Chris Philp mentioned: “Beneath this Labour mayor, criminals know the percentages are stacked of their favour.
“Just one in 20 robberies is solved, fewer offenders are being jailed, and greater than a thousand cops have been minimize from the Metropolitan Police, with Sir Mark Rowley warning of additional losses this yr.
“Londoners do not feel safer as a result of London is not safer.”
