Overview

• Provisional City Hall data show 58 homicides year to date, down from 78 at the same point in 2024, a fall of about 25%.
• No under‑25 homicides were recorded during the school summer holiday period, and teenage murders stand at four so far this year versus nine by this point last year.
• Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley says homicide is at a 10‑year low, violence with injury is down by a fifth, and firearms discharges are less than half their level seven years ago.
• August figures remain subject to revision, and separate Met data indicate domestic‑related murders have risen to 20 this year from 12 by late August 2024.
• City Hall highlights the Violence Reduction Unit’s work and a £1.16bn Met funding package, while Conservative critics point to record theft levels, planned front‑counter closures and fewer officers.