South-west London, which includes Croydon, Sutton, Merton, Lambeth, Kingston-upon-Thames, Richmond-upon-Thames and Wandsworth, saw an overall rise in reported crime in October.
A total of 13,111 offences were logged in October, up 1.8 per cent on the number recorded in September.
Lambeth recorded the highest number of offences in October, with 3,440 crimes reported.
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Theft was the most common offence in the borough, with 1,314 incidents, followed by violence against the person with 786 reports.
Vehicle crime saw 280 offences recorded.
There were also 204 cases of arson and criminal damage, 205 public order offences, 145 robberies and 157 burglaries.
Croydon had the second-highest crime total, with 2,957 offences in October.
As in Lambeth, violence against the person and theft were the most frequently recorded crimes, with 959 and 666 reports, respectively.
Vehicle offences were the next most common at 315, followed by 214 cases of arson and criminal damage.
Wandsworth ranked third, with 2,364 offences reported during the month.
The borough recorded 618 incidents of violence against the person and 672 theft offences, alongside 323 vehicle crimes.
Arson and criminal damage, burglaries, and public order offences had 141, 165, and 143 cases respectively.
Sutton was next in the rankings, with 1,163 offences reported in October.
This included 415 cases of violence against the person, 256 thefts, and 113 vehicle offences.
Police also recorded 84 public order offences and 88 incidents of arson and criminal damage.
In Merton, 1,146 offences were recorded in October.
The most common crimes were violence against the person, with 415 reports, and theft, with 256.
Kingston and Richmond-upon-Thames recorded the lowest crime levels in south-west London during September.
Kingston saw 1,066 offences, including 335 cases of violence against the person and 340 thefts.
Richmond recorded 980 offences, making it the borough with the lowest total.
Courtesy of Your Local Guardian | Richmond News