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The Metropolitan Police has published the latest crime statistics for July 2019 which show the levels of crime in all London boroughs.

The data - which is available to freely view at met.police.uk - gives details of how many crimes are reported in each borough per 1,000 people.

This allows for a level playing field when comparing boroughs with large populations such as Barnet (390,000 people) and low populated boroughs such as Kensington and Chelsea (156,000 people).

In total across the whole of London there were 74,642 crimes in July which means there is roughly 8.29 crimes per 1,000 people.

Theft is the highest reported crime with 20,089 instances recorded in July.

You can find the most dangerous boroughs and least dangerous below:

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32) Richmond upon Thames - 4.99 crimes for every 1,000 people

There were a total of 998 crimes in Richmond Upon Thames in July.

Violence against a person was the highest reported crime with 273 reported cases.

Theft was second with 278 reported crimes.

In March 2019 Richmond South had the highest levels of crime overall in the borough.

31) Sutton - 5.21 crimes for every 1,000 people

There were a total of 1,079 crimes in Sutton in July.

Violence against a person was the highest reported crime with 350 acts recorded by police.

Theft was again second with 222 reported crimes.

In March 2019 Sutton Central and Town Centre had the highest levels of crime overall in the borough.

30) Bexley - 5.55 crimes for every 1,000 people

In total the borough of Bexley saw 1,385 reported crimes with violence against a person being the highest (423).

The second highest crime was vehicle offences with 246 and then theft at 255.

In June 2019 the ward of Erith was considered the place you were most likely to be a victim of crime.

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29) Harrow - 5.62 crimes for every 1,000 people

The total crime figure in Harrow was 1,431 in July.

415 cases of violence against a person and 300 incidents of theft.

The third and fourth positions were taken by vehicle offences and burglary respectively.

When looking at the year up to June 2018 to June 2019 the ward with the most crime was Greenhill.

28) Havering - 5.79 crimes for every 1,000 people

There were 1,502 instances of crime in Havering in July which equates to 5.79 crimes per 1,000 people.

Violence against a person (484) and theft (296) took the top two positions.

27) Merton - 5.86 crimes for every 1,000 people

1,234 crimes in Merton were reported to police in July 2019.

Violence (364) and theft (272) were once again the highest recorded crimes.

When looking at figures from police for the month of April 2019 Figge's Marsh would be the ward you were most likely to be a victim of crime.

26) Bromley - 5.91 crimes for every 1,000 people

There were 1,975 crimes in the borough of Bromley in July.

There were 599 reported cases of violence and 415 for theft.

The next two highest were for burglary and vehicle offences.

25) Redbridge - 6.04 crimes for every 1,000 people

In total there were 1,863 crimes in Redbridge for July.

Violence against the person was the highest with 554 instances.

Theft was second with 376 cases.

24) Kingston upon Thames - 6.09 crimes for every 1,000 people

There were 1,001 crimes in Kingston Upon Thames which is one of London's least populated boroughs.

Theft topped the list of the highest recorded crimes with 316 incidents.

Grove is considered to be the most dangerous place in the borough according to figures from the police for May 2019.

It is worth noting that this area is also the boroughs main shopping area.

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23) Barnet - 6.47 crimes for every 1,000 people

There were a total of 2,566 crimes in Barnet in July.

Violence against a person was the highest reported crime with 686 reported cases.

Theft was second with 529 reported crimes.

22) Waltham Forest - 6.58 crimes for every 1,000 people

There were 1,867 crimes in Waltham Forest in Jully.

The highest was for violence at 488 and then theft at 377.

Drug offences were fourth with 171 incidents.

21) Wandsworth - 6.59 crimes for every 1,000 people

There were 2,125 incidents of crime in the Wandsworth during July 2019.

Violence against a person (578) leads the crime rate figures as with most boroughs.

However theft was only just behind with 515 incidents.

According to figures released in May 2019 Northcote is the most dangerous borough.

20) Hillingdon - 6.83 crimes for every 1,000 people

2,124 crimes in Hillingdon were reported to police in July 2019.

Violence (638) and theft (437) were once again the highest recorded crimes.

According to statistics released for June 2019 Yiewsley was the most dangerous area in the borough .

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19) Brent - 7.18 crimes for every 1,000 people

The total crime figure in Brent for July was 2,416.

761 cases of violence and 408 of theft were the highest recorded.

Drug offences (224) were the fourth highest after vehicle offences.

In figures released for May 2019 Harlesden was the ward with the most crime

Enfield - 7.30 crimes for every 1,000 people

18) Enfield - 7.30 crimes for every 1,000 people

There were a total of 2,479 crimes in Enfield in July.

Violence against a person was the highest reported crime with 766 acts recorded by police.

Vehicle crime was the second highest with with 439 reported crimes, closely followed by theft with 420 instances.

In June 2019 Upper Edmonton had the highest levels of crime overall in the borough.

17) Ealing - 7.33 crimes for every 1,000 people

There were 2,570 crimes in Ealing for July

Violence against a person topped the list of the highest recorded crimes with 735 incidents.

East Acton is considered to be the most dangerous place in the borough according to figures from the police for April 2019.

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16) Croydon -7.45 crimes for every 1,000 people

There were a total of 2,909 crimes in Croydon in July.

Fairfield is recorded as the most dangerous ward for July 2019.

In terms of the type of crimes violence (975) tops the list and theft is second (273).

15) Lewisham - 7.57 crimes for every 1,000 people

There were a total of 2,350 crimes in Lewisham in July.

Violence against a person was the highest reported crime with 757 reported cases.

Theft was second with 439 reported crimes.

In July 2019 New Cross ward had the highest levels of crime overall in the borough.

14) Barking and Dagenham - 7.82 crimes for every 1,000 people

Violence against a person (607) was the highest crime in Barking and Dagenham with theft second (296).

Interestingly arson and criminal damage was the fourth highest crime with 123 reports.

In June 2019 Abbey was confirmed as the ward which you would be most likely to be a victim of crime.

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13) Hounslow - 7.89 crimes for every 1,000 people

A total of 2,195 crimes were reported in Hounslow during July.

Public order offences was the fourth highest recorded crime with 183 reported crimes.

There were 783 recorded instances of violence against a person.

From June 2018 to June 2019 the ward of Syon saw the most crime in the borough.

12) Greenwich - 8.25 crimes for every 1,000 people

There were 2,359 crimes recorded in Greenwich for July.

The highest was violence against a person (731) followed by theft (464).

The fourth highest was arson and criminal damage with 171 instances.

11) Newham - 8.55 crimes for every 1,000 people

3,102 crimes were recorded in Newham in July 2019.

There were 344 reported instances of drug related crime.

Violence (800) and theft (693) were again the highest in the borough.

10) Lambeth - 8.95 crimes for every 1,000 people

A total of 2,989 crimes were recorded in July in Lambeth.

Theft was the highest crime committed with 837 instances, then followed by violence against a person (791).

Burglary was third with 291 crimes recorded.

In May 2019 Bishop's ward was the most likely place to be a victim of crime.

This area includes some of the most popular tourist attractions in London and the busiest station in the country, Waterloo.

9) Tower Hamlets - 8.97 crimes for every 1,000 people

There were 2,837 crimes in July in Tower Hamlets.

The top offence were violence against a person (779) and theft (700).

Burglary was third and vehicle crime fourth.

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8) Haringey - 9.66 crimes for every 1,000 people

There were 2,756 crimes recorded in Haringey for July.

The fourth highest crime committed was robbery where the police recorded 257 crimes.

Violence against a person was the highest crime with 682.

7) Southwark - 10.08 crimes for every 1,000 people

The total number of crimes reported in Southwark were 3,240 for the month of July.

With much of Southwark forming the central parts of London you would expect the levels of crime to be high.

Theft was the highest with 994 reported crimes followed by violence at 793.

In fourth place was drug offences with 253 instances.

6) Hackney - 10.94 crimes for every 1,000 people

There were 3,073 crimes in Hackney in July.

Theft is the number one crime with police recording 943 instances.

Violence against the person is second with 714 instances.

5) Hammersmith and Fulham - 11.06 crimes for every 1,000 people

2,031 crimes were committed in July in Hammersmith and Fulham.

Theft was the highest by a considerable margin with 658 reported cases.

Violence against a person was second with 467.

Public order offences were fourth with 148 instances.

4) Islington - 11.15 crimes for every 1,000 people

2,649 crimes were reported to the police in Islington during July.

Theft is by a long way the highest reported crime with 941 instances.

Violence against a person (575) is second but almost half the amount of crimes were recorded.

In date arelease by the police for May 2019 Finsbury Park was the area within Islington with the most crime.

3) Camden - 12.42 crimes for every 1,000 people

There were 3,137 crimes in Camden during July.

1,301 of the total figure were crimes of theft.

The next highest is violence against a person with a much lower 610 reported crimes.

In May 2019 police statistics reveal that Holborn and Covent Garden are the area that you will most likely be a victim of crime.

2) Kensington and Chelsea - 12.49 crimes for every 1,000 people

Whilst Kensington and Chelsea has a higher crime rate per person than Camden the total amount of crimes is much lower standing at 1,982 for July.

Theft again is extremely high (779) when compared against all other crimes in the borough.

Violence against a person, which is second, only had 380 recorded instances of the crime.

In May 2019 Brompton and Hans Town was the area where you are most likely to be a victim of crime.

This area includes some of London's most famous attractions such as the Natural History Museum.

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1) Westminster - 25.32 crimes for every 1,000 people - Most dangerous borough

There were 6,389 crimes reported by police in July 2019 in Westminster.

Theft is by far the most prevalent crime with 3,420 instances.

Violence against a person is second on 931 instances.

Westminster of course is the main tourist centre of London with millions visiting each year so perhaps the figures are not as surprising as at first glance.