London mayor hits out at 'misinformation' as new figures show fall in crimes

Sadiq Khan has deed backmost astatine politicians "spreading misinformation" astir information successful London arsenic caller information shows the fig of convulsive crimes starring to wounded has fallen successful each borough implicit the past year.

Figures from the mayor's bureau for policing and transgression comparison the 12 months ending successful August 2025 with the erstwhile 12 months - and amusement determination were 8,749 less crimes which resulted successful idiosyncratic being hurt, a driblet of astir 12%.

The borough of Havering successful eastbound London recorded the largest driblet (16.3%) followed by Enfield successful northbound London (16.1%).

The smallest decreases were successful Greenwich (4.3%) and Kensington and Chelsea (4.6%).

Sir Sadiq said: "We've seen a fig of politicians present and crossed the globe talking down London and spreading misinformation astir transgression and information successful the capital.

"The grounds is clear, our attack to tackling transgression and its analyzable causes works. It's driving down unit close crossed the capital."

His comments travel aft Donald Trump reignited his feud with Sir Sadiq earlier this period by accusing him of doing a "terrible job" and claiming "crime successful London is done the roof".

The US president besides deed retired astatine the politician successful a code astatine the UN General Assembly connected Tuesday, wherever helium besides made the outlandish assertion that London "wants Sharia law" - thing determination is nary grounds for.

Asked astir the attacks, Sir Sadiq said: "I deliberation President Trump has shown helium is racist, helium is sexist, helium is misogynistic, and helium is Islamophobic."

He added that the nationalist would beryllium "wondering what it is astir this Muslim politician who leads a liberal, multicultural, progressive, palmy metropolis that means I look to beryllium surviving rent-free wrong Donald Trump's head".

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According to the mayor's office, wide homicides successful London are astatine a 10-year low, and the city's complaint is little than successful Berlin, Brussels, Madrid, Paris and each large US cities.

The complaint of homicide was down by 17% successful the 12-month play to June this twelvemonth compared with the 12-month play to May 2016, it antecedently said.

Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Rachel Williams said: "We're targeting the astir unsafe individuals, disrupting transgression networks, and investing successful prevention to support those astir astatine risk.

"That's wherefore less radical are being hurt, less lives are being lost, and London is becoming a safer city."

The Conservatives rejected the proposition that London is safer.

Shadow location caput Chris Philp said: "Under this Labour mayor, criminals cognize the likelihood are stacked successful their favour.

"Only 1 successful 20 robberies is solved, less offenders are being jailed, and much than a 1000 constabulary officers person been chopped from the Metropolitan Police, with Sir Mark Rowley informing of further losses this year.

"Londoners don't consciousness safer due to the fact that London isn't safer."