Mayor invites Londoners to have their say on capital’s new Police and Crime Plan

• Consultation on London’s next Police and Crime Plan for 2025-2029 now open and will run until 12^th February 2025
• Londoners invited to have their say online and at a series of events
• The final plan will be published in March 2025

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today published his draft Police and Crime Plan, which sets out his high-level priorities for policing, crime and community safety in London for the next four years.  

The new plan is focused on making London safer for everyone, reducing and preventing violence, rebuilding public confidence and trust in the Met and making sure victims of crime get the support they need.   

Sadiq is inviting Londoners and stakeholders to share their views on the plan which will cover policing in London between 2025 to 2029. 
 
The Mayor’s agenda is clear – to make London a safer city for all, by being tough on crime and tough on the complex causes of crime. The police alone cannot deliver this, and the Plan sets out how the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), the Met Police and partners - including local councils, health services, criminal justice and TfL/transport operators - will continue to work together to reduce and prevent crime. 

The plan is structured around three key objectives:   

1. Reducing violence and criminal exploitation  
2. Increasing trust and confidence in the Met 
3. Improving the criminal justice system and supporting victims 

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “Tackling crime and making London safer is my number one priority. Thanks to the relentless efforts of the Met, my Violence Reduction Unit and all our partners, gun crime, knife crime with injury for those aged under 25, burglary and homicides have all fallen since 2016. But there’s still much more to do to make our city safer for everyone.

“My new Police and Crime Plan outlines how we will continue to be both tough on crime and tough on its complex causes, taking the action needed to make our city safer, increase trust and confidence in the Met and ensure victims of crime receive the support they deserve. 

“Safety matters to all of us, and I'm now asking Londoners for their views on the draft Plan. What you tell us will help make sure that your priorities are reflected – and I encourage everyone to take the time to have your say.” 

*The Plan is available to read at www.london.gov.uk/policecrimeplan and Londoners can have their say by:

Joining the conversation on Talk London

Talk London is City Hall’s online community, enabling Londoners to help shape our policies and plans since 2012. Anyone aged 16 or older can join - and it only takes a few minutes to create an account.  When you sign up, you’ll be able to take part in a survey and discussions about the draft Police and Crime Plan - and participate in other City Hall consultations.

Attending events online or in person

MOPAC will be hosting in-person and online events for Londoners early in the New Year, with more details to be released in the coming weeks.

Writing to us

By email: [email protected] 

By post: just write Freepost MOPACPCP on your envelope – no postage stamp required

Notes to editors:

The Plan is structured around three key objectives that the Mayor wants MOPAC, the MPS and all partners to work together to achieve:   

Reducing Violence and Criminal Exploitation 

The Mayor will: 

• Take a public health approach to tackling the causes of violence and lead a city-wide effort to prevent people from being drawn into violent crime.
• Support and oversee robust enforcement and partnership activities to reduce violent crime and protect people from exploitation. 
• Work with criminal justice agencies and other organisations to reduce reoffending by violent offenders.
• Take a public health approach to reducing Violence Against Women and Girls. 
• Stand with communities against hatred and extremism, and work with agencies to strengthen London’s counter-terrorism efforts. 

Increasing Trust and Confidence in the MPS 

The Mayor will: 

• Build trust through greater transparency and accountability. 
• Support the MPS and build partnerships to make neighbourhoods safer. 

Improving the Criminal Justice System and Supporting Victims 

The Mayor will: 

• Support and oversee the MPS to deliver a better service for victims of crime. 
• Support improvement in the criminal justice system in London. 
• Work with criminal justice partners to reduce reoffending.
• Commission high-quality support services for victims.
• Support the work of London’s Independent Victims’ Commissioner. 

Building on progress

The current Plan has built on the Mayor's tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime agenda.

Thanks to the hard work of the Met and partners including London’s Violence Reduction Unit – backed with record funding from City Hall - homicides (-11%), knife crime with injury victims aged under 25 years (-24%), lethal barrel discharges (-40%) and burglary (-22%) are all down since Sadiq became Mayor. This has been delivered against a backdrop of an increasing population and underfunding by the previous Government which has led to the Met having to make gross savings of £1.2bn since 2012/13.

Overall, the violent crime rate is lower in London than in the rest of England and Wales. In the twelve months to June 2024, there were 27.8 recorded violence against the person offences per 1,000 population in the Met area, which is lower than the national average of 32.9 per 1,000 population. This is according to the latest ONS crime stats for the twelve months to June 2024.