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VRU analysis - Homicide in London – provisional statistics June, July, August 2025

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London Violence Reduction Unit analysis of Metropolitan Police Recorded Crime, published on 2nd September 2025. Please note that figures for August 2025 are provisional and as yet unconfirmed. All other data are available from the London Datastore.  

Comparing the number of homicides at this stage of the year, to this stage in 2024:

 

2024

2025

Total homicides

78

58 (-20)

Teenage

9

4   (-5)

Under-25

26

10 (-16)

Annual comparisons - June, July and August/summer holiday periods (19 July-1st September)

 

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Teen homicides - June, July & August

10

4

8

4

1

Under-25 homicides - June, July & August

15

10

16

13

4

Homicides (all ages) - June, July & August

41

34

35

32

27

Teen and under-25 homicides - summer holiday period (19th July – 1st September)

4 under-25

2 teenagers

5 under-25

2 teenagers

5 under-25s

2 teenagers

6 under-25s

2 teenagers

0 under-25

0 teenagers
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