Croydon logs highest domestic abuse offences in September 2026
Metropolitan Police dashboard recorded 8,167 incidents citywide, with Croydon at 408, while Barking and Dagenham, Greenwich and Tower Hamlets posted the highest per‑thousand rates.
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Your Local Guardian reported that Croydon logged 408 domestic abuse offences in September 2026, the largest total for any borough that month. The figures come from the Metropolitan Police domestic abuse dashboard, which recorded 8,167 offences across the whole of London.
Citywide totals
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The dashboard data, as cited by This Is Local London, lists Lewisham with 381 offences, Tower Hamlets with 366 and Newham with 355. Other boroughs ranged from 325 in Brent down to 113 in Kingston upon Thames. The total of 8,167 incidents reflects crimes recorded by police, not every occurrence of abuse.
Rate versus total
Although Croydon had the highest count, its per‑thousand rate was 1.0, according to the same dashboard. The same source shows that Barking and Dagenham, Greenwich and Tower Hamlets each recorded 1.2 offences per 1,000 residents, the highest relative rates in the capital.
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Croydon logged the most domestic abuse offences of any London borough in September 2026
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The distinction between total numbers and rates matters for resource allocation. A borough with a larger population can have a lower rate despite a higher count. Council planners and support services use both metrics to target interventions where they are needed most.
Implications for residents
Local authorities in the three boroughs with the highest per‑capita rates may face increased pressure to expand specialist services. Residents in Croydon, while seeing a lower rate, might still experience a high absolute number of cases, prompting community groups to call for more outreach and prevention programmes.
Questions this report answers
+How many domestic abuse offences were recorded in Croydon in September 2026?
Your Local Guardian said Croydon logged 408 domestic abuse offences in September 2026, the highest total of any London borough for that month. The figure reflects incidents recorded by police, not every occurrence of abuse.
+What was the overall number of domestic abuse offences across London in that month?
The Metropolitan Police dashboard recorded 8,167 domestic abuse offences across London for September 2026, as reported by This Is Local London. This total combines all boroughs and forms the basis for per‑capita rate calculations.
+Which boroughs had the highest rate of domestic abuse offences per 1,000 people?
According to the dashboard, Barking and Dagenham, Greenwich and Tower Hamlets each had a rate of 1.2 offences per 1,000 residents in September 2026. Those rates were higher than Croydon's rate of 1.0 per 1,000.
+What does the difference between total offences and rate mean for local services?
The data shows that a borough can have many recorded incidents but a lower per‑capita rate if its population is large. Councils use both the total count and the rate to decide where to focus support services and prevention funding.
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