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London
Our rating, plus the advisories, health notices, emergency numbers and crime data behind it, from official sources checked Oct 20, 2026.
Nepsis threat assessment
London
Reviewed Oct 20, 2026. Scored with our published method; never below the State Department level.
Set by the State Department level for the area (Level 2).
Top actions
- Plan your route from LHR or LGW into the city before you land, including late-arrival options.
- Look right before crossing, since traffic drives on the left, and use marked crossings.
- Keep your phone and wallet secured in busy stations and crowds, as you would in any major city.
Know before you go
In the UK, call 999 or 112 in an emergency.
Official advisories
What governments say right now.
Checked Oct 20, 2026. We link every source so you can read it yourself.
| U.S. State Department | Level 2: Exercise increased caution (updated Sep 8, 2026) Read it → |
|---|---|
| UK Foreign Office (FCDO) | Last updated . |
| CDC health notices | No active CDC travel health notice for this country. CDC travel notices → |
| Main airport | LHR, LGW |
Crime data
What police report.
Counts are not risk. They show patterns and trends, so you know which habits matter most here.
Tourist zone: West End (1 mile around Soho) (UK police, data.police.uk, monthly data).
Reported incidents from official police open data. Period: 2025-09 to 2026-08, data through 2026-08. Source data →
| Type | Reports | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Other theft | 21,363 reports | about 1780 a month |
| Pickpocketing / theft from a person | 16,325 reports | about 1360 a month |
| Robbery | 2,075 reports | about 173 a month |
What this page is
Built on official data.
Our rating above is built on the official government and police data on this page, checked Oct 20, 2026. It does not replace your government's advisory. Planning a trip here? A Nepsis kit turns it into an arrival plan you can carry. See the kits.