The London Assembly has a key role to play in
holding the Mayor and Met Police Commissioner to account.
At an All-Assembly meeting tomorrow,
Members will ask questions about policing in
London. Topics may include:
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Shoplifting - Data published by the Met shows
that the number of shoplifting offences in London increased by
approximately 37 per cent between February and July 2026, from
6,900 monthly offences in February, to 9,483 in July
[1]
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Gun crime - London recorded 1,679 gun offences
between August 2025 and July 2026, marking a decrease from
1,918 offences during the previous period [2]
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Vehicle theft - Boroughs with the highest
vehicle theft rates per 1,000 residents include Haringey
(16.48), Enfield (15.90), Westminster (15.61), and Hammersmith
and Fulham (14.85) [3]
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Palantir The lawsuit between the Mayor's
Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) and Palantir was recently
dropped. There will now be a re-procurement for the Met's
Unified Operational Analytics operation, which Palantir can
submit to [4]
The guests are:
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of Tooting, Mayor of
London
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Sir Mark Rowley QPM, Commissioner of Police of
the Metropolis
Following the Q&A, Assembly Members will debate these
motions.
The meeting will take place on Thursday 5 November
2026 from 10am in the Chamber at City
Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, E16 1ZE.
Notes for Editors:
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MPS Monthly Crime
Dashboard Data, M1045_MonthlyCrimeDashboard_TNOCrimeData,
accessed 14 September 2026
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Revealed: London's
hotspots for gun crime as police probe Clapham shooting | The
Standard
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Vehicle Theft Statistics
in the UK [2026 Update]
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Statement: MOPAC and Palantir
| London City Hall
- Full agenda papers.
