Honour killings recorded in London from January 2019 to January 2022

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.030437

I note you seek access to the following information:

1. I would like to know from January 2019-January 2022 how many honour killings there were in London.

2. I would also like to know how many reports of honour killings you've had since January 2006. I would like this broken down into calendar years and the boroughs in which they have taken place.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Q1 - I would like to know from January 2019-January 2022 how many honour killings there were in London.

There are 0 records of ‘Honour Killings’ within this timeframe.

Q2 - I would also like to know how many reports of honour killings you've had since January 2006. I would like this broken down into calendar years and the boroughs in which they have taken place.

Please see the table below.

The information has been obtained from ‘HV - Honour Based Violence’ flagged crime reports, which rely upon the flag being added to the report. Please note that flagging is an imprecise recording system as it relies on officers knowing that the flag exists and remembering to use it.

Recorded Year	Owning Borough	Homicide Count
2006	Merton	1
2008	Ilford	1
2010	Hackney	1
2017	Kingston	1
2018	Whitechapel	1
Grand Total		5