Policing in London was—and still is—divided between two forces: the Metropolitan Police with jurisdiction over most of the urban area, and the City of London Police with jurisdiction over about a square mile (2.9 km2) of the city centre.
Politiarbejde i London var – og er stadig opdelt mellem to – Metropolitan Police Service med jurisdiktion over det meste af byområdet, og City of London Police med jurisdiktion omkring en kvadratkilometer (2,9 km2) af byens centrum.