Crime in City of Westminster
How much crime is recorded in City of Westminster, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Westminster
- Region
- London
- Population
- 184,773 (2024)
City of WestminsterCity · Greater London
How safe is City of Westminster
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in City of Westminster, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.