Postcode · London
Crime in NW1 5RA
How much crime is recorded in NW1 5RA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bryanston & Dorset Square
- Council
- Westminster
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,490 (2024)
NW1 5RALondon
How safe is NW1 5RA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW1 5RA area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
136
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
NW1 5RANational
Anti-social behaviour34.010.7
Other theft25.44.5
Violence and sexual offences22.723.6
Burglary20.39.1
Public order10.64.6
Theft from the person8.32.1
Shoplifting7.98.4
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Drugs5.12.4
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Robbery3.21.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.