Postcode · London
Crime in SW1E 5BY
How much crime is recorded in SW1E 5BY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Westminster
- Council
- Westminster
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,143 (2024)
SW1E 5BYLondon
How safe is SW1E 5BY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW1E 5BY area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
143
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SW1E 5BYNational
Burglary43.29.1
Anti-social behaviour35.110.7
Other theft29.34.5
Theft from the person21.72.1
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Shoplifting12.78.4
Public order8.34.6
Drugs3.82.4
Robbery3.61.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.