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Crime in SW1E 6

How much crime is recorded in SW1E 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
6,531 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW1E 6

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW1E 6, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
53.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
240
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SW1E 6National
Theft from the person53.82.1
Burglary52.49.1
Other theft44.04.5
Anti-social behaviour38.610.7
Violence and sexual offences34.423.6
Shoplifting21.38.4
Public order14.14.6
Robbery8.21.4
Drugs7.12.4
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Other crime0.91.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 19% 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.

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