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Crime in SW1P 2

How much crime is recorded in SW1P 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
15,478 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW1P 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW1P 2, broadly in line with 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
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
113
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).

SW1P 2National
Anti-social behaviour26.410.7
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Burglary21.29.1
Theft from the person17.52.1
Other theft16.04.5
Public order7.94.6
Shoplifting7.28.4
Drugs2.62.4
Robbery2.41.4
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime0.61.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 19% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
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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