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Crime in SW1P 4

How much crime is recorded in SW1P 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
11,834 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW1P 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW1P 4, 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
31.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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 4National
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Anti-social behaviour21.210.7
Theft from the person16.42.1
Burglary15.19.1
Other theft11.64.5
Public order6.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Drugs1.92.4
Shoplifting1.78.4
Robbery1.71.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime0.71.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 16% 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.

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