Postcode district · London
Crime in SW1P
How much crime is recorded in SW1P, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Westminster
- Region
- London
- Population
- 18,103 (2024)
SW1PPostcode district · London
How safe is SW1P
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW1P, 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
35.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
128
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).
SW1PNational
Anti-social behaviour29.010.7
Violence and sexual offences25.923.6
Burglary22.09.1
Theft from the person18.92.1
Other theft17.14.5
Shoplifting12.48.4
Public order8.74.6
Drugs3.02.4
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Robbery2.81.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.