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Crime in SW1V 1

How much crime is recorded in SW1V 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
12,988 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW1V 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW1V 1, 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
43.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
185
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).

SW1V 1National
Anti-social behaviour42.110.7
Theft from the person28.12.1
Shoplifting27.38.4
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Burglary26.59.1
Other theft23.24.5
Public order10.64.6
Robbery6.01.4
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Drugs3.32.4
Bicycle theft2.71.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.71.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 16% 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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