Postcode · London
Crime in SW1V 1AD
How much crime is recorded in SW1V 1AD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bryanston & Dorset Square
- Council
- Westminster
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,241 (2024)
How safe is SW1V 1AD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 63.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW1V 1AD area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
63.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
285
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).
SW1V 1ADNational
Shoplifting72.58.4
Theft from the person58.82.1
Other theft41.44.5
Burglary34.89.1
Violence and sexual offences29.823.6
Anti-social behaviour21.310.7
Public order17.44.6
Vehicle crime12.73.5
Robbery12.61.4
Drugs4.52.4
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.