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Crime in SW1V 2

How much crime is recorded in SW1V 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
17,841 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW1V 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW1V 2, below 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
26.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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 2National
Anti-social behaviour34.510.7
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Burglary15.79.1
Theft from the person9.82.1
Other theft8.04.5
Shoplifting5.28.4
Public order4.64.6
Robbery2.31.4
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs2.12.4
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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