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Crime in SW1V 3

How much crime is recorded in SW1V 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
16,541 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW1V 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW1V 3, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 3National
Anti-social behaviour27.510.7
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Burglary9.79.1
Theft from the person6.82.1
Other theft5.14.5
Public order4.04.6
Drugs2.62.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Shoplifting1.78.4
Robbery1.51.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.51.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 10% 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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