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Crime in SW1V 4

How much crime is recorded in SW1V 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
15,829 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW1V 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW1V 4, broadly in line with 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
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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 4National
Anti-social behaviour31.910.7
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Theft from the person16.22.1
Burglary15.39.1
Other theft14.14.5
Public order5.74.6
Shoplifting5.28.4
Robbery3.11.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 7% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
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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