Postcode · London
Crime in SW1V 4BD
How much crime is recorded in SW1V 4BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Victoria
- Council
- Westminster
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 996 (2024)
How safe is SW1V 4BD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW1V 4BD area, well 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
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 4BDNational
Anti-social behaviour16.110.7
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Theft from the person6.62.1
Burglary6.19.1
Drugs5.42.4
Public order4.44.6
Other theft3.84.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Shoplifting1.58.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery1.11.4
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
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.