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Crime in SW1W 8

How much crime is recorded in SW1W 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
8,136 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW1W 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW1W 8, 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
30.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
121
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).

SW1W 8National
Shoplifting23.28.4
Other theft21.64.5
Theft from the person20.02.1
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Anti-social behaviour15.710.7
Burglary12.89.1
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Public order4.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Robbery3.21.4
Drugs2.22.4
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 13% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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