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Crime in SW1W 9

How much crime is recorded in SW1W 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
8,117 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW1W 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW1W 9, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
35.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
140
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 9National
Anti-social behaviour27.710.7
Theft from the person26.52.1
Other theft26.34.5
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Burglary20.79.1
Shoplifting7.28.4
Public order6.84.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Robbery3.91.4
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Drugs2.62.4
Bicycle theft2.51.0
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 21% 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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