Postcode district · London
Crime in SW1W
How much crime is recorded in SW1W, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Westminster
- Region
- London
- Population
- 15,005 (2024)
SW1WPostcode district · London
How safe is SW1W
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW1W, 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
31.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
133
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).
SW1WNational
Anti-social behaviour25.710.7
Other theft24.94.5
Theft from the person23.12.1
Burglary20.39.1
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Shoplifting14.58.4
Public order6.44.6
Robbery3.71.4
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Drugs2.82.4
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.