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Crime in SW1X 8

How much crime is recorded in SW1X 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
7,225 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW1X 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW1X 8, 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
37.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
111
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

SW1X 8National
Burglary20.79.1
Shoplifting20.18.4
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Vehicle crime15.03.5
Other theft14.64.5
Theft from the person14.32.1
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Public order4.34.6
Drugs3.12.4
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Robbery3.01.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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