Postcode district · London
Crime in SW1X
How much crime is recorded in SW1X, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Westminster
- Region
- London
- Population
- 14,266 (2024)
SW1XPostcode district · London
How safe is SW1X
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW1X, 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
38.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
120
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).
SW1XNational
Burglary26.79.1
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Shoplifting17.78.4
Other theft17.64.5
Theft from the person16.02.1
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Vehicle crime12.13.5
Drugs5.82.4
Public order5.24.6
Robbery3.21.4
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
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.