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Crime in SW1Y 4

How much crime is recorded in SW1Y 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
3,393 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW1Y 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 108.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW1Y 4, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
108.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
463
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).

SW1Y 4National
Theft from the person129.52.1
Burglary107.19.1
Other theft95.64.5
Violence and sexual offences75.423.6
Anti-social behaviour46.710.7
Public order26.04.6
Shoplifting22.58.4
Drugs20.52.4
Robbery17.61.4
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Vehicle crime7.43.5
Bicycle theft3.51.0
Possession of weapons2.80.9
Other crime1.81.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 8% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
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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