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Crime in SW1Y 5

How much crime is recorded in SW1Y 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
3,593 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW1Y 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW1Y 5, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
60.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
264
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 5National
Theft from the person71.82.1
Burglary59.69.1
Other theft53.14.5
Violence and sexual offences39.023.6
Anti-social behaviour32.710.7
Public order14.74.6
Shoplifting13.58.4
Robbery10.01.4
Drugs8.42.4
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Bicycle theft2.91.0
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Other crime1.21.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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