Postcode sector · London
Crime in W1B 1
How much crime is recorded in W1B 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Westminster
- Region
- London
- Population
- 6,222 (2024)
How safe is W1B 1
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in W1B 1, below 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
26.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
129
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
W1B 1National
Burglary47.69.1
Theft from the person37.82.1
Other theft27.94.5
Anti-social behaviour14.310.7
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Shoplifting13.18.4
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Public order4.34.6
Robbery3.51.4
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Drugs1.52.4
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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