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Crime in W1B 2

How much crime is recorded in W1B 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
4,181 (2024)
Crime

How safe is W1B 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 54.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in W1B 2, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
54.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
345
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).

W1B 2National
Burglary126.49.1
Theft from the person105.32.1
Other theft76.24.5
Shoplifting61.58.4
Violence and sexual offences29.123.6
Anti-social behaviour25.410.7
Robbery11.51.4
Public order7.74.6
Drugs7.52.4
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

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