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Crime in W1D 5

How much crime is recorded in W1D 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
4,006 (2024)
Crime

How safe is W1D 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 143.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in W1D 5, 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
143.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
669
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).

W1D 5National
Theft from the person204.22.1
Other theft145.84.5
Burglary103.89.1
Violence and sexual offences99.223.6
Anti-social behaviour53.710.7
Shoplifting44.58.4
Drugs32.42.4
Public order30.34.6
Robbery25.41.4
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Bicycle theft4.01.0
Possession of weapons3.10.9
Other crime2.81.5
Trend

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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