Postcode sector · London
Crime in W1M 5
How much crime is recorded in W1M 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Westminster
- Region
- London
- Population
- 2,977 (2024)
W1M 5Postcode sector · London
How safe is W1M 5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in W1M 5, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
232
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).
W1M 5National
Burglary70.29.1
Shoplifting68.08.4
Theft from the person53.12.1
Other theft42.04.5
Anti-social behaviour17.410.7
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Vehicle crime9.13.5
Robbery7.41.4
Public order5.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Drugs2.12.4
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.