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Crime in W1M 7

How much crime is recorded in W1M 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
3,025 (2024)
Crime

How safe is W1M 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in W1M 7, broadly in line with 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
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
185
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).

W1M 7National
Burglary68.89.1
Shoplifting48.58.4
Theft from the person45.82.1
Other theft32.24.5
Anti-social behaviour15.410.7
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Vehicle crime7.93.5
Robbery5.81.4
Public order5.04.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Drugs1.72.4
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 8% 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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