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Crime in W1N 1

How much crime is recorded in W1N 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
2,887 (2024)
Crime

How safe is W1N 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in W1N 1, broadly in line with 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
27.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
160
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).

W1N 1National
Burglary61.39.1
Theft from the person50.92.1
Other theft35.34.5
Shoplifting19.98.4
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Public order4.94.6
Robbery4.51.4
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Drugs2.02.4
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
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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