Postcode sector · London
Crime in W1P 7
How much crime is recorded in W1P 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Westminster
- Region
- London
- Population
- 3,894 (2024)
How safe is W1P 7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in W1P 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
174
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).
W1P 7National
Burglary59.39.1
Theft from the person53.22.1
Other theft39.64.5
Shoplifting19.68.4
Anti-social behaviour17.810.7
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Public order5.64.6
Robbery4.71.4
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Drugs2.02.4
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
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.