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Crime in W1T 1

How much crime is recorded in W1T 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
5,752 (2024)
Crime

How safe is W1T 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 80.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in W1T 1, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
80.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
440
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).

W1T 1National
Theft from the person131.42.1
Other theft98.84.5
Burglary91.39.1
Violence and sexual offences49.923.6
Shoplifting48.88.4
Anti-social behaviour38.410.7
Drugs16.22.4
Robbery15.51.4
Public order14.34.6
Bicycle theft5.61.0
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025

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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