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Crime in W1U 5

How much crime is recorded in W1U 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
3,793 (2024)
Crime

How safe is W1U 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in W1U 5, 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
31.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
136
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).

W1U 5National
Burglary33.49.1
Other theft30.24.5
Shoplifting29.48.4
Theft from the person19.82.1
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Public order4.44.6
Robbery3.91.4
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 27% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
30
40
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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