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Crime in W1W 5

How much crime is recorded in W1W 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
4,315 (2024)
Crime

How safe is W1W 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in W1W 5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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).

W1W 5National
Burglary29.69.1
Theft from the person17.52.1
Other theft15.44.5
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Violence and sexual offences10.523.6
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Shoplifting3.58.4
Public order3.04.6
Robbery2.11.4
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 7% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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