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Crime in W1W 7

How much crime is recorded in W1W 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
4,097 (2024)
Crime

How safe is W1W 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 69.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in W1W 7, 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
69.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
392
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 7National
Theft from the person130.12.1
Burglary90.69.1
Other theft89.34.5
Violence and sexual offences42.523.6
Shoplifting39.38.4
Anti-social behaviour29.610.7
Drugs13.92.4
Robbery13.91.4
Public order12.34.6
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Bicycle theft2.51.0
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
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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