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Crime in W2 5

How much crime is recorded in W2 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
23,477 (2024)
Crime

How safe is W2 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in W2 5, above 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
35.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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).

W2 5National
Anti-social behaviour27.910.7
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Burglary21.59.1
Other theft7.74.5
Drugs6.92.4
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Public order4.94.6
Theft from the person3.82.1
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Shoplifting1.98.4
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Robbery1.71.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.81.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 12% 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.

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