Postcode district · London
Crime in W6
How much crime is recorded in W6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Region
- London
- Population
- 50,131 (2024)
W6Postcode district · London
How safe is W6
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in W6, 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
37.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
W6National
Violence and sexual offences24.723.6
Anti-social behaviour21.710.7
Shoplifting18.78.4
Burglary14.99.1
Other theft8.64.5
Public order6.84.6
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Drugs4.02.4
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Theft from the person3.12.1
Bicycle theft2.51.0
Robbery2.21.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.