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W1HPostcode district

W1H crime rate and crime map

Recorded crime in W1H is about the Westminster average and 3.9 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 41%. The biggest share of the harm comes from robbery. Police data to August 2026.

City of Westminster, Westminster. 6,546 residents in 5 neighbourhoods.

Safety in the UK
1/10High crime
Safety in the world
3/10Above average crime
Living
10.0/10Excellent
5-year change
+41%more crimes
vs the council
1.0×the Westminster average
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Safety and Living

Safety

Crime severity: about the Westminster average (3.9× the England and Wales average)

Crime only, by how serious it is. Compared with every postcode district. Higher is safer.

Living

Based on schools, transport, health, supermarkets, weighted by importance. Crime is not part of it. Higher is better.

Neighbourhoods by Safety

Tested: 79% of scores were within 1 point of what happened next. How we test

Westminster 012A: no scoreWestminster 012B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 012C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 012D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 012E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crime
1 = least safe, 10 = safest. Grey: no score. Select a neighbourhood to open it on the map.

1 neighbourhood has no population figure, so it is not scored.

Crime over 5 years

Up 41% in 5 years Recorded crimes in W1H, anti-social behaviour left out.

Sep 2021 – Aug 2022: 1,633 crimesSep 2021 – Aug 20221,633Sep 2022 – Aug 2023: 1,982 crimesSep 2022 – Aug 20231,982Sep 2023 – Aug 2024: 2,238 crimesSep 2023 – Aug 20242,238Sep 2024 – Aug 2025: 2,402 crimesSep 2024 – Aug 20252,402Sep 2025 – Aug 2026: 2,299 crimesSep 2025 – Aug 20262,299

What is recorded

Crime severity: about the Westminster average (3.9× the England and Wales average). 319 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.

  • Robbery: 27% of the harm here
  • Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 27% of the harm here
  • Burglary: 17% of the harm here

Anti-social behaviour: 83 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.

Shops, transport, schools and health

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Scores use fixed distance bands, so they do not depend on other districts. Higher is better.

Supermarkets

Excellent accessScore 10 out of 10
  • Typical distance to a large supermarket: 340 m.
  • Aldi 90-100 Edgware Road (Aldi), 300 m from the district centre
  • Waitrose Edgware Road (Waitrose), 430 m from the district centre
  • M&S Edgware Rd (Marks and Spencer), 780 m from the district centre

Transport

Excellent accessScore 10 out of 10
  • Typical number of bus stops within 400 m: 10.
  • Nearest railway station: London Marylebone Rail Station, 510 m from the district centre
  • Nearest tram or metro stop: Marylebone Underground Station, 490 m from the district centre

Schools

Excellent schools nearbyScore 10 out of 10

Primary schools within 2 km

  • St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School: Good (graded inspection, 2023), 120 m away
  • Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School: Outstanding (ungraded inspection, 2024), 340 m away
  • Ark King Solomon Academy: Outstanding (graded inspection, 2023), 630 m away
  • St Vincent's Catholic Primary School: Outstanding (graded inspection of the predecessor school, 2023), 740 m away
  • St James & St John Church of England Primary School: Strong standard (report card, 2026), 1.8 km away

Secondary schools within 2 km

  • Ark King Solomon Academy: Outstanding (graded inspection, 2023), 630 m away
  • Marylebone Academy: Good (ungraded inspection, 2022), 1.4 km away

    Health

    Excellent accessScore 10 out of 10
    • Nearest GP surgery: CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY, 180 m from the district centre, CQC rating: Good
    • Nearest hospital with A&E: St Mary's Hospital, 1.3 km from the district centre

    Crime by type

    Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.

    TypePer 1,000 a year
    Robbery16.5
    Burglary22.3
    Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences)54.7
    Drugs8.8
    Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons)1.4
    Other crime2.1
    Other theft65.3
    Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching)55.2
    Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into)26.9
    Criminal damage and arson (vandalism)11.2
    Public order20.0
    Bicycle theft6.0
    Shoplifting29.0

    How often crimes lead to a charge

    In W1H, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).

    Theft from the person: 0% chargedCharged or summonsed: 0%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 4%No suspect identified: 91%Still open: 4%Other theft: 0% chargedCharged or summonsed: 0%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 8%No suspect identified: 87%Still open: 5%Violence and sexual offences: 10% chargedCharged or summonsed: 10%Caution or other action: 1%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 42%No suspect identified: 38%Still open: 9%Shoplifting: 6% chargedCharged or summonsed: 6%Caution or other action: 2%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 12%No suspect identified: 76%Still open: 3%Vehicle crime: 0% chargedSuspect found, not prosecuted: 3%No suspect identified: 93%Still open: 4%Robbery: 8% chargedCharged or summonsed: 8%Caution or other action: 1%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 19%No suspect identified: 69%Still open: 4%Public order: 7% chargedCharged or summonsed: 7%Caution or other action: 1%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 34%No suspect identified: 47%Still open: 11%Burglary: 4% chargedCharged or summonsed: 4%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 10%No suspect identified: 77%Still open: 9%Criminal damage and arson: 6% chargedCharged or summonsed: 6%Caution or other action: 1%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 20%No suspect identified: 65%Still open: 8%Drugs: 23% chargedCharged or summonsed: 23%Caution or other action: 57%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 8%Still open: 12%
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    TypeCrimesCharged or summonsedCaution or other actionSuspect found, not prosecutedNo suspect identifiedStill open
    Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching)6670%0%4%91%4%
    Other theft4650%0%8%87%5%
    Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences)43310%1%42%38%9%
    Shoplifting3546%2%12%76%3%
    Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into)1460%0%3%93%4%
    Robbery1358%1%19%69%4%
    Public order1327%1%34%47%11%
    Burglary1274%0%10%77%9%
    Criminal damage and arson (vandalism)1046%1%20%65%8%
    Drugs6023%57%8%0%12%

    Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 6% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.

    Road collisions

    W1H, 2023 to 2025: 48 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 8.3 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. No one was killed in those 3 years.

    7.3 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 17% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).

    Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

    Trend over the years

    Crime severity per resident (sentence-days of the crimes recorded each year). Hatched bars are years with fewer than twelve months of data for most residents.

    201651.2201755.9201857.9201969.7202044.2202146.9202255.9202367.2202470.9202571.5202660.5

    Last 12 months: 65.2 against a 10-year average of 59.7, 9% higher.

    Recorded crime in W1H is about the Westminster average and 3.9 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 41%. The biggest share of the harm comes from robbery. Police data to August 2026.
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    Questions about crime in W1H

    Is W1H a safe place to live?
    W1H scores 1 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every postcode district in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is about the Westminster average.
    Is crime going up or down in W1H?
    Up 41% over 5 years, from 1,633 recorded crimes a year to 2,299.
    What is the most common crime in W1H?
    The most common recorded crime is other theft, about 65 per 1,000 residents a year. The most harm, weighted by how serious each crime is, comes from robbery.
    How does crime in W1H compare with Westminster?
    Crime severity in W1H is about the Westminster average.
    How often does crime lead to a charge in W1H?
    In W1H, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 72% were closed without a suspect being identified.
    How many burglaries are solved in W1H?
    Of 127 burglaries reported in W1H between September 2024 and August 2025, 4% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 77% were closed with no suspect identified.

    Nearest town

    Council: Westminster

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    Town-centre neighbourhoods

    Few people live in these areas but many shop, work and go out there, so crime per resident looks far higher than the risk to someone living there. They have no Safety score, because compared with residential areas the number would mislead; their crime figures are still shown.