Crime by Postcode

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Crime in City of Westminster

Recorded crime in City of Westminster is about the Westminster average and 4.0 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 10%. The biggest share of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences. Police data to August 2026.

Within 3 km of the centre of City of Westminster: about 239,149 residents in 199 neighbourhoods.

Safety
1/10High crime
Living
9.5/10Excellent
5-year change
+10%more crimes
vs the council
1.0×the Westminster average
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Neighbourhoods by Safety

Westminster 020C: no scoreWestminster 018C: no scoreWestminster 020A: no scoreWestminster 020B: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 036A: no scoreLambeth 036B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 036E: no scoreWestminster 021B: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeWestminster 021F: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeWestminster 018A: no scoreWestminster 020D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 002E: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 036C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 021D: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeWestminster 020E: no scoreLambeth 002A: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeWestminster 018B: no scoreWestminster 021G: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeLambeth 003F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 021E: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 036D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 034C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 013G: no scoreSouthwark 034E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 003B: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 013B: no scoreLambeth 002C: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeWestminster 018D: no scoreWestminster 021A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 022B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 024F: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 023E: no scoreLambeth 002D: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeWestminster 024C: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeLambeth 003G: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCamden 028D: no scoreSouthwark 034D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 034A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 022A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 002C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 022C: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeWestminster 019D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 022D: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 024G: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeCamden 028C: no scoreCity of London 001G: no scoreLambeth 003C: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeLambeth 003D: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 004G: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 002B: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 034B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 019A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCamden 028B: no scoreLambeth 004A: no scoreWestminster 022E: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeWestminster 024B: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeLambeth 003A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 002G: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 011E: no scoreWestminster 019E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCamden 028A: no scoreSouthwark 002F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 019G: no scoreWestminster 023H: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWandsworth 038A: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeCamden 026A: no scoreWestminster 024A: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeLambeth 004I: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCity of London 001F: no scoreWestminster 013D: no scoreLambeth 005B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 023D: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeSouthwark 009B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 009H: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 009G: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 002D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 014G: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 023G: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeSouthwark 014B: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 009C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 014D: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 014F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 002B: no scoreLambeth 004H: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 004C: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeWestminster 023F: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 004J: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeWandsworth 038B: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeWestminster 011B: no scoreKensington and Chelsea 012A: no scoreKensington and Chelsea 012E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCamden 026B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCamden 027A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 011A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWandsworth 038E: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeKensington and Chelsea 012C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 002E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 005A: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeLambeth 006A: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeSouthwark 009A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 014E: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCamden 027C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 012H: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 012E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWandsworth 038D: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeKensington and Chelsea 018D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCamden 026E: no scoreSouthwark 014A: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeLambeth 005C: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCamden 027B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCamden 027D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 012G: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 004D: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeKensington and Chelsea 018C: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 004E: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 006D: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 013A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 012I: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 006A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeIslington 022D: no scoreLambeth 005E: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeWandsworth 038C: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCamden 029G: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeKensington and Chelsea 012B: no scoreLambeth 006E: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCamden 029H: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 006B: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeSouthwark 012A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 017D: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeWestminster 012A: no scoreSouthwark 017E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 006C: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeSouthwark 016A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeWandsworth 001A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCity of London 001A: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeKensington and Chelsea 012D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWandsworth 039A: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeSouthwark 006F: no scoreWestminster 011C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 007A: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeSouthwark 016E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCamden 029E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 011D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 017C: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCity of London 001B: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeLambeth 006D: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeWestminster 012B: no scoreSouthwark 006B: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeKensington and Chelsea 018E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCamden 029F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeKensington and Chelsea 014D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 012B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeIslington 022H: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 035A: no scoreLambeth 007D: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeIslington 022F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 017B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeKensington and Chelsea 014C: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 015A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 007C: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeKensington and Chelsea 018B: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeWestminster 019F: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeSouthwark 036C: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 017A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 021F: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 007B: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeCamden 029D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCamden 021B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 016D: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 006C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWandsworth 039D: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCamden 023F: no scoreKensington and Chelsea 014A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 008C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWandsworth 039C: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeCamden 029C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 016F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 008A: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeWandsworth 039B: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeIslington 022G: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 012E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCamden 029B: no scoreLambeth 008D: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeSouthwark 036B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 006E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCamden 022E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 007E: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeLambeth 008C: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeLambeth 005D: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeSouthwark 021E: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCamden 023A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeKensington and Chelsea 014E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCity of London 001C: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeWandsworth 001B: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeIslington 021E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeSouthwark 015G: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeKensington and Chelsea 019E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeIslington 022E: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeWestminster 012D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crime
1 = least safe, 10 = safest. Grey: no score. Select a neighbourhood to open it on the map.

Within 3 km of the centre of City of Westminster.

Crime over 5 years

Up 10% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 3 km of City of Westminster, anti-social behaviour left out.

Sep 2021 – Aug 2022: 82,711 crimesSep 2021 – Aug 202282,711Sep 2022 – Aug 2023: 102,808 crimesSep 2022 – Aug 2023102,808Sep 2023 – Aug 2024: 108,534 crimesSep 2023 – Aug 2024108,534Sep 2024 – Aug 2025: 106,136 crimesSep 2024 – Aug 2025106,136Sep 2025 – Aug 2026: 91,141 crimesSep 2025 – Aug 202691,141

What is recorded

Crime severity: about the Westminster average (4.0× the England and Wales average). 356 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.

  • Violence and sexual offences: 28% of the harm here
  • Robbery: 25% of the harm here
  • Other theft: 14% of the harm here

Anti-social behaviour: 69 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.

Crime by type

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

TypePer 1,000 a year
Robbery15.5
Burglary15.3
Violence and sexual offences57.5
Drugs13.4
Possession of weapons1.9
Other crime2.2
Other theft84.0
Theft from the person84.8
Vehicle crime17.0
Criminal damage and arson11.1
Public order17.6
Bicycle theft9.1
Shoplifting26.6

Postcode districts in City of Westminster

Nearby towns

Council: Westminster

Questions about crime in City of Westminster

Is City of Westminster a safe place to live?
City of Westminster scores 1 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is about the Westminster average.
Is crime going up or down in City of Westminster?
Up 10% over 5 years, from 82,711 recorded crimes a year to 91,141.
What is the most common crime in City of Westminster?
The most common recorded crime is theft from the person, about 85 per 1,000 residents a year. The most harm, weighted by how serious each crime is, comes from violence and sexual offences.
How does crime in City of Westminster compare with Westminster?
Crime severity in City of Westminster is about the Westminster average.