W1F 0HE Crime Rates: Trends, Hotspots

Overview of Crime in W1F 0HE

W1F 0HE, Westminster has recorded a total of 18 crimes in the recent period of July 2024, equating to a crime rate of 11.70 per 1,000 population. This W1F 0HE crime rate stands in contrast to the broader W1F postcode area, which has experienced 317 crimes and a crime rate of 205.98 per 1,000 population (April 2024 stats).

It's important to note that this W1F 0HE crime data is based on a circular area with a 500-meter radius around W1F 0HE, encompassing approximately 1539 residents.

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Key Crime Types

The most prevalent crimes in the area during Jul were:

  • Theft from the person: (5) incidents (0.00% decrease)
  • Violence and sexual offences: (4) incidents (0.00% decrease)
  • Other theft: (3) incidents (0.00% decrease)

W1F 0HE Crime Hotspots

The surrounding areas of below locations have emerged as crime hotspots,

  • Leicester Square (Lu Station) with total crimes: 8
  • Piccadilly Circus (Lu Station) with total crimes: 7
  • Nightclub with total crimes: 1

W1F 0HE Crime Map

Detailed Crime Data Analysis

Monthly Trends

In July 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 5 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 4 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person511.700.00%
Violence and sexual offences43.250.00%
Other theft32.600.00%
Public order31.950.00%
Criminal damage and arson11.950.00%
Drugs10.650.00%
Robbery10.65-50.00%

In June 2024, Robbery recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 2

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Robbery21.300.00%

In May 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 29 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 15 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person2934.44-97.80%
Violence and sexual offences1518.84-92.02%
Other theft59.75-99.00%
Public order23.25-97.01%
Robbery21.30-97.89%

In April 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1321 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 501 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person13211738.792490.20%
Other theft501858.3512425.00%
Violence and sexual offences188325.543033.33%
Anti-social behaviour137122.160.00%
Shoplifting13689.020.00%
Vehicle crime9988.370.00%
Robbery9564.330.00%
Public order6761.731575.00%
Drugs5443.535300.00%
Burglary5035.090.00%
Bicycle theft1232.490.00%
Criminal damage and arson117.800.00%
Other crime47.150.00%
Possession of weapons12.600.00%

In March 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 51 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 6 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person5142.885000.00%
Violence and sexual offences633.140.00%
Other theft43.90100.00%
Public order42.600.00%
Drugs12.600.00%

In February 2024, Other theft recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 2 followed closely by Theft from the person, which accounted for 1 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Other theft21.95-99.73%
Theft from the person11.30-99.93%

In January 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1453 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 753 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person14532020.14-18.55%
Other theft753944.12-24.47%
Violence and sexual offences234489.28-23.03%
Robbery157152.05-11.80%
Anti-social behaviour128102.01-15.79%
Shoplifting11283.179.80%
Drugs6972.77-23.33%
Vehicle crime6044.83-29.41%
Public order5638.99-24.32%
Burglary4436.3976.00%
Criminal damage and arson2228.59-38.89%
Bicycle theft1114.2937.50%
Possession of weapons77.15-22.22%
Other crime34.5550.00%

In December 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1784 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 997 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person17842499.03-0.39%
Other theft9971159.19-6.65%
Violence and sexual offences304647.8219.69%
Robbery178197.536.59%
Anti-social behaviour152115.661.33%
Shoplifting10298.77-17.74%
Drugs9066.2832.35%
Vehicle crime8558.48-1.16%
Public order7455.23-10.84%
Criminal damage and arson3648.0828.57%
Burglary2523.39-41.86%
Possession of weapons916.2480.00%
Bicycle theft85.85-42.86%
Other crime25.20-83.33%

In November 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1791 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 1068 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person17912529.5662.23%
Other theft10681163.7425.65%
Violence and sexual offences254693.96-0.39%
Robbery167165.0442.74%
Anti-social behaviour150108.51-9.09%
Shoplifting12497.47-4.62%
Vehicle crime8680.572.38%
Public order8355.88-8.79%
Drugs6853.93-21.84%
Burglary4344.1886.96%
Criminal damage and arson2827.9416.67%
Bicycle theft1418.1927.27%
Other crime129.1020.00%
Possession of weapons57.80-50.00%

In October 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1104 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 850 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person11041923.9851.65%
Other theft850717.3536.44%
Violence and sexual offences255552.3114.86%
Anti-social behaviour165165.6912.24%
Shoplifting130107.2141.30%
Robbery11784.47-23.03%
Public order9176.0265.45%
Drugs8759.13-9.38%
Vehicle crime8456.5318.31%
Criminal damage and arson2454.58-17.24%
Burglary2315.59-30.30%
Bicycle theft1114.94-50.00%
Possession of weapons107.150.00%
Other crime106.5066.67%

In September 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 728 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 623 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person7281485.382.39%
Other theft623473.03-6.03%
Violence and sexual offences222404.816.22%
Robbery152144.252.70%
Anti-social behaviour14798.772.80%
Drugs9695.525.49%
Shoplifting9262.38-32.35%
Vehicle crime7159.7836.54%
Public order5546.13-8.33%
Burglary3335.74-2.94%
Criminal damage and arson2921.4426.09%
Bicycle theft2218.8429.41%
Possession of weapons1014.2942.86%
Other crime66.500.00%

In August 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 711 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 663 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person7111494.48-19.39%
Other theft663461.99-19.24%
Violence and sexual offences209430.80-17.39%
Robbery148135.80-8.07%
Anti-social behaviour14396.17-6.54%
Shoplifting13692.9210.57%
Drugs9188.37-1.09%
Public order6059.13-7.69%
Vehicle crime5238.99-3.70%
Burglary3433.7947.83%
Criminal damage and arson2322.09-23.33%
Bicycle theft1714.946.25%
Possession of weapons711.050.00%
Other crime64.55-45.45%

In July 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 882 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 821 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person8821748.540.00%
Other theft821573.100.00%
Violence and sexual offences253533.460.00%
Robbery161164.390.00%
Anti-social behaviour153104.610.00%
Shoplifting12399.420.00%
Drugs9279.920.00%
Public order6559.780.00%
Vehicle crime5442.240.00%
Criminal damage and arson3035.090.00%
Burglary2319.490.00%
Bicycle theft1614.940.00%
Other crime1110.400.00%
Possession of weapons77.150.00%

Crime by Type

A total of 9860 Theft from the person incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 821.67 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Theft from the person incidents with 1791 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20245
May 202429
April 20241321
March 202451
February 20241
January 20241453
December 20231784
November 20231791
October 20231104
September 2023728
August 2023711
July 2023882

A total of 1944 Violence and sexual offences incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 176.73 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Violence and sexual offences incidents with 304 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20244
May 202415
April 2024188
March 20246
January 2024234
December 2023304
November 2023254
October 2023255
September 2023222
August 2023209
July 2023253

A total of 6290 Other theft incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 524.17 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other theft incidents with 1068 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20243
May 20245
April 2024501
March 20244
February 20242
January 2024753
December 2023997
November 20231068
October 2023850
September 2023623
August 2023663
July 2023821

A total of 560 Public order incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 50.91 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Public order incidents with 91 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20243
May 20242
April 202467
March 20244
January 202456
December 202374
November 202383
October 202391
September 202355
August 202360
July 202365

A total of 204 Criminal damage and arson incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 22.67 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Criminal damage and arson incidents with 36 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20241
April 202411
January 202422
December 202336
November 202328
October 202324
September 202329
August 202323
July 202330

A total of 649 Drugs incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 64.90 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Drugs incidents with 96 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20241
April 202454
March 20241
January 202469
December 202390
November 202368
October 202387
September 202396
August 202391
July 202392

A total of 1180 Robbery incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 107.27 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Robbery incidents with 178 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20241
June 20242
May 20242
April 202495
January 2024157
December 2023178
November 2023167
October 2023117
September 2023152
August 2023148
July 2023161

A total of 1175 Anti-social behaviour incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 146.88 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Anti-social behaviour incidents with 165 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 2024137
January 2024128
December 2023152
November 2023150
October 2023165
September 2023147
August 2023143
July 2023153

A total of 955 Shoplifting incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 119.38 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Shoplifting incidents with 136 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 2024136
January 2024112
December 2023102
November 2023124
October 2023130
September 202392
August 2023136
July 2023123

A total of 591 Vehicle crime incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 73.88 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Vehicle crime incidents with 99 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 202499
January 202460
December 202385
November 202386
October 202384
September 202371
August 202352
July 202354

A total of 111 Bicycle theft incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 13.88 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Bicycle theft incidents with 22 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 202412
January 202411
December 20238
November 202314
October 202311
September 202322
August 202317
July 202316

A total of 275 Burglary incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 34.38 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Burglary incidents with 50 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 202450
January 202444
December 202325
November 202343
October 202323
September 202333
August 202334
July 202323

A total of 54 Other crime incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 6.75 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other crime incidents with 12 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 20244
January 20243
December 20232
November 202312
October 202310
September 20236
August 20236
July 202311

A total of 56 Possession of weapons incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 7.00 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Possession of weapons incidents with 10 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 20241
January 20247
December 20239
November 20235
October 202310
September 202310
August 20237
July 20237

Crime by Location in July 2024

A detailed breakdown of crime incidents by location within the W1F 0HE postcode area is presented below.

  • 1. Leicester Square (Lu Station)
    Total8
    Theft from the person2
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Drugs1
    Other theft1
    Public order1
    Robbery1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 2. Piccadilly Circus (Lu Station)
    Total7
    Other theft2
    Public order2
    Theft from the person2
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 3. Nightclub
    Total1
    Theft from the person1
  • 4. Leicester Square
    Total1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 5. Denmark Street
    Total1
    Violence and sexual offences1