W1F 0RJ Crime Rates: Trends, Hotspots

Overview of Crime in W1F 0RJ

W1F 0RJ, Westminster has recorded a total of 18 crimes in the recent period of July 2024, equating to a crime rate of 11.71 per 1,000 population. This W1F 0RJ 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 0RJ crime data is based on a circular area with a 500-meter radius around W1F 0RJ, encompassing approximately 1536 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 0RJ 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 0RJ 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 person511.710.00%
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 person2934.49-97.46%
Violence and sexual offences1518.87-91.94%
Other theft59.76-98.90%
Public order23.25-97.10%
Robbery21.30-97.67%

In April 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1142 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 455 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person11421568.352139.22%
Other theft455743.1811275.00%
Violence and sexual offences186296.103000.00%
Anti-social behaviour126121.040.00%
Shoplifting12182.000.00%
Vehicle crime9978.740.00%
Robbery8664.430.00%
Public order6955.971625.00%
Drugs5644.905500.00%
Burglary4536.440.00%
Bicycle theft1129.280.00%
Criminal damage and arson117.160.00%
Other crime27.160.00%
Possession of weapons11.300.00%

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 person5142.955000.00%
Violence and sexual offences633.190.00%
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 theft21.95-99.71%
Theft from the person11.30-99.92%

In January 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1298 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 682 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person12981839.72-19.98%
Other theft682844.70-27.75%
Violence and sexual offences230443.82-25.08%
Robbery146149.68-12.57%
Anti-social behaviour11395.01-16.91%
Shoplifting9373.5416.25%
Drugs7160.52-8.97%
Vehicle crime6246.20-25.30%
Public order5040.35-31.51%
Burglary4032.5460.00%
Criminal damage and arson2226.03-38.89%
Bicycle theft1114.3237.50%
Possession of weapons77.16-12.50%
Other crime24.560.00%

In December 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1622 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 944 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person16222322.594.04%
Other theft9441055.54-4.55%
Violence and sexual offences307614.3223.79%
Robbery167199.794.38%
Anti-social behaviour136108.681.49%
Vehicle crime8388.50-3.49%
Shoplifting8054.01-22.33%
Drugs7852.0650.00%
Public order7350.76-8.75%
Criminal damage and arson3647.5124.14%
Burglary2523.43-39.02%
Possession of weapons816.2760.00%
Bicycle theft85.21-42.86%
Other crime25.21-84.62%

In November 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1559 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 989 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person15592286.1461.55%
Other theft9891014.5525.51%
Violence and sexual offences248643.613.77%
Robbery160161.3950.94%
Anti-social behaviour134104.12-6.94%
Shoplifting10387.200.98%
Vehicle crime8667.034.88%
Public order8055.97-8.05%
Drugs5252.06-39.53%
Burglary4133.8495.24%
Criminal damage and arson2926.6816.00%
Bicycle theft1418.8727.27%
Other crime139.1144.44%
Possession of weapons58.46-50.00%

In October 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 965 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 788 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person9651740.8045.33%
Other theft788627.9932.44%
Violence and sexual offences239512.8011.16%
Anti-social behaviour144155.533.60%
Robbery10693.71-28.38%
Shoplifting10268.9829.11%
Public order8766.3861.11%
Drugs8656.621.18%
Vehicle crime8255.9717.14%
Criminal damage and arson2553.36-16.67%
Burglary2116.27-41.67%
Bicycle theft1113.67-42.11%
Possession of weapons107.1611.11%
Other crime96.5180.00%

In September 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 664 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 595 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person6641397.85-1.78%
Other theft595432.11-6.45%
Violence and sexual offences215387.215.91%
Robbery148139.915.71%
Anti-social behaviour13996.319.45%
Drugs8590.4610.39%
Shoplifting7955.32-24.76%
Vehicle crime7051.4134.62%
Public order5445.55-1.82%
Burglary3635.1424.14%
Criminal damage and arson3023.4330.43%
Bicycle theft1919.5218.75%
Possession of weapons912.3628.57%
Other crime55.86-16.67%

In August 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 676 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 636 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person6761400.45-16.13%
Other theft636439.92-16.32%
Violence and sexual offences203413.89-19.12%
Robbery140132.11-7.89%
Anti-social behaviour12791.11-8.63%
Shoplifting10582.657.14%
Drugs7768.33-15.38%
Public order5550.11-9.84%
Vehicle crime5235.79-7.14%
Burglary2933.8426.09%
Criminal damage and arson2318.87-20.69%
Bicycle theft1614.97-11.11%
Possession of weapons710.410.00%
Other crime64.56-40.00%

In July 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 806 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 760 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person8061627.570.00%
Other theft760524.520.00%
Violence and sexual offences251494.580.00%
Robbery152163.340.00%
Anti-social behaviour13998.920.00%
Shoplifting9890.460.00%
Drugs9163.780.00%
Public order6159.220.00%
Vehicle crime5639.700.00%
Criminal damage and arson2936.440.00%
Burglary2318.870.00%
Bicycle theft1814.970.00%
Other crime1011.710.00%
Possession of weapons76.510.00%

Crime by Type

A total of 8818 Theft from the person incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 734.83 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Theft from the person incidents with 1622 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20245
May 202429
April 20241142
March 202451
February 20241
January 20241298
December 20231622
November 20231559
October 2023965
September 2023664
August 2023676
July 2023806

A total of 1904 Violence and sexual offences incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 173.09 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Violence and sexual offences incidents with 307 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20244
May 202415
April 2024186
March 20246
January 2024230
December 2023307
November 2023248
October 2023239
September 2023215
August 2023203
July 2023251

A total of 5863 Other theft incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 488.58 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other theft incidents with 989 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20243
May 20245
April 2024455
March 20244
February 20242
January 2024682
December 2023944
November 2023989
October 2023788
September 2023595
August 2023636
July 2023760

A total of 538 Public order incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 48.91 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Public order incidents with 87 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20243
May 20242
April 202469
March 20244
January 202450
December 202373
November 202380
October 202387
September 202354
August 202355
July 202361

A total of 206 Criminal damage and arson incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 22.89 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 202329
October 202325
September 202330
August 202323
July 202329

A total of 598 Drugs incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 59.80 incidents per month. July 2023 saw the highest number of Drugs incidents with 91 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20241
April 202456
March 20241
January 202471
December 202378
November 202352
October 202386
September 202385
August 202377
July 202391

A total of 1110 Robbery incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 100.91 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Robbery incidents with 167 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20241
June 20242
May 20242
April 202486
January 2024146
December 2023167
November 2023160
October 2023106
September 2023148
August 2023140
July 2023152

A total of 590 Vehicle crime incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 73.75 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Vehicle crime incidents with 99 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 202499
January 202462
December 202383
November 202386
October 202382
September 202370
August 202352
July 202356

A total of 1058 Anti-social behaviour incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 132.25 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Anti-social behaviour incidents with 144 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 2024126
January 2024113
December 2023136
November 2023134
October 2023144
September 2023139
August 2023127
July 2023139

A total of 781 Shoplifting incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 97.62 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Shoplifting incidents with 121 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 2024121
January 202493
December 202380
November 2023103
October 2023102
September 202379
August 2023105
July 202398

A total of 108 Bicycle theft incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 13.50 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Bicycle theft incidents with 19 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 202411
January 202411
December 20238
November 202314
October 202311
September 202319
August 202316
July 202318

A total of 260 Burglary incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 32.50 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Burglary incidents with 45 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 202445
January 202440
December 202325
November 202341
October 202321
September 202336
August 202329
July 202323

A total of 49 Other crime incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 6.12 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other crime incidents with 13 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 20242
January 20242
December 20232
November 202313
October 20239
September 20235
August 20236
July 202310

A total of 54 Possession of weapons incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 6.75 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Possession of weapons incidents with 10 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 20241
January 20247
December 20238
November 20235
October 202310
September 20239
August 20237
July 20237

Crime by Location in July 2024

A detailed breakdown of crime incidents by location within the W1F 0RJ 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