W1F 0RP Crime Rates: Trends, Hotspots

Overview of Crime in W1F 0RP

W1F 0RP, 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 0RP 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 0RP crime data is based on a circular area with a 500-meter radius around W1F 0RP, encompassing approximately 1538 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 0RP 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 0RP 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 person2934.44-97.30%
Violence and sexual offences1518.85-91.98%
Other theft59.75-98.87%
Public order23.25-96.97%
Robbery21.30-97.56%

In April 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1075 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 443 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person10751509.692007.84%
Other theft443698.6310975.00%
Violence and sexual offences187287.903016.67%
Shoplifting125121.530.00%
Anti-social behaviour12381.240.00%
Vehicle crime9979.940.00%
Robbery8264.340.00%
Public order6653.291550.00%
Drugs5442.895300.00%
Burglary4535.090.00%
Criminal damage and arson1129.240.00%
Bicycle theft107.150.00%
Other crime26.500.00%
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 person5142.890.00%
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

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Other theft21.30-99.70%

In January 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1221 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 671 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person12211767.70-20.97%
Other theft671793.51-26.67%
Violence and sexual offences228436.07-24.50%
Robbery142148.17-11.80%
Anti-social behaviour11092.28-16.67%
Shoplifting9471.4920.51%
Drugs6661.09-9.59%
Vehicle crime6442.89-23.81%
Public order4641.59-36.99%
Burglary4029.8960.00%
Criminal damage and arson2026.00-45.95%
Bicycle theft1013.0025.00%
Possession of weapons76.50-12.50%
Other crime14.55-50.00%

In December 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1545 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 915 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person15452237.564.39%
Other theft9151004.08-2.56%
Violence and sexual offences302594.6525.31%
Robbery161196.273.87%
Anti-social behaviour132104.631.54%
Vehicle crime8485.79-2.33%
Shoplifting7854.59-21.21%
Public order7350.69-3.95%
Drugs7347.4446.00%
Criminal damage and arson3747.4427.59%
Burglary2524.05-34.21%
Possession of weapons816.2560.00%
Bicycle theft85.20-38.46%
Other crime25.20-84.62%

In November 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1480 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 939 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person14802179.7262.46%
Other theft939961.8324.70%
Violence and sexual offences241610.240.84%
Robbery155156.6259.79%
Anti-social behaviour130100.73-7.80%
Shoplifting9984.49-7.48%
Vehicle crime8664.343.61%
Public order7655.89-9.52%
Drugs5049.39-35.90%
Burglary3832.4990.00%
Criminal damage and arson2924.7026.09%
Bicycle theft1318.8518.18%
Other crime138.4562.50%
Possession of weapons58.45-44.44%

In October 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 911 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 753 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person9111666.3146.46%
Other theft753592.0532.34%
Violence and sexual offences239489.3713.27%
Anti-social behaviour141155.325.22%
Shoplifting10791.6325.88%
Robbery9769.54-33.10%
Public order8463.0468.00%
Vehicle crime8354.5913.70%
Drugs7853.94-3.70%
Criminal damage and arson2350.69-23.33%
Burglary2014.95-44.44%
Bicycle theft1113.00-50.00%
Possession of weapons97.150.00%
Other crime85.85100.00%

In September 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 622 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 569 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person6221345.92-3.42%
Other theft569404.23-5.79%
Violence and sexual offences211369.796.03%
Robbery145137.136.62%
Anti-social behaviour13494.238.06%
Shoplifting8587.09-26.09%
Drugs8155.2410.96%
Vehicle crime7352.6440.38%
Public order5047.44-5.66%
Burglary3632.4916.13%
Criminal damage and arson3023.4030.43%
Bicycle theft2219.5037.50%
Possession of weapons914.3050.00%
Other crime45.85-33.33%

In August 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 644 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 604 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person6441353.07-16.25%
Other theft604418.53-17.03%
Violence and sexual offences199392.53-17.43%
Robbery136129.33-6.85%
Anti-social behaviour12488.38-8.15%
Shoplifting11580.5912.75%
Drugs7374.74-17.98%
Public order5347.44-11.67%
Vehicle crime5234.44-7.14%
Burglary3133.7940.91%
Criminal damage and arson2320.15-17.86%
Bicycle theft1614.950.00%
Possession of weapons610.40-14.29%
Other crime63.90-25.00%

In July 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 769 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 728 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person7691564.280.00%
Other theft728499.760.00%
Violence and sexual offences241473.120.00%
Robbery146156.620.00%
Anti-social behaviour13594.880.00%
Shoplifting10287.730.00%
Drugs8966.290.00%
Public order6057.840.00%
Vehicle crime5638.990.00%
Criminal damage and arson2836.390.00%
Burglary2218.200.00%
Bicycle theft1614.300.00%
Other crime810.400.00%
Possession of weapons75.200.00%

Crime by Type

A total of 8352 Theft from the person incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 759.27 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Theft from the person incidents with 1545 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20245
May 202429
April 20241075
March 202451
January 20241221
December 20231545
November 20231480
October 2023911
September 2023622
August 2023644
July 2023769

A total of 1873 Violence and sexual offences incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 170.27 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Violence and sexual offences incidents with 302 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20244
May 202415
April 2024187
March 20246
January 2024228
December 2023302
November 2023241
October 2023239
September 2023211
August 2023199
July 2023241

A total of 5636 Other theft incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 469.67 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other theft incidents with 939 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20243
May 20245
April 2024443
March 20244
February 20242
January 2024671
December 2023915
November 2023939
October 2023753
September 2023569
August 2023604
July 2023728

A total of 517 Public order incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 47.00 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Public order incidents with 84 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20243
May 20242
April 202466
March 20244
January 202446
December 202373
November 202376
October 202384
September 202350
August 202353
July 202360

A total of 202 Criminal damage and arson incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 22.44 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Criminal damage and arson incidents with 37 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20241
April 202411
January 202420
December 202337
November 202329
October 202323
September 202330
August 202323
July 202328

A total of 566 Drugs incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 56.60 incidents per month. July 2023 saw the highest number of Drugs incidents with 89 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20241
April 202454
March 20241
January 202466
December 202373
November 202350
October 202378
September 202381
August 202373
July 202389

A total of 1069 Robbery incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 97.18 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Robbery incidents with 161 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20241
June 20242
May 20242
April 202482
January 2024142
December 2023161
November 2023155
October 202397
September 2023145
August 2023136
July 2023146

A total of 597 Vehicle crime incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 74.62 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Vehicle crime incidents with 99 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 202499
January 202464
December 202384
November 202386
October 202383
September 202373
August 202352
July 202356

A total of 1029 Anti-social behaviour incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 128.62 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Anti-social behaviour incidents with 141 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 2024123
January 2024110
December 2023132
November 2023130
October 2023141
September 2023134
August 2023124
July 2023135

A total of 805 Shoplifting incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 100.62 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Shoplifting incidents with 125 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 2024125
January 202494
December 202378
November 202399
October 2023107
September 202385
August 2023115
July 2023102

A total of 106 Bicycle theft incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 13.25 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Bicycle theft incidents with 22 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 202410
January 202410
December 20238
November 202313
October 202311
September 202322
August 202316
July 202316

A total of 257 Burglary incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 32.12 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Burglary incidents with 45 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 202445
January 202440
December 202325
November 202338
October 202320
September 202336
August 202331
July 202322

A total of 44 Other crime incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 5.50 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other crime incidents with 13 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 20242
January 20241
December 20232
November 202313
October 20238
September 20234
August 20236
July 20238

A total of 52 Possession of weapons incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 6.50 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Possession of weapons incidents with 9 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 20241
January 20247
December 20238
November 20235
October 20239
September 20239
August 20236
July 20237

Crime by Location in July 2024

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