W1F 0TT Crime Rates: Trends, Hotspots

Overview of Crime in W1F 0TT

W1F 0TT, Westminster has recorded a total of 1350 crimes in the recent period of August 2024, equating to a crime rate of 877.19 per 1,000 population. This W1F 0TT crime rate stands in contrast to the broader W1F postcode area, which has experienced 184 crimes and a crime rate of 119.56 per 1,000 population (August 2024 stats).

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

For the location information and nearby amenities in the W1F 0TT area, explore the W1F 0TT Area information page.
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Key Crime Types

The most prevalent crimes in the area during Aug were:

  • Theft from the person: (455) incidents (22650.00% increase)
  • Other theft: (221) incidents (7266.67% increase)
  • Violence and sexual offences: (188) incidents (4600.00% increase)

W1F 0TT Crime Hotspots

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

  • Nightclub with total crimes: 213
  • Theatre/Concert Hall with total crimes: 76
  • Further/Higher Educational Building with total crimes: 72

W1F 0TT Crime Map

Detailed Crime Data Analysis

Monthly Trends

In August 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 455 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 221 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person455877.1922650.00%
Other theft221295.657266.67%
Violence and sexual offences188143.604600.00%
Anti-social behaviour142122.160.00%
Robbery9392.270.00%
Shoplifting6460.430.00%
Drugs6141.590.00%
Public order4339.642050.00%
Vehicle crime2927.940.00%
Criminal damage and arson2018.840.00%
Burglary1813.000.00%
Other crime711.700.00%
Bicycle theft54.550.00%
Possession of weapons43.250.00%

In July 2024, Violence and sexual offences recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 4 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 3 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Violence and sexual offences47.150.00%
Other theft32.600.00%
Public order21.950.00%
Theft from the person21.300.00%

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 23 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 15 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person2337.69-98.30%
Violence and sexual offences1514.94-91.67%
Public order129.75-82.61%
Other theft47.80-99.21%
Robbery22.60-97.98%
Criminal damage and arson11.30-88.89%
Drugs10.65-98.04%

In April 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1352 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 505 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person13521745.944261.29%
Other theft505878.4910000.00%
Violence and sexual offences180328.141284.62%
Anti-social behaviour159116.960.00%
Shoplifting128103.310.00%
Robbery9983.179800.00%
Public order6964.33762.50%
Vehicle crime5944.830.00%
Burglary5738.340.00%
Drugs5137.042450.00%
Bicycle theft1333.140.00%
Criminal damage and arson98.450.00%
Other crime55.85150.00%
Possession of weapons13.250.00%

In March 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 31 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 13 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person3140.293000.00%
Violence and sexual offences1320.140.00%
Public order88.450.00%
Other theft55.20150.00%
Drugs23.250.00%
Other crime21.300.00%
Robbery11.300.00%

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 theft21.95-99.74%
Theft from the person11.30-99.93%

In January 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1463 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 758 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person14632055.23-12.03%
Other theft758950.62-21.53%
Violence and sexual offences226492.53-15.99%
Shoplifting171146.8554.05%
Robbery152111.11-9.52%
Anti-social behaviour14198.77-7.24%
Public order6291.62-3.12%
Drugs6040.29-11.76%
Vehicle crime5038.99-28.57%
Burglary4332.4934.38%
Criminal damage and arson2027.94-33.33%
Bicycle theft1013.0066.67%
Other crime46.50300.00%
Possession of weapons32.60-62.50%

In December 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1663 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 966 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person16632344.38-6.83%
Other theft9661080.57-9.80%
Violence and sexual offences269627.6815.95%
Robbery168174.791.82%
Anti-social behaviour152109.16-7.32%
Shoplifting11198.77-15.27%
Vehicle crime7072.1218.64%
Drugs6845.4813.33%
Public order6444.18-7.25%
Burglary3241.59-17.95%
Criminal damage and arson3020.7920.00%
Possession of weapons819.49166.67%
Bicycle theft65.20-53.85%
Other crime13.90-87.50%

In November 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1785 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 1071 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person17852484.7358.81%
Other theft10711159.8427.05%
Violence and sexual offences232695.91-4.13%
Robbery165150.7532.00%
Anti-social behaviour164107.21-18.81%
Shoplifting131106.56-7.75%
Public order6985.12-17.86%
Drugs6044.83-7.69%
Vehicle crime5938.99-13.24%
Burglary3938.3450.00%
Criminal damage and arson2525.3425.00%
Bicycle theft1316.2418.18%
Other crime88.450.00%
Possession of weapons35.20-62.50%

In October 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1124 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 843 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person11241928.5350.27%
Other theft843730.3431.31%
Violence and sexual offences242547.768.04%
Anti-social behaviour202157.2435.57%
Shoplifting142131.2554.35%
Robbery12592.27-19.35%
Public order8481.2244.83%
Vehicle crime6854.5830.77%
Drugs6544.18-1.52%
Burglary2642.24-23.53%
Criminal damage and arson2016.89-25.93%
Bicycle theft1113.00-62.07%
Possession of weapons87.15-20.00%
Other crime85.2060.00%

In September 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 748 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 642 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person7481488.630.00%
Other theft642486.030.00%
Violence and sexual offences224417.150.00%
Robbery155145.550.00%
Anti-social behaviour149100.710.00%
Shoplifting9296.820.00%
Drugs6659.780.00%
Public order5842.880.00%
Vehicle crime5237.690.00%
Burglary3433.790.00%
Bicycle theft2922.090.00%
Criminal damage and arson2718.840.00%
Possession of weapons1017.540.00%
Other crime56.500.00%

Crime by Type

A total of 249 Burglary incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 35.57 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Burglary incidents with 57 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 202418
April 202457
January 202443
December 202332
November 202339
October 202326
September 202334

A total of 8647 Theft from the person incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 786.09 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Theft from the person incidents with 1785 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 2024455
July 20242
May 202423
April 20241352
March 202431
February 20241
January 20241463
December 20231663
November 20231785
October 20231124
September 2023748

A total of 387 Vehicle crime incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 55.29 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Vehicle crime incidents with 70 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 202429
April 202459
January 202450
December 202370
November 202359
October 202368
September 202352

A total of 1109 Anti-social behaviour incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 158.43 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Anti-social behaviour incidents with 202 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 2024142
April 2024159
January 2024141
December 2023152
November 2023164
October 2023202
September 2023149

A total of 434 Drugs incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 48.22 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Drugs incidents with 68 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 202461
May 20241
April 202451
March 20242
January 202460
December 202368
November 202360
October 202365
September 202366

A total of 1593 Violence and sexual offences incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 159.30 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Violence and sexual offences incidents with 269 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 2024188
July 20244
May 202415
April 2024180
March 202413
January 2024226
December 2023269
November 2023232
October 2023242
September 2023224

A total of 5020 Other theft incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 456.36 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other theft incidents with 1071 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 2024221
July 20243
May 20244
April 2024505
March 20245
February 20242
January 2024758
December 2023966
November 20231071
October 2023843
September 2023642

A total of 471 Public order incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 47.10 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Public order incidents with 84 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 202443
July 20242
May 202412
April 202469
March 20248
January 202462
December 202364
November 202369
October 202384
September 202358

A total of 839 Shoplifting incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 119.86 incidents per month. January 2024 saw the highest number of Shoplifting incidents with 171 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 202464
April 2024128
January 2024171
December 2023111
November 2023131
October 2023142
September 202392

A total of 962 Robbery incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 96.20 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Robbery incidents with 168 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 202493
June 20242
May 20242
April 202499
March 20241
January 2024152
December 2023168
November 2023165
October 2023125
September 2023155

A total of 152 Criminal damage and arson incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 19.00 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Criminal damage and arson incidents with 30 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 202420
May 20241
April 20249
January 202420
December 202330
November 202325
October 202320
September 202327

A total of 40 Other crime incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 5.00 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other crime incidents with 8 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 20247
April 20245
March 20242
January 20244
December 20231
November 20238
October 20238
September 20235

A total of 37 Possession of weapons incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 5.29 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Possession of weapons incidents with 10 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 20244
April 20241
January 20243
December 20238
November 20233
October 20238
September 202310

A total of 87 Bicycle theft incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 12.43 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Bicycle theft incidents with 29 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 20245
April 202413
January 202410
December 20236
November 202313
October 202311
September 202329

Crime by Location in August 2024

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

  • 1. Nightclub
    Total213
    Theft from the person72
    Other theft42
    Violence and sexual offences28
    Anti-social behaviour18
    Robbery15
    Shoplifting13
    Public order10
    Drugs9
    Vehicle crime2
    Criminal damage and arson2
    Bicycle theft1
    Possession of weapons1
  • 2. Theatre/Concert Hall
    Total76
    Theft from the person29
    Violence and sexual offences14
    Other theft8
    Robbery6
    Anti-social behaviour5
    Drugs5
    Public order5
    Criminal damage and arson2
    Shoplifting1
    Vehicle crime1
  • 3. Further/Higher Educational Building
    Total72
    Theft from the person37
    Other theft11
    Violence and sexual offences8
    Shoplifting6
    Robbery3
    Anti-social behaviour2
    Drugs2
    Burglary1
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Vehicle crime1
  • 4. Leicester Square
    Total50
    Theft from the person13
    Violence and sexual offences10
    Drugs9
    Other theft7
    Anti-social behaviour5
    Public order5
    Shoplifting1
  • 5. Parking Area
    Total49
    Vehicle crime16
    Theft from the person11
    Robbery6
    Violence and sexual offences6
    Other theft4
    Anti-social behaviour2
    Drugs2
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Shoplifting1
  • 6. Argyll Street
    Total49
    Theft from the person20
    Other theft10
    Violence and sexual offences6
    Anti-social behaviour5
    Robbery4
    Shoplifting4
  • 7. Hills Place
    Total44
    Theft from the person13
    Violence and sexual offences8
    Shoplifting6
    Other theft5
    Anti-social behaviour4
    Burglary3
    Robbery2
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Drugs1
    Public order1
  • 8. Old Compton Street
    Total38
    Theft from the person16
    Other theft7
    Violence and sexual offences7
    Anti-social behaviour5
    Bicycle theft1
    Drugs1
    Public order1
  • 9. Great Windmill Street
    Total32
    Theft from the person13
    Violence and sexual offences8
    Other theft5
    Robbery2
    Burglary1
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Drugs1
    Possession of weapons1
  • 10. Little Newport Street
    Total32
    Theft from the person12
    Violence and sexual offences7
    Robbery4
    Anti-social behaviour2
    Drugs2
    Burglary1
    Other crime1
    Other theft1
    Public order1
    Vehicle crime1
  • 11. Shopping Area
    Total30
    Theft from the person8
    Shoplifting6
    Robbery4
    Other theft4
    Violence and sexual offences3
    Vehicle crime2
    Public order1
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Drugs1
  • 12. Market Place
    Total28
    Theft from the person10
    Shoplifting8
    Anti-social behaviour4
    Other theft3
    Violence and sexual offences3
  • 13. Bourchier Street
    Total25
    Theft from the person8
    Anti-social behaviour6
    Violence and sexual offences4
    Other theft3
    Robbery3
    Criminal damage and arson1
  • 14. Soho Street
    Total24
    Theft from the person8
    Violence and sexual offences5
    Anti-social behaviour3
    Other theft3
    Robbery3
    Public order1
    Shoplifting1
  • 15. Shaftesbury Avenue
    Total23
    Theft from the person14
    Other theft3
    Violence and sexual offences2
    Robbery2
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Drugs1
  • 16. Greek Street
    Total23
    Theft from the person12
    Other theft5
    Drugs3
    Public order1
    Robbery1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 17. Denman Street
    Total22
    Theft from the person9
    Other theft4
    Robbery4
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Drugs1
    Shoplifting1
    Vehicle crime1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 18. A401
    Total22
    Theft from the person7
    Violence and sexual offences5
    Drugs4
    Robbery3
    Other theft2
    Public order1
  • 19. Conference/Exhibition Centre
    Total22
    Theft from the person6
    Anti-social behaviour5
    Violence and sexual offences5
    Other theft3
    Burglary1
    Other crime1
    Robbery1
  • 20. Macclesfield Street
    Total20
    Theft from the person12
    Other theft3
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Bicycle theft1
    Drugs1
    Robbery1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 21. Moor Street
    Total19
    Other theft8
    Theft from the person8
    Robbery2
    Other crime1
  • 22. Leicester Street
    Total18
    Theft from the person5
    Violence and sexual offences4
    Drugs3
    Anti-social behaviour2
    Other theft2
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Shoplifting1
  • 23. Glasshouse Street
    Total17
    Other theft5
    Theft from the person4
    Shoplifting2
    Violence and sexual offences2
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Drugs1
    Public order1
  • 24. Dansey Place
    Total17
    Theft from the person6
    Other theft5
    Violence and sexual offences5
    Public order1
  • 25. Great Chapel Street
    Total17
    Theft from the person7
    Criminal damage and arson2
    Other crime2
    Violence and sexual offences2
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Drugs1
    Other theft1
    Robbery1
  • 26. Frith Street
    Total14
    Theft from the person6
    Anti-social behaviour3
    Other theft3
    Robbery1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 27. Carlisle Street
    Total14
    Drugs4
    Other theft3
    Robbery2
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Bicycle theft1
    Theft from the person1
    Vehicle crime1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 28. Carnaby Street
    Total13
    Other theft5
    Theft from the person4
    Anti-social behaviour2
    Shoplifting1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 29. Gerrard Street
    Total13
    Theft from the person5
    Other theft4
    Violence and sexual offences2
    Other crime1
    Robbery1
  • 30. Coventry Street
    Total12
    Robbery3
    Theft from the person3
    Violence and sexual offences3
    Public order2
    Other theft1