W1F 0UD Crime Rates: Trends, Hotspots

Overview of Crime in W1F 0UD

W1F 0UD, Westminster has recorded a total of 2045 crimes in the recent period of September 2024, equating to a crime rate of 1333.28 per 1,000 population. This W1F 0UD crime rate stands in contrast to the broader W1F postcode area, which has experienced 253 crimes and a crime rate of 164.39 per 1,000 population (September 2024 stats).

It's important to note that this W1F 0UD crime data is based on a circular area with a 500-meter radius around W1F 0UD, encompassing approximately 1533 residents.

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

The most prevalent crimes in the area during Sep were:

  • Theft from the person: (754) incidents (62.85% increase)
  • Other theft: (412) incidents (76.82% increase)
  • Violence and sexual offences: (220) incidents (9.45% increase)

W1F 0UD Crime Hotspots

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

  • Nightclub with total crimes: 400
  • Theatre/Concert Hall with total crimes: 181
  • Further/Higher Educational Building with total crimes: 149

W1F 0UD Crime Map

Detailed Crime Data Analysis

Monthly Trends

In September 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 754 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 412 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person7541333.2862.85%
Other theft412491.5976.82%
Violence and sexual offences220268.619.45%
Shoplifting150143.43167.86%
Anti-social behaviour11897.80-8.53%
Robbery11076.9320.88%
Drugs7871.721.30%
Public order7750.8542.59%
Vehicle crime6450.2072.97%
Criminal damage and arson2341.73-17.86%
Burglary2015.0017.65%
Bicycle theft1113.0483.33%
Other crime77.170.00%
Possession of weapons14.56-83.33%

In August 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 463 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 233 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person463916.026514.29%
Other theft233301.863783.33%
Violence and sexual offences201151.913250.00%
Anti-social behaviour129131.050.00%
Robbery9184.109000.00%
Drugs7759.337600.00%
Shoplifting5650.200.00%
Public order5436.51980.00%
Vehicle crime3735.210.00%
Criminal damage and arson2824.122700.00%
Burglary1718.260.00%
Other crime711.080.00%
Possession of weapons64.560.00%
Bicycle theft63.910.00%

In July 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 7 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 6 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person717.600.00%
Violence and sexual offences64.560.00%
Other theft63.910.00%
Public order53.910.00%
Criminal damage and arson13.260.00%
Drugs10.650.00%
Robbery10.65-50.00%

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

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Robbery21.30-33.33%

In May 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 51 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 30 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person5171.06-95.95%
Violence and sexual offences3033.25-84.69%
Public order1419.56-82.28%
Other theft99.13-98.13%
Robbery35.87-97.06%
Criminal damage and arson11.96-90.91%
Drugs10.65-98.31%

In April 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1259 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 481 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person12591694.471454.32%
Other theft481820.835244.44%
Violence and sexual offences196313.60931.58%
Anti-social behaviour133127.790.00%
Shoplifting13286.710.00%
Robbery10286.0610100.00%
Public order7966.50558.33%
Vehicle crime7951.510.00%
Drugs5951.511866.67%
Burglary4938.470.00%
Bicycle theft1331.950.00%
Criminal damage and arson118.480.00%
Other crime57.17150.00%
Possession of weapons13.260.00%

In March 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 81 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 19 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person8182.808000.00%
Violence and sexual offences1952.810.00%
Public order1212.390.00%
Other theft97.82350.00%
Drugs35.870.00%
Other crime21.960.00%
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 theft21.96-99.72%
Theft from the person11.30-99.93%

In January 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1372 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 715 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person13721953.30-20.28%
Other theft715894.50-27.78%
Violence and sexual offences257466.16-21.41%
Robbery154167.56-10.47%
Anti-social behaviour113100.40-14.39%
Shoplifting10473.6719.54%
Drugs7367.80-8.75%
Public order6547.59-18.75%
Vehicle crime5542.38-32.10%
Burglary4335.8659.26%
Criminal damage and arson2328.03-32.35%
Bicycle theft1215.0050.00%
Possession of weapons77.82-22.22%
Other crime34.5650.00%

In December 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1721 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 990 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person17212444.891.41%
Other theft9901122.04-6.34%
Violence and sexual offences327645.4522.47%
Robbery172213.194.24%
Anti-social behaviour132112.14-7.69%
Shoplifting8786.06-17.92%
Vehicle crime8156.7219.12%
Public order8052.81-10.11%
Drugs8052.1648.15%
Criminal damage and arson3452.1617.24%
Burglary2722.17-34.15%
Possession of weapons917.6080.00%
Bicycle theft85.87-50.00%
Other crime25.22-85.71%

In November 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1697 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 1057 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person16972445.5458.30%
Other theft10571106.3925.68%
Violence and sexual offences267689.130.75%
Robbery165174.0833.06%
Anti-social behaviour143107.58-3.38%
Shoplifting10693.23-7.02%
Public order8969.11-9.18%
Vehicle crime6858.03-13.92%
Drugs5444.33-37.93%
Burglary4135.2170.83%
Criminal damage and arson2926.7316.00%
Bicycle theft1618.9123.08%
Other crime1410.4355.56%
Possession of weapons59.13-50.00%

In October 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1072 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 841 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person10721896.580.00%
Other theft841698.910.00%
Violence and sexual offences265548.310.00%
Anti-social behaviour148172.770.00%
Robbery12496.490.00%
Shoplifting11480.840.00%
Public order9874.320.00%
Drugs8763.890.00%
Vehicle crime7956.720.00%
Criminal damage and arson2551.510.00%
Burglary2416.300.00%
Bicycle theft1315.650.00%
Possession of weapons108.480.00%
Other crime96.520.00%

Crime by Type

A total of 4755 Other theft incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 432.27 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other theft incidents with 1057 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 2024412
August 2024233
July 20246
May 20249
April 2024481
March 20249
February 20242
January 2024715
December 2023990
November 20231057
October 2023841

A total of 79 Bicycle theft incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 11.29 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Bicycle theft incidents with 16 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 202411
August 20246
April 202413
January 202412
December 20238
November 202316
October 202313

A total of 8478 Theft from the person incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 770.73 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Theft from the person incidents with 1721 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 2024754
August 2024463
July 20247
May 202451
April 20241259
March 202481
February 20241
January 20241372
December 20231721
November 20231697
October 20231072

A total of 916 Anti-social behaviour incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 130.86 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Anti-social behaviour incidents with 148 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 2024118
August 2024129
April 2024133
January 2024113
December 2023132
November 2023143
October 2023148

A total of 1788 Violence and sexual offences incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 178.80 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Violence and sexual offences incidents with 327 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 2024220
August 2024201
July 20246
May 202430
April 2024196
March 202419
January 2024257
December 2023327
November 2023267
October 2023265

A total of 925 Robbery incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 84.09 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Robbery incidents with 172 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 2024110
August 202491
July 20241
June 20242
May 20243
April 2024102
March 20241
January 2024154
December 2023172
November 2023165
October 2023124

A total of 221 Burglary incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 31.57 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Burglary incidents with 49 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 202420
August 202417
April 202449
January 202443
December 202327
November 202341
October 202324

A total of 749 Shoplifting incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 107.00 incidents per month. September 2024 saw the highest number of Shoplifting incidents with 150 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 2024150
August 202456
April 2024132
January 2024104
December 202387
November 2023106
October 2023114

A total of 513 Drugs incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 51.30 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Drugs incidents with 87 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 202478
August 202477
July 20241
May 20241
April 202459
March 20243
January 202473
December 202380
November 202354
October 202387

A total of 573 Public order incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 57.30 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Public order incidents with 98 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 202477
August 202454
July 20245
May 202414
April 202479
March 202412
January 202465
December 202380
November 202389
October 202398

A total of 463 Vehicle crime incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 66.14 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Vehicle crime incidents with 81 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 202464
August 202437
April 202479
January 202455
December 202381
November 202368
October 202379

A total of 175 Criminal damage and arson incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 19.44 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Criminal damage and arson incidents with 34 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 202423
August 202428
July 20241
May 20241
April 202411
January 202423
December 202334
November 202329
October 202325

A total of 49 Other crime incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 6.12 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other crime incidents with 14 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 20247
August 20247
April 20245
March 20242
January 20243
December 20232
November 202314
October 20239

A total of 39 Possession of weapons incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 5.57 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Possession of weapons incidents with 10 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 20241
August 20246
April 20241
January 20247
December 20239
November 20235
October 202310

Crime by Location in September 2024

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

  • 1. Nightclub
    Total400
    Theft from the person145
    Other theft81
    Violence and sexual offences68
    Robbery25
    Anti-social behaviour21
    Drugs16
    Shoplifting16
    Public order14
    Burglary4
    Vehicle crime4
    Criminal damage and arson3
    Bicycle theft2
    Other crime1
  • 2. Theatre/Concert Hall
    Total181
    Theft from the person79
    Other theft27
    Violence and sexual offences19
    Shoplifting18
    Anti-social behaviour10
    Robbery9
    Drugs8
    Public order4
    Burglary2
    Vehicle crime2
    Bicycle theft2
    Possession of weapons1
  • 3. Further/Higher Educational Building
    Total149
    Theft from the person63
    Other theft32
    Shoplifting16
    Violence and sexual offences10
    Anti-social behaviour6
    Public order6
    Drugs5
    Robbery5
    Criminal damage and arson3
    Bicycle theft1
    Burglary1
    Other crime1
  • 4. Leicester Square
    Total66
    Theft from the person19
    Other theft18
    Violence and sexual offences9
    Anti-social behaviour7
    Drugs5
    Public order4
    Robbery4
  • 5. Old Compton Street
    Total61
    Theft from the person30
    Other theft11
    Violence and sexual offences8
    Public order3
    Robbery3
    Anti-social behaviour2
    Other crime1
    Shoplifting1
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Vehicle crime1
  • 6. Parking Area
    Total56
    Vehicle crime41
    Other theft5
    Theft from the person4
    Violence and sexual offences3
    Drugs1
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Public order1
  • 7. Glasshouse Street
    Total56
    Theft from the person17
    Other theft16
    Shoplifting15
    Anti-social behaviour4
    Robbery2
    Bicycle theft1
    Public order1
  • 8. Great Windmill Street
    Total44
    Theft from the person20
    Violence and sexual offences8
    Other theft6
    Robbery6
    Public order2
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Vehicle crime1
  • 9. Shopping Area
    Total41
    Shoplifting11
    Theft from the person8
    Other theft8
    Public order5
    Violence and sexual offences4
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Burglary1
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Robbery1
    Vehicle crime1
  • 10. Soho Street
    Total39
    Theft from the person21
    Other theft8
    Shoplifting4
    Drugs2
    Robbery2
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 11. Little Newport Street
    Total38
    Theft from the person13
    Other theft7
    Violence and sexual offences7
    Public order5
    Criminal damage and arson2
    Robbery2
    Burglary1
    Drugs1
  • 12. A401
    Total32
    Theft from the person18
    Anti-social behaviour3
    Robbery3
    Violence and sexual offences3
    Drugs2
    Other theft2
    Public order1
  • 13. Macclesfield Street
    Total30
    Theft from the person15
    Other theft9
    Public order2
    Robbery2
    Drugs1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 14. Bourchier Street
    Total30
    Theft from the person10
    Anti-social behaviour5
    Other theft5
    Robbery4
    Violence and sexual offences4
    Drugs1
    Shoplifting1
  • 15. Denman Street
    Total29
    Theft from the person15
    Other theft8
    Robbery2
    Shoplifting2
    Public order1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 16. Shaftesbury Avenue
    Total29
    Theft from the person16
    Anti-social behaviour3
    Drugs3
    Other theft3
    Robbery2
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 17. Conference/Exhibition Centre
    Total29
    Theft from the person12
    Other theft5
    Robbery5
    Anti-social behaviour4
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Public order1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 18. Leicester Street
    Total28
    Theft from the person10
    Other theft7
    Violence and sexual offences4
    Public order2
    Robbery2
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Burglary1
    Drugs1
  • 19. Romilly Street
    Total27
    Theft from the person14
    Other theft7
    Robbery3
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 20. Phoenix Street
    Total26
    Shoplifting14
    Theft from the person7
    Anti-social behaviour2
    Other theft2
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 21. Moor Street
    Total26
    Theft from the person11
    Other theft9
    Violence and sexual offences3
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Burglary1
    Vehicle crime1
  • 22. Manette Street
    Total25
    Theft from the person8
    Violence and sexual offences6
    Other theft5
    Drugs4
    Burglary1
    Vehicle crime1
  • 23. Greek Street
    Total22
    Theft from the person10
    Other theft6
    Public order2
    Violence and sexual offences2
    Drugs1
    Robbery1
  • 24. Upper John Street
    Total21
    Theft from the person8
    Shoplifting5
    Other theft4
    Violence and sexual offences3
    Vehicle crime1
  • 25. Little Marlborough Street
    Total20
    Shoplifting10
    Other theft4
    Theft from the person4
    Burglary1
    Other crime1
  • 26. Gerrard Place
    Total20
    Theft from the person10
    Other theft4
    Violence and sexual offences3
    Vehicle crime2
    Drugs1
  • 27. Dansey Place
    Total18
    Theft from the person9
    Other theft5
    Violence and sexual offences2
    Drugs1
    Robbery1
  • 28. Denmark Street
    Total18
    Theft from the person8
    Public order4
    Other theft2
    Violence and sexual offences2
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Shoplifting1
  • 29. Hanway Place
    Total18
    Theft from the person11
    Other theft4
    Other crime1
    Public order1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 30. St James'S Market
    Total17
    Theft from the person6
    Other theft5
    Public order3
    Violence and sexual offences2
    Vehicle crime1