W1F 0UD Crime Rates: Trends, Hotspots

Overview of Crime in W1F 0UD

W1F 0UD, Westminster has recorded a total of 27 crimes in the recent period of July 2024, equating to a crime rate of 17.60 per 1,000 population. This W1F 0UD 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 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 Jul were:

  • Theft from the person: (7) incidents (0.00% decrease)
  • Violence and sexual offences: (6) incidents (0.00% decrease)
  • Other theft: (6) incidents (0.00% decrease)

W1F 0UD Crime Hotspots

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

  • Leicester Square (Lu Station) with total crimes: 8
  • Tottenham Court Road (Lu Station) with total crimes: 8
  • Piccadilly Circus (Lu Station) with total crimes: 7

W1F 0UD Crime Map

Detailed Crime Data Analysis

Monthly Trends

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 person10721896.5845.65%
Other theft841698.9132.65%
Violence and sexual offences265548.3112.29%
Anti-social behaviour148172.773.50%
Robbery12496.49-18.42%
Shoplifting11480.8440.74%
Public order9874.3255.56%
Drugs8763.892.35%
Vehicle crime7956.7214.49%
Criminal damage and arson2551.51-10.71%
Burglary2416.30-36.84%
Bicycle theft1315.65-50.00%
Possession of weapons108.480.00%
Other crime96.5280.00%

In September 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 736 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 634 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person7361503.442.08%
Other theft634479.85-5.37%
Violence and sexual offences236413.359.26%
Robbery152153.872.70%
Anti-social behaviour14399.106.72%
Drugs8593.2313.33%
Shoplifting8155.42-35.20%
Vehicle crime6952.8135.29%
Public order6344.99-3.08%
Burglary3841.078.57%
Criminal damage and arson2824.773.70%
Bicycle theft2618.2623.81%
Possession of weapons1016.9542.86%
Other crime56.52-16.67%

In August 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 721 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 670 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person7211500.18-15.67%
Other theft670470.07-15.08%
Violence and sexual offences216436.82-18.18%
Robbery148140.83-12.43%
Anti-social behaviour13496.49-10.07%
Shoplifting12587.3614.68%
Drugs7581.50-15.73%
Public order6548.90-1.52%
Vehicle crime5142.388.51%
Burglary3533.2545.83%
Criminal damage and arson2722.82-15.62%
Bicycle theft2117.60-16.00%
Possession of weapons713.6916.67%
Other crime64.56-45.45%

In July 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 855 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 789 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person8551717.940.00%
Other theft789557.440.00%
Violence and sexual offences264514.400.00%
Robbery169172.120.00%
Anti-social behaviour149110.180.00%
Shoplifting10997.140.00%
Drugs8971.060.00%
Public order6658.030.00%
Vehicle crime4743.030.00%
Criminal damage and arson3230.640.00%
Bicycle theft2520.860.00%
Burglary2416.300.00%
Other crime1115.650.00%
Possession of weapons67.170.00%

Crime by Type

A total of 9573 Theft from the person incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 797.75 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Theft from the person incidents with 1721 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20247
May 202451
April 20241259
March 202481
February 20241
January 20241372
December 20231721
November 20231697
October 20231072
September 2023736
August 2023721
July 2023855

A total of 2083 Violence and sexual offences incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 189.36 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Violence and sexual offences incidents with 327 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20246
May 202430
April 2024196
March 202419
January 2024257
December 2023327
November 2023267
October 2023265
September 2023236
August 2023216
July 2023264

A total of 6203 Other theft incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 516.92 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other theft incidents with 1057 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20246
May 20249
April 2024481
March 20249
February 20242
January 2024715
December 2023990
November 20231057
October 2023841
September 2023634
August 2023670
July 2023789

A total of 636 Public order incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 57.82 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Public order incidents with 98 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20245
May 202414
April 202479
March 202412
January 202465
December 202380
November 202389
October 202398
September 202363
August 202365
July 202366

A total of 211 Criminal damage and arson incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 21.10 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Criminal damage and arson incidents with 34 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20241
May 20241
April 202411
January 202423
December 202334
November 202329
October 202325
September 202328
August 202327
July 202332

A total of 607 Drugs incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 55.18 incidents per month. July 2023 saw the highest number of Drugs incidents with 89 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20241
May 20241
April 202459
March 20243
January 202473
December 202380
November 202354
October 202387
September 202385
August 202375
July 202389

A total of 1193 Robbery incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 99.42 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Robbery incidents with 172 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20241
June 20242
May 20243
April 2024102
March 20241
January 2024154
December 2023172
November 2023165
October 2023124
September 2023152
August 2023148
July 2023169

A total of 281 Burglary incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 35.12 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Burglary incidents with 49 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 202449
January 202443
December 202327
November 202341
October 202324
September 202338
August 202335
July 202324

A total of 1095 Anti-social behaviour incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 136.88 incidents per month. July 2023 saw the highest number of Anti-social behaviour incidents with 149 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 2024133
January 2024113
December 2023132
November 2023143
October 2023148
September 2023143
August 2023134
July 2023149

A total of 858 Shoplifting incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 107.25 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Shoplifting incidents with 132 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 2024132
January 2024104
December 202387
November 2023106
October 2023114
September 202381
August 2023125
July 2023109

A total of 529 Vehicle crime incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 66.12 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Vehicle crime incidents with 81 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 202479
January 202455
December 202381
November 202368
October 202379
September 202369
August 202351
July 202347

A total of 134 Bicycle theft incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 16.75 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Bicycle theft incidents with 26 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 202413
January 202412
December 20238
November 202316
October 202313
September 202326
August 202321
July 202325

A total of 57 Other crime incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 6.33 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other crime incidents with 14 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 20245
March 20242
January 20243
December 20232
November 202314
October 20239
September 20235
August 20236
July 202311

A total of 55 Possession of weapons incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 6.88 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 20236

Crime by Location in July 2024

A detailed breakdown of crime incidents by location within the W1F 0UD 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. Tottenham Court Road (Lu Station)
    Total8
    Other theft2
    Public order2
    Theft from the person2
    Violence and sexual offences2
  • 3. Piccadilly Circus (Lu Station)
    Total7
    Other theft2
    Public order2
    Theft from the person2
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 4. Nightclub
    Total1
    Theft from the person1
  • 5. Leicester Square
    Total1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 6. Denmark Street
    Total1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 7. Conference/Exhibition Centre
    Total1
    Other theft1