W1F 7AJ Crime Rates: Trends, Hotspots

Overview of Crime in W1F 7AJ

W1F 7AJ, Westminster has recorded a total of 1266 crimes in the recent period of August 2024, equating to a crime rate of 822.61 per 1,000 population. This W1F 7AJ 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 7AJ crime data is based on a circular area with a 500-meter radius around W1F 7AJ, encompassing approximately 1539 residents.

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Key Crime Types

The most prevalent crimes in the area during Aug were:

  • Theft from the person: (451) incidents (8920.00% increase)
  • Other theft: (218) incidents (5350.00% increase)
  • Violence and sexual offences: (156) incidents (5100.00% increase)

W1F 7AJ Crime Hotspots

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

  • Nightclub with total crimes: 197
  • Theatre/Concert Hall with total crimes: 80
  • Further/Higher Educational Building with total crimes: 72

W1F 7AJ Crime Map

Detailed Crime Data Analysis

Monthly Trends

In August 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 451 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 218 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person451822.618920.00%
Other theft218293.055350.00%
Violence and sexual offences156141.655100.00%
Anti-social behaviour117101.360.00%
Robbery8676.024200.00%
Shoplifting7655.880.00%
Drugs4949.384800.00%
Public order3331.84725.00%
Vehicle crime3221.440.00%
Burglary1620.790.00%
Criminal damage and arson1610.400.00%
Other crime610.40500.00%
Bicycle theft63.900.00%
Possession of weapons43.900.00%

In July 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 5 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 4 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person513.000.00%
Other theft43.250.00%
Public order42.600.00%
Violence and sexual offences32.60200.00%
Robbery21.95100.00%
Drugs11.300.00%
Other crime10.650.00%

In June 2024, Robbery recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 1 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Robbery11.30-50.00%
Violence and sexual offences10.65-90.00%

In May 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 41 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 10 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person4138.99-96.58%
Violence and sexual offences1026.64-92.75%
Other theft36.50-99.33%
Public order31.95-94.23%
Robbery21.95-97.62%
Drugs11.30-97.22%

In April 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1199 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 448 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person11991548.412080.00%
Other theft448779.085500.00%
Shoplifting156291.100.00%
Violence and sexual offences138101.362660.00%
Anti-social behaviour12689.670.00%
Robbery8481.878300.00%
Vehicle crime7354.580.00%
Public order5247.431200.00%
Burglary4933.790.00%
Drugs3631.841700.00%
Bicycle theft923.390.00%
Criminal damage and arson85.85700.00%
Other crime45.200.00%
Possession of weapons12.600.00%

In March 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 55 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 8 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person5549.385400.00%
Other theft835.74700.00%
Violence and sexual offences55.200.00%
Public order43.250.00%
Drugs22.600.00%
Criminal damage and arson11.300.00%
Robbery10.650.00%

In February 2024, Other theft recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1 followed closely by Theft from the person, which accounted for 1 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Other theft11.30-99.85%
Theft from the person10.65-99.92%

In January 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1257 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 668 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person12571769.33-18.96%
Other theft668816.76-27.47%
Violence and sexual offences182434.05-22.55%
Shoplifting141118.2611.90%
Robbery13691.62-13.92%
Anti-social behaviour10488.37-24.64%
Drugs5367.58-17.19%
Vehicle crime5334.44-10.17%
Public order4934.44-16.95%
Burglary4831.84118.18%
Criminal damage and arson1831.19-35.71%
Bicycle theft911.7050.00%
Other crime35.85200.00%
Possession of weapons21.95-75.00%

In December 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1551 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 921 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person15512193.63-5.02%
Other theft9211007.80-7.44%
Violence and sexual offences235598.4412.98%
Robbery158152.706.04%
Anti-social behaviour138102.6615.97%
Shoplifting12689.67-11.27%
Drugs6481.8714.29%
Vehicle crime5941.59-4.84%
Public order5938.34-13.24%
Criminal damage and arson2838.3433.33%
Burglary2218.19-46.34%
Possession of weapons814.29166.67%
Bicycle theft65.20-25.00%
Other crime13.90-90.91%

In November 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1633 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 995 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person16332284.6066.46%
Other theft9951061.0828.55%
Violence and sexual offences208646.52-5.88%
Robbery149135.1536.70%
Shoplifting14296.82-2.07%
Anti-social behaviour11992.27-29.59%
Public order6877.32-2.86%
Vehicle crime6244.1824.00%
Drugs5640.29-8.20%
Burglary4136.3970.83%
Criminal damage and arson2126.6410.53%
Other crime1113.6537.50%
Bicycle theft87.15-11.11%
Possession of weapons35.20-57.14%

In October 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 981 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 774 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person9811719.9553.28%
Other theft774637.4326.06%
Violence and sexual offences221502.9220.77%
Anti-social behaviour169143.6029.01%
Shoplifting145109.8140.78%
Robbery10994.22-22.14%
Public order7070.8366.67%
Drugs6145.487.02%
Vehicle crime5039.6447.06%
Burglary2432.494.35%
Criminal damage and arson1915.59-24.00%
Bicycle theft912.35-57.14%
Other crime85.8533.33%
Possession of weapons75.200.00%

In September 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 640 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 614 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person6401316.440.00%
Other theft614415.850.00%
Violence and sexual offences183398.960.00%
Robbery140118.910.00%
Anti-social behaviour13190.970.00%
Shoplifting10385.120.00%
Drugs5766.930.00%
Public order4237.040.00%
Vehicle crime3427.290.00%
Criminal damage and arson2522.090.00%
Burglary2316.240.00%
Bicycle theft2114.940.00%
Possession of weapons713.650.00%
Other crime64.550.00%

Crime by Type

A total of 223 Burglary incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 31.86 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Burglary incidents with 49 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 202416
April 202449
January 202448
December 202322
November 202341
October 202324
September 202323

A total of 904 Anti-social behaviour incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 129.14 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Anti-social behaviour incidents with 169 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 2024117
April 2024126
January 2024104
December 2023138
November 2023119
October 2023169
September 2023131

A total of 380 Drugs incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 38.00 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Drugs incidents with 64 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 202449
July 20241
May 20241
April 202436
March 20242
January 202453
December 202364
November 202356
October 202361
September 202357

A total of 4654 Other theft incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 423.09 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other theft incidents with 995 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 2024218
July 20244
May 20243
April 2024448
March 20248
February 20241
January 2024668
December 2023921
November 2023995
October 2023774
September 2023614

A total of 384 Public order incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 38.40 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Public order incidents with 70 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 202433
July 20244
May 20243
April 202452
March 20244
January 202449
December 202359
November 202368
October 202370
September 202342

A total of 868 Robbery incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 78.91 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Robbery incidents with 158 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 202486
July 20242
June 20241
May 20242
April 202484
March 20241
January 2024136
December 2023158
November 2023149
October 2023109
September 2023140

A total of 7814 Theft from the person incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 710.36 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Theft from the person incidents with 1633 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 2024451
July 20245
May 202441
April 20241199
March 202455
February 20241
January 20241257
December 20231551
November 20231633
October 2023981
September 2023640

A total of 1342 Violence and sexual offences incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 122.00 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Violence and sexual offences incidents with 235 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 2024156
July 20243
June 20241
May 202410
April 2024138
March 20245
January 2024182
December 2023235
November 2023208
October 2023221
September 2023183

A total of 889 Shoplifting incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 127.00 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Shoplifting incidents with 156 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 202476
April 2024156
January 2024141
December 2023126
November 2023142
October 2023145
September 2023103

A total of 363 Vehicle crime incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 51.86 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Vehicle crime incidents with 73 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 202432
April 202473
January 202453
December 202359
November 202362
October 202350
September 202334

A total of 136 Criminal damage and arson incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 17.00 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Criminal damage and arson incidents with 28 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 202416
April 20248
March 20241
January 202418
December 202328
November 202321
October 202319
September 202325

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 11 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 20246
July 20241
April 20244
January 20243
December 20231
November 202311
October 20238
September 20236

A total of 32 Possession of weapons incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 4.57 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Possession of weapons incidents with 8 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 20244
April 20241
January 20242
December 20238
November 20233
October 20237
September 20237

A total of 68 Bicycle theft incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 9.71 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Bicycle theft incidents with 21 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 20246
April 20249
January 20249
December 20236
November 20238
October 20239
September 202321

Crime by Location in August 2024

A detailed breakdown of crime incidents by location within the W1F 7AJ postcode area is presented below.

  • 1. Nightclub
    Total197
    Theft from the person75
    Other theft38
    Violence and sexual offences25
    Robbery14
    Shoplifting13
    Anti-social behaviour11
    Drugs8
    Public order8
    Vehicle crime2
    Bicycle theft1
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Possession of weapons1
  • 2. Theatre/Concert Hall
    Total80
    Theft from the person33
    Other theft13
    Violence and sexual offences13
    Drugs6
    Robbery5
    Anti-social behaviour3
    Shoplifting3
    Public order2
    Vehicle crime2
  • 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. Argyll Street
    Total49
    Theft from the person20
    Other theft10
    Violence and sexual offences6
    Anti-social behaviour5
    Robbery4
    Shoplifting4
  • 5. 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
  • 6. John Prince'S Street
    Total40
    Theft from the person23
    Anti-social behaviour5
    Other theft5
    Robbery2
    Violence and sexual offences2
    Bicycle theft1
    Burglary1
    Vehicle crime1
  • 7. Great Windmill Street
    Total32
    Theft from the person13
    Violence and sexual offences8
    Other theft5
    Robbery2
    Burglary1
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Drugs1
    Possession of weapons1
  • 8. Shopping Area
    Total30
    Theft from the person8
    Shoplifting6
    Robbery4
    Other theft4
    Violence and sexual offences3
    Vehicle crime2
    Public order1
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Drugs1
  • 9. Parking Area
    Total28
    Vehicle crime14
    Theft from the person5
    Robbery3
    Other theft2
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Violence and sexual offences1
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Drugs1
  • 10. Market Place
    Total28
    Theft from the person10
    Shoplifting8
    Anti-social behaviour4
    Other theft3
    Violence and sexual offences3
  • 11. Old Compton Street
    Total26
    Theft from the person14
    Violence and sexual offences6
    Other theft3
    Bicycle theft1
    Drugs1
    Public order1
  • 12. Bourchier Street
    Total25
    Theft from the person8
    Anti-social behaviour6
    Violence and sexual offences4
    Other theft3
    Robbery3
    Criminal damage and arson1
  • 13. Soho Street
    Total24
    Theft from the person8
    Violence and sexual offences5
    Anti-social behaviour3
    Other theft3
    Robbery3
    Public order1
    Shoplifting1
  • 14. Greek Street
    Total23
    Theft from the person12
    Other theft5
    Drugs3
    Public order1
    Robbery1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 15. Denman Street
    Total22
    Theft from the person9
    Other theft4
    Robbery4
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Drugs1
    Shoplifting1
    Vehicle crime1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 16. A401
    Total22
    Theft from the person7
    Violence and sexual offences5
    Drugs4
    Robbery3
    Other theft2
    Public order1
  • 17. Princes Street
    Total21
    Theft from the person11
    Other theft3
    Public order3
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Robbery1
    Shoplifting1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 18. Macclesfield Street
    Total20
    Theft from the person12
    Other theft3
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Bicycle theft1
    Drugs1
    Robbery1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 19. Moor Street
    Total19
    Other theft8
    Theft from the person8
    Robbery2
    Other crime1
  • 20. Hanover Street
    Total19
    Theft from the person8
    Shoplifting6
    Other theft3
    Robbery1
    Vehicle crime1
  • 21. Leicester Street
    Total18
    Theft from the person5
    Violence and sexual offences4
    Drugs3
    Anti-social behaviour2
    Other theft2
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Shoplifting1
  • 22. Glasshouse Street
    Total17
    Other theft5
    Theft from the person4
    Shoplifting2
    Violence and sexual offences2
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Drugs1
    Public order1
  • 23. Dansey Place
    Total17
    Theft from the person6
    Other theft5
    Violence and sexual offences5
    Public order1
  • 24. 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
  • 25. Frith Street
    Total14
    Theft from the person6
    Anti-social behaviour3
    Other theft3
    Robbery1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 26. Carlisle Street
    Total14
    Drugs4
    Other theft3
    Robbery2
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Bicycle theft1
    Theft from the person1
    Vehicle crime1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 27. Vigo Street
    Total13
    Theft from the person6
    Shoplifting2
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Drugs1
    Other theft1
    Robbery1
    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