W1F 9JT Crime Rates: Trends, Hotspots

Overview of Crime in W1F 9JT

W1F 9JT, Westminster has recorded a total of 20 crimes in the recent period of July 2024, equating to a crime rate of 13.00 per 1,000 population. This W1F 9JT 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 9JT crime data is based on a circular area with a 500-meter radius around W1F 9JT, encompassing approximately 1539 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)
  • Other theft: (4) incidents (0.00% decrease)
  • Public order: (4) incidents (0.00% decrease)

W1F 9JT Crime Hotspots

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

  • Oxford Circus (Lu Station) with total crimes: 12
  • Piccadilly Circus (Lu Station) with total crimes: 7
  • Princes Street with total crimes: 1

W1F 9JT 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 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 offences32.600.00%
Robbery21.95100.00%
Drugs11.300.00%
Other crime10.650.00%

In June 2024, Robbery recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Robbery10.65-50.00%

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 person4138.99-95.55%
Violence and sexual offences1026.64-92.31%
Other theft36.50-99.18%
Public order31.95-93.02%
Robbery21.95-97.14%
Drugs11.30-94.74%

In April 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 922 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 367 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person9221263.161576.36%
Other theft367599.094487.50%
Shoplifting164238.470.00%
Violence and sexual offences130106.562500.00%
Anti-social behaviour10084.470.00%
Vehicle crime7564.980.00%
Robbery7048.736900.00%
Public order4345.48975.00%
Burglary3727.940.00%
Drugs1924.04850.00%
Criminal damage and arson812.35700.00%
Bicycle theft75.200.00%
Other crime24.550.00%

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 person5549.380.00%
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

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Other theft10.65-99.81%

In January 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 988 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 539 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person9881444.44-26.98%
Other theft539641.98-29.45%
Shoplifting150350.231.35%
Violence and sexual offences14497.47-32.71%
Robbery10793.57-22.46%
Anti-social behaviour9269.53-31.34%
Vehicle crime5459.78-3.57%
Public order4135.09-28.07%
Burglary4126.64141.18%
Drugs3926.64-31.58%
Criminal damage and arson1725.34-39.29%
Bicycle theft911.0528.57%
Other crime15.850.00%
Possession of weapons10.65-80.00%

In December 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1353 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 764 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person13531935.671.05%
Other theft764879.14-5.68%
Violence and sexual offences214496.4318.23%
Shoplifting148139.054.23%
Robbery13896.1712.20%
Anti-social behaviour13489.6734.00%
Drugs5787.0726.67%
Public order5737.04-6.56%
Vehicle crime5637.04-8.20%
Criminal damage and arson2836.3947.37%
Burglary1718.19-46.88%
Bicycle theft711.050.00%
Possession of weapons54.5525.00%
Other crime13.25-88.89%

In November 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1339 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 810 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person13391905.7870.57%
Other theft810870.0528.98%
Violence and sexual offences181526.320.00%
Shoplifting142117.61-3.40%
Robbery12392.2751.85%
Anti-social behaviour10079.92-21.26%
Public order6164.98-10.29%
Vehicle crime6139.6410.91%
Drugs4539.64-2.17%
Burglary3229.24113.33%
Criminal damage and arson1920.79-5.00%
Other crime912.3580.00%
Bicycle theft75.850.00%
Possession of weapons44.55-20.00%

In October 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 785 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 628 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person7851410.0164.23%
Other theft628510.0728.43%
Violence and sexual offences181408.0616.77%
Shoplifting147117.6132.43%
Anti-social behaviour12795.5213.39%
Robbery8182.52-24.30%
Public order6852.63119.35%
Vehicle crime5544.1852.78%
Drugs4635.740.00%
Criminal damage and arson2029.89-16.67%
Burglary1513.00-31.82%
Bicycle theft79.75-66.67%
Possession of weapons54.55-28.57%
Other crime53.25-16.67%

In September 2023, Other theft recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 489 followed closely by Theft from the person, which accounted for 478 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Other theft4891068.881.66%
Theft from the person478317.744.82%
Violence and sexual offences155310.5918.32%
Anti-social behaviour112100.7117.89%
Shoplifting11172.77-29.30%
Robbery10772.120.00%
Drugs4669.53-19.30%
Vehicle crime3629.89-5.26%
Public order3123.39-26.19%
Criminal damage and arson2420.1460.00%
Burglary2215.594.76%
Bicycle theft2114.29133.33%
Possession of weapons713.6575.00%
Other crime64.5520.00%

In August 2023, Other theft recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 481 followed closely by Theft from the person, which accounted for 456 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Other theft4811051.33-26.68%
Theft from the person456312.54-28.97%
Shoplifting157296.309.79%
Violence and sexual offences131102.01-18.12%
Robbery10785.12-0.93%
Anti-social behaviour9569.53-12.04%
Drugs5761.7321.28%
Public order4237.04-19.23%
Vehicle crime3827.29-5.00%
Burglary2124.69-19.23%
Criminal damage and arson1513.65-31.82%
Bicycle theft99.75-25.00%
Other crime55.850.00%
Possession of weapons43.25-33.33%

In July 2023, Other theft recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 656 followed closely by Theft from the person, which accounted for 642 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Other theft6561317.090.00%
Theft from the person642426.250.00%
Violence and sexual offences160417.150.00%
Shoplifting143103.960.00%
Anti-social behaviour10892.920.00%
Robbery10870.180.00%
Public order5270.180.00%
Drugs4733.790.00%
Vehicle crime4030.540.00%
Burglary2625.990.00%
Criminal damage and arson2216.890.00%
Bicycle theft1214.290.00%
Possession of weapons67.800.00%
Other crime53.900.00%

Crime by Type

A total of 4750 Other theft incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 395.83 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other theft incidents with 810 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20244
May 20243
April 2024367
March 20248
February 20241
January 2024539
December 2023764
November 2023810
October 2023628
September 2023489
August 2023481
July 2023656

A total of 406 Public order incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 36.91 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Public order incidents with 68 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20244
May 20243
April 202443
March 20244
January 202441
December 202357
November 202361
October 202368
September 202331
August 202342
July 202352

A total of 7064 Theft from the person incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 642.18 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Theft from the person incidents with 1353 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20245
May 202441
April 2024922
March 202455
January 2024988
December 20231353
November 20231339
October 2023785
September 2023478
August 2023456
July 2023642

A total of 1314 Violence and sexual offences incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 119.45 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Violence and sexual offences incidents with 214 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20243
May 202410
April 2024130
March 20245
January 2024144
December 2023214
November 2023181
October 2023181
September 2023155
August 2023131
July 2023160

A total of 360 Drugs incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 32.73 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Drugs incidents with 57 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20241
May 20241
April 202419
March 20242
January 202439
December 202357
November 202345
October 202346
September 202346
August 202357
July 202347

A total of 35 Other crime incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 3.89 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other crime incidents with 9 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20241
April 20242
January 20241
December 20231
November 20239
October 20235
September 20236
August 20235
July 20235

A total of 847 Robbery incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 70.58 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Robbery incidents with 138 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20242
June 20241
May 20242
April 202470
March 20241
January 2024107
December 2023138
November 2023123
October 202381
September 2023107
August 2023107
July 2023108

A total of 868 Anti-social behaviour incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 108.50 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Anti-social behaviour incidents with 134 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 2024100
January 202492
December 2023134
November 2023100
October 2023127
September 2023112
August 202395
July 2023108

A total of 1162 Shoplifting incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 145.25 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Shoplifting incidents with 164 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 2024164
January 2024150
December 2023148
November 2023142
October 2023147
September 2023111
August 2023157
July 2023143

A total of 415 Vehicle crime incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 51.88 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Vehicle crime incidents with 75 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 202475
January 202454
December 202356
November 202361
October 202355
September 202336
August 202338
July 202340

A total of 211 Burglary incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 26.38 incidents per month. January 2024 saw the highest number of Burglary incidents with 41 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 202437
January 202441
December 202317
November 202332
October 202315
September 202322
August 202321
July 202326

A total of 79 Bicycle theft incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 9.88 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Bicycle theft incidents with 21 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 20247
January 20249
December 20237
November 20237
October 20237
September 202321
August 20239
July 202312

A total of 154 Criminal damage and arson incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 17.11 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Criminal damage and arson incidents with 28 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 20248
March 20241
January 202417
December 202328
November 202319
October 202320
September 202324
August 202315
July 202322

A total of 32 Possession of weapons incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 4.57 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Possession of weapons incidents with 7 reported cases.

MonthCount
January 20241
December 20235
November 20234
October 20235
September 20237
August 20234
July 20236

Crime by Location in July 2024

A detailed breakdown of crime incidents by location within the W1F 9JT postcode area is presented below.

  • 1. Oxford Circus (Lu Station)
    Total12
    Other theft2
    Public order2
    Robbery2
    Theft from the person2
    Violence and sexual offences2
    Drugs1
    Other crime1
  • 2. Piccadilly Circus (Lu Station)
    Total7
    Other theft2
    Public order2
    Theft from the person2
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 3. Princes Street
    Total1
    Theft from the person1