W1F 9ST Crime Rates: Trends, Hotspots

Overview of Crime in W1F 9ST

W1F 9ST, 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 9ST 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 9ST crime data is based on a circular area with a 500-meter radius around W1F 9ST, encompassing approximately 1539 residents.

For the location information and nearby amenities in the W1F 9ST area, explore the W1F 9ST Area information page.
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Key Crime Types

The most prevalent crimes in the area during Jul were:

  • Violence and sexual offences: (4) incidents (0.00% decrease)
  • Other theft: (4) incidents (0.00% decrease)
  • Public order: (4) incidents (0.00% decrease)

W1F 9ST 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
  • Leicester Square with total crimes: 1

W1F 9ST Crime Map

Detailed Crime Data Analysis

Monthly Trends

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

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Violence and sexual offences413.000.00%
Other theft42.600.00%
Public order42.600.00%
Theft from the person42.600.00%
Robbery22.600.00%
Drugs11.300.00%
Other crime10.650.00%

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 41 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 10 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person4138.99-96.60%
Violence and sexual offences1026.64-93.63%
Other theft36.50-99.33%
Public order31.95-94.55%
Robbery21.95-97.70%
Drugs11.30-97.62%

In April 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1207 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 448 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person12071584.802094.55%
Other theft448784.285500.00%
Shoplifting174291.100.00%
Violence and sexual offences157113.063040.00%
Anti-social behaviour128102.010.00%
Robbery8783.178600.00%
Vehicle crime7256.530.00%
Public order5546.781275.00%
Burglary4535.740.00%
Drugs4229.242000.00%
Bicycle theft1127.290.00%
Criminal damage and arson97.15800.00%
Other crime35.850.00%
Possession of weapons11.950.00%

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 theft11.30-99.86%
Theft from the person10.65-99.93%

In January 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1342 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 695 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person13421856.40-19.93%
Other theft695871.99-25.75%
Violence and sexual offences193451.59-24.61%
Robbery146125.41-13.61%
Shoplifting13994.876.11%
Anti-social behaviour10990.32-21.58%
Drugs5570.83-24.66%
Public order5135.74-17.74%
Vehicle crime5033.14-13.79%
Burglary4532.49125.00%
Criminal damage and arson1729.24-43.33%
Bicycle theft1011.0566.67%
Other crime36.50200.00%
Possession of weapons21.95-75.00%

In December 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1676 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 936 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person16762316.44-2.44%
Other theft9361089.02-9.04%
Violence and sexual offences256608.1915.84%
Robbery169166.346.96%
Anti-social behaviour139109.812.21%
Shoplifting13190.32-10.88%
Drugs7385.1230.36%
Public order6247.43-13.89%
Vehicle crime5840.29-7.94%
Criminal damage and arson3037.6936.36%
Burglary2019.49-47.37%
Possession of weapons813.00100.00%
Bicycle theft65.20-40.00%
Other crime13.90-90.91%

In November 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1718 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 1029 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person17182394.4167.28%
Other theft10291116.3130.58%
Violence and sexual offences221668.620.91%
Robbery158143.6039.82%
Shoplifting147102.66-3.29%
Anti-social behaviour13695.52-9.33%
Public order7288.37-7.69%
Vehicle crime6346.7816.67%
Drugs5640.94-15.15%
Burglary3836.3990.00%
Criminal damage and arson2224.6910.00%
Other crime1114.2922.22%
Bicycle theft107.1511.11%
Possession of weapons46.50-55.56%

In October 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1027 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 788 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person10271763.4851.47%
Other theft788667.3229.82%
Violence and sexual offences219512.0212.89%
Shoplifting152142.3039.45%
Anti-social behaviour15098.7716.28%
Robbery11397.47-22.60%
Public order7873.4269.57%
Drugs6650.680.00%
Vehicle crime5442.8858.82%
Criminal damage and arson2035.09-9.09%
Burglary2013.00-20.00%
Possession of weapons913.0050.00%
Other crime95.8550.00%
Bicycle theft95.85-55.00%

In September 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 678 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 607 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person6781356.734.79%
Other theft607440.55-3.65%
Violence and sexual offences194394.4119.75%
Robbery146126.068.15%
Anti-social behaviour12994.871.57%
Shoplifting10983.82-29.68%
Drugs6670.83-8.33%
Public order4642.88-6.12%
Vehicle crime3429.89-12.82%
Burglary2522.09-13.79%
Criminal damage and arson2216.2415.79%
Bicycle theft2014.2942.86%
Other crime613.00-14.29%
Possession of weapons63.9020.00%

In August 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 647 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 630 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person6471358.02-23.70%
Other theft630420.40-19.02%
Violence and sexual offences162409.36-22.49%
Shoplifting155105.2613.14%
Robbery135100.71-6.90%
Anti-social behaviour12787.72-6.62%
Drugs7282.5224.14%
Public order4946.78-19.67%
Vehicle crime3931.845.41%
Burglary2925.343.57%
Criminal damage and arson1918.84-24.00%
Bicycle theft1412.350.00%
Other crime79.10-12.50%
Possession of weapons54.55-16.67%

In July 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 848 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 778 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person8481617.930.00%
Other theft778551.010.00%
Violence and sexual offences209505.520.00%
Robbery145135.800.00%
Shoplifting13794.220.00%
Anti-social behaviour13689.020.00%
Public order6188.370.00%
Drugs5839.640.00%
Vehicle crime3737.690.00%
Burglary2824.040.00%
Criminal damage and arson2518.190.00%
Bicycle theft1416.240.00%
Other crime89.100.00%
Possession of weapons65.200.00%

Crime by Type

A total of 1630 Violence and sexual offences incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 148.18 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Violence and sexual offences incidents with 256 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20244
May 202410
April 2024157
March 20245
January 2024193
December 2023256
November 2023221
October 2023219
September 2023194
August 2023162
July 2023209

A total of 5927 Other theft incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 493.92 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other theft incidents with 1029 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20244
May 20243
April 2024448
March 20248
February 20241
January 2024695
December 2023936
November 20231029
October 2023788
September 2023607
August 2023630
July 2023778

A total of 485 Public order incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 44.09 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Public order incidents with 78 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20244
May 20243
April 202455
March 20244
January 202451
December 202362
November 202372
October 202378
September 202346
August 202349
July 202361

A total of 9244 Theft from the person incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 770.33 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Theft from the person incidents with 1718 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20244
May 202441
April 20241207
March 202455
February 20241
January 20241342
December 20231676
November 20231718
October 20231027
September 2023678
August 2023647
July 2023848

A total of 492 Drugs incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 44.73 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Drugs incidents with 73 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20241
May 20241
April 202442
March 20242
January 202455
December 202373
November 202356
October 202366
September 202366
August 202372
July 202358

A total of 49 Other crime incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 5.44 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other crime incidents with 11 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20241
April 20243
January 20243
December 20231
November 202311
October 20239
September 20236
August 20237
July 20238

A total of 1106 Robbery incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 92.17 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Robbery incidents with 169 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20242
June 20242
May 20242
April 202487
March 20241
January 2024146
December 2023169
November 2023158
October 2023113
September 2023146
August 2023135
July 2023145

A total of 1054 Anti-social behaviour incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 131.75 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Anti-social behaviour incidents with 150 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 2024128
January 2024109
December 2023139
November 2023136
October 2023150
September 2023129
August 2023127
July 2023136

A total of 1144 Shoplifting incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 143.00 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Shoplifting incidents with 174 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 2024174
January 2024139
December 2023131
November 2023147
October 2023152
September 2023109
August 2023155
July 2023137

A total of 407 Vehicle crime incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 50.88 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Vehicle crime incidents with 72 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 202472
January 202450
December 202358
November 202363
October 202354
September 202334
August 202339
July 202337

A total of 94 Bicycle theft incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 11.75 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Bicycle theft incidents with 20 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 202411
January 202410
December 20236
November 202310
October 20239
September 202320
August 202314
July 202314

A total of 250 Burglary incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 31.25 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Burglary incidents with 45 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 202445
January 202445
December 202320
November 202338
October 202320
September 202325
August 202329
July 202328

A total of 165 Criminal damage and arson incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 18.33 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Criminal damage and arson incidents with 30 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 20249
March 20241
January 202417
December 202330
November 202322
October 202320
September 202322
August 202319
July 202325

A total of 41 Possession of weapons incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 5.12 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Possession of weapons incidents with 9 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 20241
January 20242
December 20238
November 20234
October 20239
September 20236
August 20235
July 20236

Crime by Location in July 2024

A detailed breakdown of crime incidents by location within the W1F 9ST 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. Leicester Square
    Total1
    Violence and sexual offences1