W1G 8TB Crime Rates: Trends, Hotspots

Overview of Crime in W1G 8TB

W1G 8TB, Westminster has recorded a total of 307 crimes in the recent period of April 2024, equating to a crime rate of 157.77 per 1,000 population. This W1G 8TB crime rate stands in contrast to the broader W1G postcode area, which has experienced 1 crimes and a crime rate of 0.50 per 1,000 population (June 2024 stats).

It's important to note that this W1G 8TB crime data is based on a circular area with a 500-meter radius around W1G 8TB, encompassing approximately 1945 residents.

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Key Crime Types

The most prevalent crimes in the area during Apr were:

Theft from the person: (100) incidents (72.41% increase)
Anti-social behaviour: (44) incidents (18.92% increase)
Other theft: (42) incidents (-19.23% decrease)

W1G 8TB Crime Hotspots

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

Bond Street with total crimes: 30
Nightclub with total crimes: 22
Hospital with total crimes: 17

W1G 8TB Crime Map

Detailed Crime Data Analysis

Monthly Trends

In April 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 100 followed closely by Anti-social behaviour, which accounted for 44 incidents.

Crime Type	Count	Crime Rate	Change
Theft from the person	100	157.77	72.41%
Anti-social behaviour	44	51.39	18.92%
Other theft	42	22.61	-19.23%
Shoplifting	37	21.58	27.59%
Violence and sexual offences	25	19.02	-16.67%
Vehicle crime	22	12.85	83.33%
Burglary	18	11.31	20.00%
Public order	7	9.25	-41.67%
Robbery	6	3.60	-50.00%
Bicycle theft	4	3.08	-50.00%
Drugs	1	2.06	-66.67%
Other crime	1	0.51	-50.00%

In January 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 58 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 52 incidents.

Crime Type	Count	Crime Rate	Change
Theft from the person	58	140.30	-27.50%
Other theft	52	29.81	-55.56%
Anti-social behaviour	37	26.72	-15.91%
Violence and sexual offences	30	19.02	25.00%
Shoplifting	29	15.42	11.54%
Burglary	15	14.90	-11.76%
Public order	12	7.71	-40.00%
Robbery	12	6.17	-14.29%
Vehicle crime	12	6.17	-61.29%
Bicycle theft	8	6.17	166.67%
Criminal damage and arson	3	4.11	-50.00%
Drugs	3	1.54	50.00%
Other crime	2	1.54	100.00%

In December 2023, Other theft recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 117 followed closely by Theft from the person, which accounted for 80 incidents.

Crime Type	Count	Crime Rate	Change
Other theft	117	197.86	-4.10%
Theft from the person	80	60.13	12.68%
Anti-social behaviour	44	41.11	-25.42%
Vehicle crime	31	22.61	-8.82%
Shoplifting	26	15.93	23.81%
Violence and sexual offences	24	13.36	-11.11%
Public order	20	12.33	42.86%
Burglary	17	10.28	-5.56%
Robbery	14	8.74	180.00%
Criminal damage and arson	6	7.19	50.00%
Bicycle theft	3	3.08	-50.00%
Drugs	2	1.54	0.00%
Other crime	1	1.03	0.00%

In November 2023, Other theft recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 122 followed closely by Theft from the person, which accounted for 71 incidents.

Crime Type	Count	Crime Rate	Change
Other theft	122	196.32	10.91%
Theft from the person	71	62.70	33.96%
Anti-social behaviour	59	36.49	37.21%
Vehicle crime	34	30.32	30.77%
Violence and sexual offences	27	17.47	17.39%
Shoplifting	21	13.88	-16.00%
Burglary	18	10.79	28.57%
Public order	14	9.25	16.67%
Bicycle theft	6	7.19	100.00%
Robbery	5	3.08	-37.50%
Criminal damage and arson	4	2.57	-20.00%
Possession of weapons	1	2.06	0.00%

In October 2023, Other theft recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 110 followed closely by Theft from the person, which accounted for 53 incidents.

Crime Type	Count	Crime Rate	Change
Other theft	110	167.54	41.03%
Theft from the person	53	56.53	8.16%
Anti-social behaviour	43	27.24	7.50%
Vehicle crime	26	22.10	36.84%
Shoplifting	25	13.36	-3.85%
Violence and sexual offences	23	12.85	43.75%
Burglary	14	11.82	16.67%
Public order	12	7.19	9.09%
Robbery	8	6.17	-27.27%
Criminal damage and arson	5	4.11	-66.67%
Bicycle theft	3	2.57	-75.00%
Other crime	2	1.54	0.00%
Drugs	2	1.03	-50.00%

In September 2023, Other theft recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 78 followed closely by Theft from the person, which accounted for 49 incidents.

Crime Type	Count	Crime Rate	Change
Other theft	78	150.58	21.88%
Theft from the person	49	40.09	145.00%
Anti-social behaviour	40	25.18	-4.76%
Shoplifting	26	20.56	-10.34%
Vehicle crime	19	13.36	5.56%
Violence and sexual offences	16	9.76	-42.86%
Criminal damage and arson	15	8.22	114.29%
Bicycle theft	12	7.71	71.43%
Burglary	12	6.17	0.00%
Public order	11	6.17	120.00%
Robbery	11	5.65	83.33%
Drugs	4	5.65	300.00%

In August 2023, Other theft recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 64 followed closely by Anti-social behaviour, which accounted for 42 incidents.

Crime Type	Count	Crime Rate	Change
Other theft	64	123.34	-7.25%
Anti-social behaviour	42	32.89	0.00%
Shoplifting	29	21.58	20.83%
Violence and sexual offences	28	14.90	7.69%
Theft from the person	20	14.39	-44.44%
Vehicle crime	18	10.28	-28.00%
Burglary	12	9.25	0.00%
Criminal damage and arson	7	6.17	-36.36%
Bicycle theft	7	3.60	-12.50%
Robbery	6	3.60	-33.33%
Public order	5	3.08	-61.54%
Other crime	1	2.57	0.00%
Drugs	1	0.51	0.00%

In July 2023, Other theft recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 69 followed closely by Anti-social behaviour, which accounted for 42 incidents.

Crime Type	Count	Crime Rate	Change
Other theft	69	141.84	0.00%
Anti-social behaviour	42	35.46	0.00%
Theft from the person	36	21.58	0.00%
Violence and sexual offences	26	18.50	0.00%
Vehicle crime	25	13.36	0.00%
Shoplifting	24	12.85	0.00%
Public order	13	12.33	0.00%
Burglary	12	6.68	0.00%
Criminal damage and arson	11	6.17	0.00%
Robbery	9	5.65	0.00%
Bicycle theft	8	4.63	0.00%
Other crime	1	4.11	0.00%

Crime by Type

A total of 351 Anti-social behaviour incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 43.88 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Anti-social behaviour incidents with 59 reported cases.

Month	Count
April 2024	44
January 2024	37
December 2023	44
November 2023	59
October 2023	43
September 2023	40
August 2023	42
July 2023	42

A total of 467 Theft from the person incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 58.38 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Theft from the person incidents with 100 reported cases.

Month	Count
April 2024	100
January 2024	58
December 2023	80
November 2023	71
October 2023	53
September 2023	49
August 2023	20
July 2023	36

A total of 187 Vehicle crime incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 23.38 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Vehicle crime incidents with 34 reported cases.

Month	Count
April 2024	22
January 2024	12
December 2023	31
November 2023	34
October 2023	26
September 2023	19
August 2023	18
July 2023	25

A total of 654 Other theft incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 81.75 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other theft incidents with 122 reported cases.

Month	Count
April 2024	42
January 2024	52
December 2023	117
November 2023	122
October 2023	110
September 2023	78
August 2023	64
July 2023	69

A total of 94 Public order incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 11.75 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Public order incidents with 20 reported cases.

Month	Count
April 2024	7
January 2024	12
December 2023	20
November 2023	14
October 2023	12
September 2023	11
August 2023	5
July 2023	13

A total of 118 Burglary incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 14.75 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Burglary incidents with 18 reported cases.

Month	Count
April 2024	18
January 2024	15
December 2023	17
November 2023	18
October 2023	14
September 2023	12
August 2023	12
July 2023	12

A total of 217 Shoplifting incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 27.12 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Shoplifting incidents with 37 reported cases.

Month	Count
April 2024	37
January 2024	29
December 2023	26
November 2023	21
October 2023	25
September 2023	26
August 2023	29
July 2023	24

A total of 199 Violence and sexual offences incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 24.88 incidents per month. January 2024 saw the highest number of Violence and sexual offences incidents with 30 reported cases.

Month	Count
April 2024	25
January 2024	30
December 2023	24
November 2023	27
October 2023	23
September 2023	16
August 2023	28
July 2023	26

A total of 71 Robbery incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 8.88 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Robbery incidents with 14 reported cases.

Month	Count
April 2024	6
January 2024	12
December 2023	14
November 2023	5
October 2023	8
September 2023	11
August 2023	6
July 2023	9

A total of 13 Drugs incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 2.17 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Drugs incidents with 4 reported cases.

Month	Count
April 2024	1
January 2024	3
December 2023	2
October 2023	2
September 2023	4
August 2023	1

A total of 51 Bicycle theft incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 6.38 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Bicycle theft incidents with 12 reported cases.

Month	Count
April 2024	4
January 2024	8
December 2023	3
November 2023	6
October 2023	3
September 2023	12
August 2023	7
July 2023	8

A total of 8 Other crime incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 1.33 incidents per month. January 2024 saw the highest number of Other crime incidents with 2 reported cases.

Month	Count
April 2024	1
January 2024	2
December 2023	1
October 2023	2
August 2023	1
July 2023	1

A total of 51 Criminal damage and arson incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 7.29 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Criminal damage and arson incidents with 15 reported cases.

Month	Count
January 2024	3
December 2023	6
November 2023	4
October 2023	5
September 2023	15
August 2023	7
July 2023	11

A total of 1 Possession of weapons incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 1.00 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Possession of weapons incidents with 1 reported cases.

Month	Count
November 2023	1

Crime by Location in April 2024

A detailed breakdown of crime incidents by location within the W1G 8TB postcode area is presented below.

1. Bond Street
Total 30
Theft from the person 14
Anti-social behaviour 6
Violence and sexual offences 3
Other theft 2
Shoplifting 2
Vehicle crime 2
Robbery 1
2. Nightclub
Total 22
Other theft 8
Theft from the person 5
Shoplifting 4
Anti-social behaviour 3
Burglary 1
Violence and sexual offences 1
3. Hospital
Total 17
Theft from the person 9
Other theft 3
Violence and sexual offences 2
Anti-social behaviour 2
Shoplifting 1
4. Supermarket
Total 17
Shoplifting 9
Robbery 2
Violence and sexual offences 2
Anti-social behaviour 2
Public order 1
Theft from the person 1
5. A5204
Total 10
Theft from the person 3
Shoplifting 2
Vehicle crime 2
Violence and sexual offences 2
Other theft 1
6. Cavendish Square
Total 10
Theft from the person 5
Vehicle crime 5
7. Great Portland Street
Total 10
Shoplifting 3
Theft from the person 3
Anti-social behaviour 2
Bicycle theft 1
Violence and sexual offences 1
8. James Street
Total 9
Theft from the person 5
Other theft 2
Burglary 1
Vehicle crime 1
9. Langham Place
Total 8
Anti-social behaviour 3
Theft from the person 3
Other theft 1
Public order 1
10. Marylebone High Street
Total 8
Shoplifting 5
Other theft 2
Theft from the person 1
11. Park Crescent
Total 8
Anti-social behaviour 8
12. Oldbury Place
Total 8
Anti-social behaviour 3
Burglary 2
Theft from the person 2
Other theft 1
13. Duke'S Mews
Total 7
Theft from the person 3
Burglary 2
Other theft 1
Violence and sexual offences 1
14. Beaumont Mews
Total 7
Theft from the person 3
Shoplifting 2
Violence and sexual offences 2
15. Devonshire Row Mews
Total 7
Other theft 3
Theft from the person 2
Anti-social behaviour 1
Bicycle theft 1
16. Gildea Street
Total 6
Violence and sexual offences 4
Theft from the person 2
17. B506
Total 6
Anti-social behaviour 3
Other theft 2
Theft from the person 1
18. Theatre/Concert Hall
Total 5
Theft from the person 3
Anti-social behaviour 1
Public order 1
19. Thayer Street
Total 5
Other theft 2
Anti-social behaviour 1
Burglary 1
Robbery 1
20. Gray'S Yard
Total 5
Other theft 2
Theft from the person 2
Anti-social behaviour 1
21. Shopping Area
Total 5
Shoplifting 3
Robbery 1
Vehicle crime 1
22. Wigmore Street
Total 4
Theft from the person 2
Burglary 1
Other theft 1
23. Picton Place
Total 4
Burglary 1
Other theft 1
Theft from the person 1
Violence and sexual offences 1
24. Blandford Street
Total 4
Theft from the person 3
Vehicle crime 1
25. Spanish Place
Total 4
Vehicle crime 2
Bicycle theft 1
Theft from the person 1
26. Wesley Street
Total 4
Burglary 1
Robbery 1
Shoplifting 1
Theft from the person 1
27. Chandos Street
Total 3
Anti-social behaviour 1
Theft from the person 1
Vehicle crime 1
28. Dean'S Mews
Total 3
Anti-social behaviour 1
Other theft 1
Theft from the person 1
29. Bentinck Mews
Total 3
Burglary 1
Other theft 1
Vehicle crime 1
30. Parking Area
Total 3
Public order 1
Other theft 1
Theft from the person 1

Total	30
Theft from the person	14
Anti-social behaviour	6
Violence and sexual offences	3
Other theft	2
Shoplifting	2
Vehicle crime	2
Robbery	1