Crap Towns / Westminster / Crime

How much crime is there in Westminster?

The police recorded 409 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Westminster from September 2023 to August 2026, 5.4 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was theft from the person, at 125. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 359, down from 441 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	441	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	428	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	359	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Theft from the person	125	0.4
Other theft	87.2	5.4
Violence and sexual offences	62.1	34.1
Shoplifting	36.9	7.1
Public order	17.8	6.6
Vehicle crime	17.7	3.8
Robbery	16.2	0.6
Burglary	13.9	3.1
Drugs	12.5	2.4
Criminal damage and arson	11.5	7.0
Bicycle theft	5.0	0.5
Other crime	2.1	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.6	0.8

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
City of London	4.7 km	1,103
Westminster	–	409
Camden	3.7 km	191
Kensington and Chelsea	2.6 km	151
Islington	5.2 km	144
Southwark	7.4 km	129
Hackney	8.0 km	123
Tower Hamlets	8.7 km	119
Lambeth	7.2 km	118
Hammersmith and Fulham	4.7 km	114
Wandsworth	7.1 km	79.6
The typical town	–	76.2