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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in W11: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

W11 recorded 465 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 8.52 per 1,000 residents. Shoplifting accounts for the largest share of crime at 25.4% of all offences recorded.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring120.67 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment465 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_flatCrime unchanged year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

465
trending_down -2.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

120.67per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,588

Within W11 district

Westminster

54,564

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 98 Shoplifting: 91 Burglary: 4
98
Colville Square Map
total: 18 Anti-social behaviour: 7 Other theft: 4
18
Shopping Area Map
total: 11 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Public order: 3
11
Tavistock Road Map
total: 11 Anti-social behaviour: 9 Other theft: 1
11
St Anns Road Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 3
10
Dunworth Mews Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 1
8
Bulmer Mews Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 1
8
Pembridge Square Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
8
A4207 Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
6
Colville Terrace Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Drugs: 1
6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
465 Total
Shoplifting
118
25.4%
Anti-social Behaviour
92
19.8%
Violence & Sexual Offences
79
17.0%
Other Theft
34
7.3%
Public Order
30
6.5%
Vehicle Crime
22
4.7%
Burglary
21
4.5%
Criminal Damage & Arson
20
4.3%
Theft from Person
20
4.3%
Drug Offences
15
3.2%
Bicycle Theft
6
1.3%
Robbery
3
0.6%
Other Crime
3
0.6%
Weapons Possession
2
0.4%

Crime Analysis: W11

Shoplifting makes up the largest share of crime in W11 at 25.4%. Anti-social Behaviour (19.8%) and Violence & Sexual Offences (17.0%) are the next most common categories.

Crime levels in W11 have held relatively steady over the past year at around 120.67 crimes per 1,000 residents. The trend chart above shows how individual offence categories have shifted month to month within that overall picture.

Crime figures for W11 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Month-on-Monthtrending_down -2.3%
Year-on-Yeartrending_flat 0.0%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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