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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in W1D: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

W1D recorded 2,228 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 30.02 per 1,000 residents. Theft from Person accounts for the largest share of crime at 24.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 28.0% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring442.8 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment2,228 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 28.0% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

2,228
trending_down -1.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

442.8per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

944

Within W1D district

Westminster

74,228

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Further/Higher Educational Building Map
total: 186 Shoplifting: 60 Theft from the person: 58
186
Police Station Map
total: 142 Violence and sexual offences: 42 Shoplifting: 36
142
Leicester Square Map
total: 100 Theft from the person: 24 Violence and sexual offences: 22
100
Soho Street Map
total: 58 Theft from the person: 22 Anti-social behaviour: 18
58
William Iv Street Map
total: 56 Violence and sexual offences: 22 Anti-social behaviour: 14
56
Further/Higher Educational Building Map
total: 56 Theft from the person: 20 Other theft: 12
56
Nightclub Map
total: 52 Violence and sexual offences: 22 Other theft: 12
52
Little Newport Street Map
total: 50 Other theft: 14 Theft from the person: 12
50
Cranbourn Street Map
total: 48 Theft from the person: 18 Public order: 12
48
Old Compton Street Map
total: 42 Other theft: 12 Theft from the person: 10
42

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
2,228 Total
Theft from Person
544
24.4%
Other Theft
446
20.0%
Violence & Sexual Offences
362
16.2%
Shoplifting
224
10.1%
Anti-social Behaviour
206
9.2%
Drug Offences
136
6.1%
Public Order
122
5.5%
Robbery
78
3.5%
Criminal Damage & Arson
24
1.1%
Weapons Possession
24
1.1%
Burglary
16
0.7%
Bicycle Theft
16
0.7%
Other Crime
16
0.7%
Vehicle Crime
14
0.6%

Crime Analysis: W1D

Theft from Person makes up the largest share of crime in W1D at 24.4%. Other Theft (20.0%) and Violence & Sexual Offences (16.2%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in W1D has fallen sharply — by 28.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for W1D 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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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -1.9%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -28.0%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -2.6%

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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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