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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in W1S: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

W1S recorded 1,484 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 28.98 per 1,000 residents. Theft from Person accounts for the largest share of crime at 29.1% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 33.6% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring459.81 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment1,484 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 33.6% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,484
trending_down -1.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

459.81per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

866

Within W1S district

Westminster

51,212

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Dering Street Map
total: 148 Theft from the person: 54 Shoplifting: 50
148
Hills Place Map
total: 112 Theft from the person: 40 Shoplifting: 36
112
Argyll Street Map
total: 82 Theft from the person: 36 Other theft: 16
82
Great Windmill Street Map
total: 60 Other theft: 24 Theft from the person: 24
60
Nightclub Map
total: 50 Other theft: 16 Theft from the person: 10
50
Denman Street Map
total: 48 Theft from the person: 20 Other theft: 12
48
Princes Street Map
total: 42 Other theft: 14 Theft from the person: 8
42
Bourchier Street Map
total: 40 Other theft: 18 Theft from the person: 10
40
Nightclub Map
total: 38 Shoplifting: 12 Theft from the person: 10
38
Shopping Area Map
total: 38 Theft from the person: 12 Other theft: 10
38

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
1,484 Total
Theft from Person
432
29.1%
Other Theft
358
24.1%
Shoplifting
256
17.3%
Anti-social Behaviour
122
8.2%
Violence & Sexual Offences
112
7.5%
Drug Offences
52
3.5%
Robbery
50
3.4%
Public Order
40
2.7%
Burglary
20
1.3%
Vehicle Crime
12
0.8%
Bicycle Theft
12
0.8%
Other Crime
8
0.5%
Criminal Damage & Arson
8
0.5%
Weapons Possession
2
0.1%

Crime Analysis: W1S

Theft from Person makes up the largest share of crime in W1S at 29.1%. Other Theft (24.1%) and Shoplifting (17.3%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in W1S has fallen sharply — by 33.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for W1S 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 -33.6%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -3.1%

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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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