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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in W1W: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

W1W recorded 340 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.38 per 1,000 residents. Theft from Person accounts for the largest share of crime at 29.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 1.7% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring60.45 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment340 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 1.7% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

340
trending_up +7.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

60.45per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

846

Within W1W district

Westminster

63,231

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
John Prince'S Street Map
total: 69 Theft from the person: 32 Other theft: 12
69
Nightclub Map
total: 38 Shoplifting: 19 Other theft: 11
38
Market Place Map
total: 37 Theft from the person: 16 Shoplifting: 7
37
Clipstone Street Map
total: 14 Other theft: 6 Theft from the person: 6
14
Parking Area Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Vehicle crime: 4
12
Nightclub Map
total: 12 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Other theft: 4
12
Shopping Area Map
total: 8 Other theft: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1
8
Carburton Street Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Robbery: 2
8
Warren Street Map
total: 8 Theft from the person: 6 Bicycle theft: 2
8
Margaret Street Map
total: 7 Theft from the person: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
7

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
340 Total
Theft from Person
100
29.4%
Other Theft
67
19.7%
Shoplifting
36
10.6%
Violence & Sexual Offences
30
8.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
30
8.8%
Burglary
19
5.6%
Vehicle Crime
12
3.5%
Public Order
11
3.2%
Robbery
10
2.9%
Criminal Damage & Arson
9
2.6%
Bicycle Theft
7
2.1%
Drug Offences
6
1.8%
Other Crime
3
0.9%

Crime Analysis: W1W

Theft from Person makes up the largest share of crime in W1W at 29.4%. Other Theft (19.7%) and Shoplifting (10.6%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in W1W has fallen slightly — by 1.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for W1W 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_up +7.3%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -1.7%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.2%

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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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