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Crime in Westminster by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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22,315crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+6%on the 3 months beforemore crime
St. John's Woodlowest rate94 per 1,000 a year
307.8middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: East Marylebone (-4%), Maida Hill (-2%) and Soho (-2%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1MayfairW1K · 6,611 residents 3355.6▲ 4%shoplifting
2Covent GardenWC2E · 10,558 residents 2586.1▼ 2%theft
3SohoW1F · 13,900 residents 2538.4▼ 2%theft
4East MaryleboneW1W · 18,504 residents 1460.4▼ 4%theft
5WestminsterSW1P · 12,847 residents 783.4▲ 2%theft
6MaryleboneW1U · 23,975 residents 766▲ 8%shoplifting
7BelgraviaSW1X · 14,656 residents 499.2▲ 17%theft
8KnightsbridgeSW7 · 11,881 residents 345.1▲ 6%theft
9PaddingtonW2 · 37,840 residents 307.8▲ 19%anti-social behaviour
10MillbankSW1P · 34,068 residents 286.6▲ 10%anti-social behaviour
11VictoriaSW1P · 32,666 residents 271.6▲ 13%anti-social behaviour
12BayswaterW2 · 32,988 residents 251.8▲ 26%anti-social behaviour
13WestbourneW2 · 53,053 residents 223.4▲ 26%anti-social behaviour
14PimlicoSW1V · 39,511 residents 214▲ 10%anti-social behaviour
15Kensal TownW10 · 47,765 residents 176.8▲ 13%violence
16Maida HillW9 · 51,698 residents 150.6▼ 2%anti-social behaviour
17Maida ValeW9 · 55,044 residents 125.3▲ 2%anti-social behaviour
18St. John's WoodNW8 · 37,418 residents 94▲ 14%anti-social behaviour

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Westminster have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were St. John's Wood, Maida Vale, Maida Hill, Kensal Town and Pimlico.

Which areas of Westminster have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Mayfair, Covent Garden, Soho, East Marylebone and Westminster.

Is crime going up or down in Westminster?

Across Westminster, 22,315 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 6% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.