Crime in SW1A: Westminster, London
data.police.uk recorded 4,149 street-level crimes at the representative point for SW1A (Westminster, London) in Aug 2026. The most common category was other theft (824 reports, 19.9% of the total). The monthly total fell versus the month before. That is roughly in line with the recent 4-month average for this area.
Prime central London around Westminster and St James's, a dense government and tourism district.
Crime by category in SW1A
Every street-level crime recorded near the SW1A representative point in Aug 2026, by Home Office category, most common first:
| Category | Crimes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other theft | 824 | 19.9% |
| Theft from the person | 697 | 16.8% |
| Violence and sexual offences | 674 | 16.2% |
| Shoplifting | 589 | 14.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 587 | 14.1% |
| Public order | 195 | 4.7% |
| Drugs | 146 | 3.5% |
| Robbery | 142 | 3.4% |
| Burglary | 102 | 2.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 77 | 1.9% |
| Bicycle theft | 66 | 1.6% |
| Possession of weapons | 25 | 0.6% |
| Other crime | 18 | 0.4% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 | 0.2% |
4,149 crimes recorded in Aug 2026. data.police.uk snaps each crime to one of a fixed set of anonymised map points, so counts describe the area around the SW1A centroid, not a single street or property.
SW1A crime trend: last 4 months
The monthly recorded-crime total at the SW1A representative point. The recent monthly average is 4,340 crimes. A single outcode is a small sample, so read the direction rather than any single month.
Source: data.police.uk crimes-street API. The dataset publishes monthly with a ~1–2 month lag; the latest month shown is the newest the API had on the last refresh.
How safe is SW1A?
In Aug 2026, SW1A was roughly in line with the recent 4-month average for this area. Recorded crime is not the same as risk: city-centre and high-footfall outcodes record more crime simply because more people pass through them, and recorded figures reflect reporting and policing as well as offending. Use this as area context alongside the price, flood and ground-stability picture, not in isolation.
4,149 recorded crimes · Aug 2026 · other theft most common
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Frequently asked questions
How much crime is there in SW1A?
data.police.uk recorded 4,149 street-level crimes in SW1A (Westminster, London) in Aug 2026, against a recent monthly average of 4,340 over the last 4 months. The largest single category was other theft, at 19.9% of reports. These are reports snapped to anonymised map points near the outcode centroid, not a per-property figure.
What are the most common crimes in SW1A?
In Aug 2026 the most common recorded categories in SW1A were other theft (824), theft from the person (697), violence and sexual offences (674). The full category breakdown is in the table above, taken straight from the Home Office crime categories on data.police.uk.
Is SW1A getting safer or more dangerous?
Over the last 4 months of data.police.uk data, the monthly recorded-crime total for SW1A fell most recently and averaged 4,340 crimes a month. A single outcode is a small sample and recorded crime reflects reporting and policing as well as underlying offending, so read the trend, not one month in isolation.
How accurate is the crime data for SW1A?
It is official Home Office data published on data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence. Each crime is snapped to one of a fixed set of anonymised map points near where it happened (never the exact address), so figures describe the area around the outcode centroid, not a single property. Search an exact address on HouseCheckup to see the crimes mapped closest to it in the full report.
Crime in nearby areas
Prime central Chelsea, a low-density affluent residential district.
Battersea and Clapham Junction, a busy riverside district around one of the UK's busiest stations.
Wandsworth and Earlsfield, a residential commuter district inside Zone 2/3.
Wimbledon, a busy town-centre and residential family district.
Brixton Hill and Streatham Hill, a dense south London residential district in Lambeth.
South Lambeth and Nine Elms, a dense riverside regeneration district.
Sources
- Street-level crime data, data.police.uk (Home Office)
- Outcode geocoding, postcodes.io
Contains public sector information from data.police.uk licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Street-level crimes are snapped to anonymised map points, not exact addresses.