West London crime stats
April 2024

The overall crime rate in West London postcode area is 148.9 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 23.0k crimes were other theft crimes which is 19.4% of all crimes committed in the area. Other theft crime rate is at 362% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 30.3% over the last twelve months.The category of "theft from the person crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Theft from the person crime" rate is at 1288% of national crime rate which puts West London on 2. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Theft from the person crime" makes up 17.0% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "theft from the person crime" is 20.2k cases and has increased by 14.6% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.

Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Ranking (95 postcode areas)	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
Other theft crime →	19.4%	2. highest	362%	23.0k	1.7%
Theft from the person crime →	17.0%	2. highest	1288%	20.2k	14.6%
Violent crime →	15.9%	4. lowest	67%	18.9k	-2.1%
Antisocial behaviour crime →	14.6%	20. highest	137%	17.3k	-20.5%
Vehicle crime →	7.2%	14. highest	171%	8.5k	-3.7%
Shoplifting crime →	5.4%	33. highest	111%	6.4k	30.3%
Public order crime →	4.5%	35. lowest	87%	5.4k	-5.2%
Burglary crime →	3.9%	17. highest	137%	4.7k	1.2%
Robbery crime →	3.5%	1. highest	418%	4.2k	13.1%
Criminal damage and arson crime →	3.4%	4. lowest	63%	4.0k	0.3%
Drugs crime →	2.6%	12. highest	141%	3.1k	-17.6%
Bicycle theft crime →	1.8%	3. highest	248%	2.2k	-9.1%
Other crime →	0.5%	5. lowest	41%	603	3.6%
Possession of weapons crime →	0.3%	5. lowest	49%	359	-9.6%
Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Crime rate ranking	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
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