Western Central London crime stats
April 2024

The overall crime rate in Western Central London postcode area is 133.5 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 7.4k crimes were other theft crimes which is 25.9% of all crimes committed in the area. Other theft crime rate is at 433% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 50.6% 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 1699% of national crime rate which puts Western Central London on 1. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Theft from the person crime" makes up 25.0% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "theft from the person crime" is 7.2k cases and has increased by 8.7% 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 →	25.9%	1. highest	433%	7.4k	-2.4%
Theft from the person crime →	25.0%	1. highest	1699%	7.2k	8.7%
Antisocial behaviour crime →	13.4%	34. highest	113%	3.9k	-14.0%
Violent crime →	11.8%	2. lowest	44%	3.4k	-1.3%
Public order crime →	4.3%	13. lowest	73%	1.2k	9.1%
Shoplifting crime →	3.9%	14. lowest	72%	1.1k	50.6%
Robbery crime →	3.3%	4. highest	348%	944	6.7%
Vehicle crime →	2.9%	24. lowest	62%	834	1.2%
Drugs crime →	2.8%	17. highest	136%	797	-29.5%
Burglary crime →	2.3%	20. lowest	71%	654	5.0%
Criminal damage and arson crime →	2.2%	2. lowest	37%	630	12.3%
Bicycle theft crime →	1.6%	9. highest	196%	464	-13.3%
Possession of weapons crime →	0.4%	8. lowest	51%	101	9.8%
Other crime →	0.3%	2. lowest	25%	100	11.1%
Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Crime rate ranking	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
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