W12
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Shepherd's Bush and Wormwood Scrubs, in Hammersmith and Fulham.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an W12 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In W12, 89.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How W12 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is W12 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in W12 at a rate of 176.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 204.6 per 1,000 people across W.
In August 2026 alone, 852 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in W12.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,228), anti-social behaviour (1,968) and other crime (1,525).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in W12 was 190.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in W12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so W12 has no single figure. Of its 29 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in W12
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammersmith and Fulham 001B | 1,835 | 74.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 76.0% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 001C | 2,372 | 182.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 35.7% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 001E | 1,618 | 114.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.7% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 001F | 1,697 | 190.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 65.5% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 001G | 1,102 | 78.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 86.0% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 002A | 2,108 | 88.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.0% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 002B | 1,626 | 22.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.3% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 002C | 1,725 | 167.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.4% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 002D | 1,575 | 69.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.0% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 003A | 1,526 | 35.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.1% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 003B | 1,575 | 61.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.0% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 003C | 2,019 | 97.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 003D | 1,794 | 68.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.9% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 004A | 2,263 | 1,201.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.7% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 004C | 1,665 | 137.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.0% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 004D | 1,877 | 185.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.9% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 005A | 1,759 | 129.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.8% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 005B | 1,538 | 78.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.7% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 005C | 1,566 | 436.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 78.3% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 005D | 1,838 | 123.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.7% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 006A | 1,755 | 137.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.4% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 006B | 1,710 | 212.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 75.9% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 006C | 1,405 | 106.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.4% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 006D | 1,411 | 61.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.7% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 006E | 1,514 | 92.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.6% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 007D | 1,547 | 531.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 89.8% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 008A | 2,703 | 14.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 84.4% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 008B | 1,585 | 75.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.1% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham 008C | 1,364 | 46.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 89.4% |
MPs for W12
- Andy SlaughterLabourMP for Hammersmith and Chiswick61% of W12’s postcodes
- Dr Rupa HuqLabourMP for Ealing Central and Acton33% of W12’s postcodes
- James MurrayLabour (Co-op)MP for Ealing North5.4% of W12’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in W127
Postcode sectors in W126
Council1
Towns in W121
Postcode districts next to W127
Nearest rail stations4
More in the W postcode area2
W12 in brief
W12 is a postcode district covering Shepherd's Bush and Wormwood Scrubs, in Hammersmith and Fulham.
About 51,274 people lived in W12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £674,725 in 2025 across 473 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 176.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in W12 was £674,725 in 2025.
W12 had 50,050 usual residents at the census.
In W12, 89.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In W12, 7.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.