W1B
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Soho, Marylebone and St James's, in Westminster.
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 W1B postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In W1B, 84.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How W1B compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is W1B safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in W1B at a rate of 5,886.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 204.6 per 1,000 people across W.
In August 2026 alone, 150 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in W1B.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were theft from the person (750), other crime (640) and violence and sexual offences (241).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in W1B was 7,690.5 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.
Your MP
- Rachel BlakeLabour (Co-op)MP for Cities of London and Westminster
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in W1B5
Council1
Postcode districts next to W1B9
Nearest rail stations4
More in the W postcode area2
W1B in brief
W1B is a postcode district covering Soho, Marylebone and St James's, in Westminster.
About 378 people lived in W1B in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 5,886.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
W1B had 388 usual residents at the census.
In W1B, 84.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
69.0% of residents in W1B were aged 15 to 64 at the census.
20.8% of residents in W1B were aged 65 or over at the census.