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City of Westminster

Town

Town in Westminster, London.

City of Westminster is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for City of Westminster add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

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Radon Affected Area by town

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in City of Westminster live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£900,000
8th most expensive of 1,092
Worked out by Open Index
Population
203,571
53rd most populated of 1,209
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How City of Westminster compares

Each dot is a town. The black line marks the middle one.

City of WestminsterMiddle
Median sale price33 towns, London · 2025
Median sale price: every town in London33 areas from £385,000 to £1,200,000. The middle area is £540,000. City of Westminster is £900,000.
£900,0002nd most expensive
Population33 towns, London · 2021
Population: every town in London33 areas from 7,820 to 389,242. The middle area is 278,129. City of Westminster is 203,571.
203,5716th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares33 towns, London · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every town in London33 areas from 0.0% to 61.0%. The middle area is 1.0%. City of Westminster is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage33 towns, London · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every town in London33 areas from 80.3% to 95.3%. The middle area is 91.3%. City of Westminster is 89.5%.
89.5%6th lowest

Is City of Westminster safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in City of Westminster at a rate of 411.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 123.5 per 1,000 people across London.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 6,674 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in City of Westminster.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (20,619), theft from the person (17,219) and anti-social behaviour (13,328).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in City of Westminster was 484.1 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 City of Westminster, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so City of Westminster has no single figure. Of its 123 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 11 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 2: 18 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 15 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 18 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 12 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 10 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 15 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 16 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 8 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in City of Westminster

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Westminster 001A1,392102.1 per 1,000584.3%
Westminster 001B1,408131.2 per 1,000950.7%
Westminster 001C1,896131.8 per 1,000784.0%
Westminster 001D1,46197.1 per 1,000988.7%
Westminster 002A1,72357.5 per 1,000797.7%
Westminster 002B2,321111.5 per 1,000794.6%
Westminster 002C1,81669.1 per 1,000999.9%
Westminster 002D1,953143.9 per 1,000399.5%
Westminster 002E2,00123.1 per 1,0003100.0%
Westminster 003A1,77545.1 per 1,000894.2%
Westminster 003B1,295166.9 per 1,000391.0%
Westminster 003C1,68884.2 per 1,000890.7%
Westminster 003D1,45499.0 per 1,000686.2%
Westminster 003E1,49044.9 per 1,000394.4%
Westminster 004A1,85961.7 per 1,000395.5%
Westminster 004B1,82485.5 per 1,000291.9%
Westminster 004C2,27497.1 per 1,000386.4%
Westminster 004D1,881128.8 per 1,000195.8%
Westminster 004E2,685101.8 per 1,000289.2%
Westminster 005A1,902158.8 per 1,000297.5%
Westminster 005B2,352403.7 per 1,000297.8%
Westminster 005C1,716109.4 per 1,000393.5%
Westminster 005D1,96382.9 per 1,000382.2%
Westminster 005E1,975327.6 per 1,000290.5%
Westminster 005F2,234128.5 per 1,000286.9%
Westminster 006A1,49878.9 per 1,000490.3%
Westminster 006B1,475115.6 per 1,0009100.0%
Westminster 006C1,84048.7 per 1,000999.8%
Westminster 006D1,54051.0 per 1,000499.2%
Westminster 006E1,523232.4 per 1,000381.5%
Westminster 007A1,54077.0 per 1,000788.1%
Westminster 007B1,994115.8 per 1,000765.3%
Westminster 007D1,24593.0 per 1,000880.2%
Westminster 007E1,694120.4 per 1,000498.7%
Westminster 007H2,77950.2 per 1,000765.8%
Westminster 008A1,631253.9 per 1,000694.5%
Westminster 008B1,431219.3 per 1,000881.8%
Westminster 008C1,449417.7 per 1,000790.4%
Westminster 008D1,545371.0 per 1,000871.6%
Westminster 009A2,71171.8 per 1,000199.8%
Westminster 009E2,808162.5 per 1,000195.9%
Westminster 009F1,366203.0 per 1,000185.6%
Westminster 009G1,98171.0 per 1,000389.3%
Westminster 009H1,527169.8 per 1,000185.0%
Westminster 009I1,266290.5 per 1,000286.0%
Westminster 009J1,181473.1 per 1,000177.5%
Westminster 009K1,640150.3 per 1,000194.2%
Westminster 010A1,878102.4 per 1,000298.2%
Westminster 010B2,452156.7 per 1,000384.2%
Westminster 010C1,657119.6 per 1,000196.3%
Westminster 010F2,386167.6 per 1,000195.4%
Westminster 010G1,234119.8 per 1,0002100.0%
Westminster 011A1,316266.3 per 1,000997.0%
Westminster 011B1,6682,174.1 per 1,000890.1%
Westminster 011C1,043224.5 per 1,000990.2%
Westminster 011D1,262485.4 per 1,000798.7%
Westminster 011E1,549831.2 per 1,000692.3%
Westminster 012A1,214768.7 per 1,000787.1%
Westminster 012B1,523809.4 per 1,000578.0%
Westminster 012C1,998494.4 per 1,000595.6%
Westminster 012D1,320199.8 per 1,000671.3%
Westminster 012E1,418208.7 per 1,000599.2%
Westminster 013A1,805256.2 per 1,000599.6%
Westminster 013B2,0163,353.4 per 1,000492.5%
Westminster 013D1,8691,356.6 per 1,000594.4%
Westminster 013G2,1894,786.3 per 1,000491.8%
Westminster 014A1,958134.4 per 1,000891.8%
Westminster 014B2,447173.4 per 1,000796.4%
Westminster 014D1,967186.1 per 1,000496.6%
Westminster 014E1,68869.4 per 1,000497.8%
Westminster 014H1,896209.8 per 1,000495.9%
Westminster 015A1,242212.2 per 1,000790.9%
Westminster 015B1,491192.9 per 1,000877.0%
Westminster 015C1,341191.8 per 1,000494.2%
Westminster 015E1,399140.6 per 1,000299.4%
Westminster 015F1,732173.4 per 1,000589.2%
Westminster 015G1,500667.3 per 1,000283.0%
Westminster 016A1,838243.4 per 1,000770.5%
Westminster 016B1,278612.5 per 1,000468.9%
Westminster 016C1,473158.6 per 1,000693.2%
Westminster 016D1,34341.0 per 1,000691.0%
Westminster 016E1,485145.1 per 1,000699.4%
Westminster 017A1,615225.2 per 1,000593.3%
Westminster 017B1,211143.7 per 1,000797.5%
Westminster 017C1,071466.9 per 1,000496.1%
Westminster 017D1,44572.7 per 1,000284.5%
Westminster 017E1,336303.3 per 1,000493.8%
Westminster 017F1,754457.9 per 1,000596.4%
Westminster 018A1,6914,315.0 per 1,000387.6%
Westminster 018B2,0271,312.5 per 1,000486.7%
Westminster 018C1,4663,454.7 per 1,000890.7%
Westminster 018D1,2051,793.8 per 1,000784.9%
Westminster 019A1,31987.8 per 1,000880.2%
Westminster 019D1,065228.7 per 1,000886.2%
Westminster 019E1,151312.5 per 1,000873.8%
Westminster 019F1,025246.5 per 1,000886.8%
Westminster 019G2,568761.9 per 1,000881.8%
Westminster 020A2,002791.9 per 1,000990.7%
Westminster 020B1,309263.1 per 1,000196.0%
Westminster 020C2,102754.0 per 1,000791.1%
Westminster 020D1,454217.3 per 1,000380.2%
Westminster 020E1,218775.1 per 1,000688.5%
Westminster 021A1,30565.0 per 1,000299.6%
Westminster 021B1,500120.6 per 1,000497.6%
Westminster 021D1,249122.8 per 1,0002100.0%
Westminster 021E2,181233.4 per 1,000494.7%
Westminster 021F1,272121.0 per 1,000897.2%
Westminster 021G1,218105.3 per 1,000691.7%
Westminster 022A1,258150.7 per 1,000597.7%
Westminster 022B2,184325.1 per 1,000588.4%
Westminster 022C1,71233.8 per 1,000696.9%
Westminster 022D1,36289.7 per 1,000298.7%
Westminster 022E1,755106.5 per 1,000596.1%
Westminster 023D1,420171.7 per 1,000393.4%
Westminster 023E1,585861.3 per 1,000483.2%
Westminster 023F1,00691.4 per 1,000274.7%
Westminster 023G1,30181.5 per 1,000264.4%
Westminster 023H2,327370.0 per 1,000471.6%
Westminster 024A1,45340.5 per 1,000199.9%
Westminster 024B1,721120.1 per 1,000298.1%
Westminster 024C1,21874.9 per 1,000489.1%
Westminster 024F1,289161.8 per 1,000388.0%
Westminster 024G2,015105.2 per 1,000888.5%

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Council1

Postcode districts covering City of Westminster24

Middle areas in City of Westminster24

Towns near City of Westminster6

City of Westminster in brief

City of Westminster is a town in Westminster, London.

About 209,334 people lived in City of Westminster in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £900,000 in 2025 across 2,154 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 411.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in City of Westminster was £900,000 in 2025.

City of Westminster had 203,571 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in City of Westminster live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In City of Westminster, 89.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.