Central Westminster
Middle areaSouth east Westminster. 8,521 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Central Westminster live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Central Westminster
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Westminster at a rate of 599.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 405.1 per 1,000 people across Westminster.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Other crime | 1,227 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1,008 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 985 |
| Theft from the person | 848 |
| Shoplifting | 530 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 132 |
| Drug offences | 115 |
| Robbery | 112 |
| Burglary | 106 |
| Vehicle crime | 43 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Central Westminster compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Central Westminster safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Westminster at a rate of 599.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 405.1 per 1,000 people across Westminster.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 372 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Westminster.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (1,227), anti-social behaviour (1,008) and violence and sexual offences (985).
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.
Figures for the whole of Westminster
These figures are published for the whole of Westminster, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Westminster and not Central Westminster alone. See Westminster
Central Westminster in brief
The median price paid for a home in Central Westminster was £920,000 in 2025.
Central Westminster had 8,085 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Central Westminster live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Central Westminster, 89.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.