West End and Chobham Crime Rate July 2023 | Monthly Statistics

For residents of West End and Chobham, the crime rate of 4.1 per 1,000 in July 2023 translates to a daily risk of approximately 1 in 246 residents encountering a reported crime over the course of the month. This figure is 50.6% below the UK average of 8.3 per 1,000, highlighting the area's consistently low crime profile compared to national trends. The breakdown of offences reveals that anti-social behaviour dominated the crime profile, accounting for 41.5% of all reported incidents — a rate 20% above the UK average of 1.4 per 1,000. This anomaly may be partly explained by the area's summer season, during which festivals, open-air events, and extended daylight hours could contribute to higher levels of public interaction and potential conflicts. Violence and sexual offences, while comprising 19.5% of all crimes, were 71% below the UK average, a statistic consistent with the built-up area's lower population density and reduced concentration of nightlife venues compared to larger urban centres. Seasonal factors likely played a role in shaping these patterns, as July's peak tourism period and school holidays may have shifted the nature of criminal activity away from property-related offences toward more transient, public-space incidents.

July 2023 marked a 66.7% increase in criminal damage and arson incidents, rising from 3 to 5, alongside a 33.3% rise in public order offences. These increases contrast with sharp declines in burglary (-66.7%), other theft (-60%), and shoplifting (-50%), suggesting a shift in crime patterns during the summer months. The area's violent crime rate (0.8 per 1,000) was 71% below the UK average of 2.8 per 1,000, a disparity that may partly reflect the built-up area's lower population density and reduced nightlife activity compared to major urban centres. Anti-social behaviour, however, remained high at 1.7 per 1,000 — 20% above the UK average — a statistic that could be linked to the area's summer festivals and outdoor events, which may draw transient populations and increase social friction in public spaces.

West End and Chobham's crime rate in July 2023 (4.1 per 1,000) represents a 22.6% decrease from the previous month's rate of 5.3 per 1,000. This decline aligns with the area's generally low crime profile, which has consistently remained well below the UK average. On a daily basis, the area recorded approximately 1 crime per day in July, a figure that reflects the sparse distribution of incidents across the built-up area's population of 10,069. Over the course of the month, the monthly exposure metric shows that one reported crime occurred for roughly every 246 residents — a rate that, while not zero, is significantly lower than the UK average when scaled to the same population size. This suggests that the area's residents face a markedly lower risk of encountering crime compared to the national average, though localised factors such as anti-social behaviour remain a notable exception within this context.