Strand, St James & Mayfair
Middle areaEast Westminster. 7,027 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Strand, St James & Mayfair live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Strand, St James & Mayfair
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Strand, St James & Mayfair at a rate of 2,657.2 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 | 5,400 |
| Theft from the person | 4,608 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2,845 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2,127 |
| Shoplifting | 1,446 |
| Drug offences | 674 |
| Robbery | 670 |
| Vehicle crime | 331 |
| Burglary | 293 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 278 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Strand, St James & Mayfair compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Strand, St James & Mayfair safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Strand, St James & Mayfair at a rate of 2,657.2 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, 1,326 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Strand, St James & Mayfair.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (5,400), theft from the person (4,608) and violence and sexual offences (2,845).
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 Strand, St James & Mayfair alone. See Westminster
Strand, St James & Mayfair in brief
The median price paid for a home in Strand, St James & Mayfair was £1,560,000 in 2025.
Strand, St James & Mayfair had 6,388 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Strand, St James & Mayfair live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Strand, St James & Mayfair, 87.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.