BRIEFING | CRIME-DAN LEWIS

London's crime by constituency

December 2010 to July 2011 EXCLUSIVE to Planning in London and courtesy of www.ukcrimestats.com

The data are sorted under London to show highest director of UKcrimestats.com ). This is why our cover story – Dan Lewis comments: “Space total number of all crimes first. (ASB incidents are Westminster comes top because the other parts of Syntax's work is very interesting, but I rather doubt not criminal offenses). If sorted by crime rate this the country effectively export their people and that spatial design is unicausal to the riots as they would deflate crime by the static resident popula - crime there! That is, the high throughput of popu - seem to imply.” tion but it doesn't really work in London because lation inflates the opportunity for crime. Dan can be reached on on skype danl2010 and the population is so mobile (writes Dan Lewis, Of the Space Syntax preliminary findings – see [email protected].

Constituency Population Electorate Majority Member of Parliament Total Crime and ASB Total Crime ASB Burglary Other Robbery Vehicle Violent Cities of London and Westm 133,657 61,621 11,076 Mark Field 52,915 40,702 12,213 1,748 31,490 1,246 1,633 4,585 Holborn and St Pancras 144,210 78,307 9,942 Frank Dobson 26,723 18,446 8,277 1,476 11,837 779 1,366 2,988 West Ham 121,682 77,984 22,534 Lyn Brown 18,538 11,581 6,957 1,231 5,268 798 1,859 2,425 Hammersmith 111,682 67,873 3,549 Andrew Slaughter 17,029 11,199 5,830 1,062 6,115 412 1,396 2,214 Bethnal Green and Bow 118,022 66,423 11,574 Rushanara Ali 19,016 11,162 7,854 1,000 6,339 583 1,062 2,178 Islington South and Finsbury 97,201 58,839 3,569 Emily Thornberry 16,459 10,931 5,528 945 6,667 380 1,072 1,867 Bermondsey and Old South 127,292 66,206 8,530 Simon Hughes 16,702 10,910 5,792 912 6,301 795 875 2,027 Vauxhall 108,639 65,729 10,651 Kate Hoey 16,542 10,832 5,710 706 6,196 874 920 2,136 Hackney South and Shoredit 102,869 57,204 14,288 Meg Hillier 16,251 10,675 5,576 940 6,434 432 915 1,954 Brent Central 111,030 71,073 1,345 Sarah Teather 15,092 9,865 5,227 1,186 4,498 705 1,095 2,381 Kensington 124,280 65,482 8,616 Sir Malcolm Rifkind 13,993 9,708 4,285 922 6,137 304 946 1,399 Camberwell and Peckham 122,924 67,764 17,187 Harriet Harman 14,955 9,636 5,319 829 4,896 668 1,080 2,163 Croydon North 128,654 79,819 16,483 Malcolm Wicks 14,968 9,435 5,533 1,302 4,389 646 1,104 1,994 East Ham 119,530 72,900 27,826 15,362 9,398 5,964 1,013 4,214 683 1,521 1,967 Ilford South 123,689 75,294 11,297 Mike Gapes 14,509 9,051 5,458 1,124 4,346 435 1,566 1,580 Hayes and Harlington 106,479 65,237 10,824 John McDonnell 14,981 9,046 5,935 1,082 4,603 337 1,230 1,794 Tottenham 114,090 64,888 16,391 David Lammy 15,167 8,717 6,450 1,240 3,695 579 1,321 1,882 Ealing Central and Acton 111,656 71,258 3,716 Angie Bray 13,268 8,592 4,676 953 4,363 311 1,256 1,709 Walthamstow 95,943 64,314 9,478 Stella Creasy 13,323 8,503 4,820 1,118 3,610 650 1,506 1,619 Barking 114,591 72,498 16,555 Margaret Hodge 13,322 8,502 4,820 958 3,836 491 1,411 1,806 Lewisham Deptford 108,599 67,682 12,499 Joan Ruddock 13,569 8,354 5,215 954 4,081 528 915 1,876 Brentford and Isleworth 117,771 79,334 1,958 Mary Macleod 12,308 8,068 4,240 825 4,241 229 1,034 1,739 Hampstead and Kilburn 123,914 74,573 42 Glenda Jackson 11,911 8,068 3,843 1,229 3,913 421 1,107 1,398 Greenwich and Woolwich 94,739 60,473 10,153 Nick Raynsford 12,715 7,874 4,841 781 3,911 385 973 1,824 Hornsey and Wood Green 111,439 75,052 6,875 Lynne Featherstone 12,608 7,669 4,939 1,184 3,455 398 1,400 1,232 Dulwich and West Norwood 104,625 66,856 9,365 Tessa Jowell 11,766 7,621 4,145 905 3,578 609 1,071 1,458 Poplar and Limehouse 116,743 59,400 6,030 Jim Fitzpatrick 13,142 7,530 5,612 799 3,771 298 998 1,664 Hackney North and Stoke N 113,118 63,185 14,461 Diane Abbott 12,120 7,489 4,631 686 4,001 358 919 1,525 Feltham and Heston 116,475 77,606 4,658 Alan Keen 12,409 7,442 4,967 782 3,641 178 1,007 1,834 Chelsea and Fulham 103,649 63,330 16,722 Greg Hands 11,067 7,376 3,691 952 3,826 210 1,190 1,198 Westminster North 127,256 59,016 2,126 Karen Buck 11,998 7,288 4,710 693 3,894 392 814 1,495 Brent North 107,538 71,398 8,028 Barry Gardiner 10,992 7,267 3,725 952 3,322 609 718 1,666 Croydon Central 108,908 73,420 2,969 Gavin Barwell 11,145 7,146 3,999 865 3,425 343 838 1,675 Islington North 94,620 61,054 12,401 Jeremy Corbyn 11,975 7,086 4,889 885 3,268 406 787 1,740 Ealing North 111,357 72,971 9,301 Stephen Pound 10,670 7,053 3,617 1,078 3,120 279 1,176 1,400 Streatham 105,438 69,355 3,259 Chuka Umunna 10,621 6,815 3,806 1,104 2,948 650 736 1,377 Edmonton 103,733 65,443 9,613 Andy Love 11,383 6,678 4,705 941 2,880 364 1,086 1,407 Lewisham East 98,060 67,833 6,216 Heidi Alexander 10,410 6,612 3,798 732 3,151 381 721 1,627 Ealing Southall 93,617 62,341 9,291 Virendra Sharma 11,007 6,425 4,582 539 2,819 390 846 1,831 Leyton and Wanstead 91,634 62,960 6,416 John Cryer 9,583 6,324 3,259 847 2,709 452 1,172 1,144 Finchley and Golders Green 110,433 71,800 5,809 Mike Freer 9,531 6,309 3,222 1,295 2,645 278 1,195 896 Hendon 118,583 73,976 106 Matthew Offord 10,399 6,254 4,145 959 3,058 288 793 1,156 Lewisham West and Penge 103,580 68,411 5,828 Jim Dowd 9,903 6,209 3,694 883 2,697 404 815 1,410 Kingston and Surbiton 124,236 74,602 7,560 Ed Davey 9,896 6,105 3,791 627 3,707 144 395 1,232 Uxbridge and South Ruislip 94,290 66,253 11,216 John Randall 9,517 5,798 3,719 868 2,661 221 674 1,374 Battersea 95,952 67,111 5,977 Jane Ellison 8,770 5,695 3,075 653 2,854 394 813 981 Romford 93,005 69,536 16,954 Andrew Rosindell 8,449 5,688 2,761 714 2,936 180 644 1,214 Dagenham and Rainham 99,132 71,205 2,630 Jon Cruddas 9,172 5,677 3,495 831 2,459 278 968 1,141 Erith and Thamesmead 101,789 64,307 5,703 Teresa Pearce 8,936 5,554 3,382 625 2,670 191 658 1,410 Mitcham and Morden 106,422 65,629 13,666 Siobhain McDonagh 8,157 5,092 3,065 855 2,285 298 613 1,041 Bromley and Chislehurst 88,694 63,489 13,900 7,856 5,074 2,782 612 2,545 146 595 1,176 Ilford North 100,280 67,525 5,404 Lee Scott 7,813 4,970 2,843 1,016 2,119 193 851 791 Tooting 99,227 69,445 2,524 Sadiq Khan 8,242 4,941 3,301 798 2,217 291 662 973 Chipping Barnet 114,072 74,890 11,927 Theresa Villiers 7,418 4,846 2,572 1,053 2,024 234 719 816 Enfield North 97,263 65,709 1,692 Nick de Bois 8,414 4,830 3,584 807 2,108 226 734 955 Richmond Park 119,300 71,457 4,091 Zac Goldsmith 7,531 4,730 2,801 821 2,526 80 597 706 Chingford and Woodford Gr 80,507 63,910 12,963 Iain Duncan Smith 7,212 4,722 2,490 789 2,036 230 851 816 Croydon South 105,254 78,363 15,818 Richard Ottaway 6,879 4,550 2,329 797 1,994 183 751 825 Harrow West 99,858 64,737 3,143 Gareth Thomas 7,234 4,485 2,749 678 2,127 212 474 994 Wimbledon 99,996 64,841 11,408 Stephen Hammond 6,472 4,464 2,008 761 2,318 95 623 667 Enfield Southgate 90,234 67,943 7,626 David Burrowes 6,636 4,228 2,408 829 1,784 216 756 643 Hornchurch and Upminster 103,000 79,496 16,371 Angela Watkinson 6,725 4,208 2,517 826 1,852 109 616 805 Twickenham 112,168 74,154 12,140 Vincent Cable 6,791 4,163 2,628 799 2,010 56 527 771 Carshalton and Wallington 96,514 65,610 5,260 Tom Brake 6,553 4,135 2,418 680 1,925 111 625 794 Eltham 85,531 64,907 1,663 Clive Efford 6,598 4,128 2,470 617 1,859 175 652 825 Sutton and Cheam 95,704 66,147 1,608 Paul Burstow 6,516 4,065 2,451 493 2,106 82 595 789 Putney 91,442 59,331 10,053 Justine Greening 6,239 3,955 2,284 550 1,788 195 735 687 Harrow East 97,160 67,365 3,403 Bob Blackman 5,908 3,606 2,302 737 1,494 158 477 740 Orpington 89,264 66,974 17,200 Jo Johnson 5,617 3,577 2,040 553 1,713 58 551 702 Ruislip Northwood and Pinn 92,868 68,244 19,060 Nick Hurd 5,418 3,508 1,910 637 1,512 80 659 620 Bexleyheath and Crayford 86,291 64,032 10,344 David Evenett 5,823 3,390 2,433 370 1,758 102 352 808 Beckenham 86,470 63,405 17,784 Bob Stewart 4,943 3,109 1,834 425 1,431 103 454 696 Old Bexley and Sidcup 83,683 65,186 15,857 James Brokenshire 4,130 2,479 1,651 380 1,159 59 386 495

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