1. Unauthorised absence
Truancy in adolescence is related to detrimental developmental outcomes over the life course, including a greater risk for delinquency during adolescence and offending in adulthood.
Unauthorised absence % of sessions missed
Percentage of persistent absentees
WCC
1.4
11.3
RBKC
1.2
9.4
England
1.1
10.5

2. Fixed period Exclusions
Source: Permanent and fixed period exclusions in England: 2016 to 2017
No. of sessions of fixed period exclusions
Number of days of fixed period exclusions
Average number of exclusions per excluded pupil
Average number of days lost per excluded pupil
WCC
4,556
2,278
1.76
3.46
RBKC
3,746
1,873
1.65
4.61
England
1,632,800
816,400
2.08
4.45

3. Permanent exclusions
Top 5 schools for exclusions in Westminster for residents of Westminster were:-
Paddington Acadmey
Westminster academy
Marylebone Boys
Beachcroft School
Westminster City School
No. of permanent exclusions
Permanent exclusion rate
WCC 8
0.04
RBKC 21
0.17
England
7,720
0.10

4. Health, Care & Wellbeing
Research tells us that 50% of all mental illnesses are established by the age of 14 and 75% by the age of 24. Around 1 in 10 people under the age of 16 have a diagnosable mental disorder. This indicates the importance of early intervention and addressing the determinants of poor mental health and wellbeing.

5. Substance misuse
There is strong evidence for the links between deprivation, social inequalities and substance misuse related harms. Substance misuse problems can often be complicated by social issues such as unemployment, indebtedness, homelessness or social isolation, which brings people into repeated contact with the criminal justice system.

6. Offenders
Although the volume of young offenders is much smaller they are far more likely to re-offend.
18% of all offenders in Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea were aged 10 – 20.
In the last ten years there has been a 60% reduction in resident offenders in Westminster and 31% in RBKC.
This has been most marked in young offenders who have decreased by:-
10 – 14 years – WCC 81% (462-87) RBKC 78% (243-54)
15 – 17 years – WCC 79% (1,470 – 303) RBKC 68% (537 – 171)
18 – 20 years – WCC 63% (982 – 368) RBKC 20%
Re-offending rate
All
10-14
15-17
18-20
Kensington & Chelsea
32.7
50.0
54.4
37.3
Westminster
31.8
58.6
34.7
29.9
London
28.6
44.7
34.6
28.5
England & Wales
29.3
40.8
30.2
28.1

7. Crime
This data relates to crime occurring in the boroughs and not necessarily to residents or committed by residents of the boroughs. We do know that a significant volume of people come into the boroughs in particularly Westminster to commit crime.

8. Youth violence
Youth violence statistics relate to the victim of a crime who is aged 19 or less.
Across the Metropolitan Police Service offences were down by 1.9% over the last year, compared with a 1.3% increase in RBKC and a 19.8% increase in WCC.
Of note there is considerable overlap between victims and offenders.
Although most people are not victims of crime, those who are victimised consistently face the highest risk of being victimised again.
15 in 100 adults were victims of crime in the year ending December 2018.
Source: Crime Survey of England and Wales

9. Knife crime Knife crime with injury victims 1 - 24
In the last year knife crime has increased by 52% in Westminster compared with a 1% increase across the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).
20% of all knife crime in Westminster was with injury compared with 29% across the MPS.
There were 199 knife with injury victims over the last year in Westminster, 90 were aged 1 – 24 the vast majority (88) were not linked to domestic abuse.

10. Knife crime
In the last year knife crime has increased by 24% compared to the pervious year, with a total of 326 offences recorded. This compares to a 16% increase in Knife Crime with injury.
The weekend of Notting Hill Carnival has a significant impact on the monthly volume of knife crime with seasonal peaks in August as a result.
Knife crime with injury victims

11. Personal robbery
Personal robbery offences are mainly committed by young men, offences in Westminster have increased by 53% in the last year, compared with a 7% increase across the MPS.
8% of all robberies across London are in Westminster.

12. Personal Robbery RBKC
There has been a 7% increase in personal robbery offences in RBKC compared to the previous year.
The ward of Brompton and Hans Town experiences the highest number of personal robbery offences in the borough.