The Crime Museum
The Crime Museum is a collection of criminal memorabilia in London formerly known as the Black Museum. Visitors find it inside Westminster’s built-up area. Close by, Westminster Abbey is 400 m away, one of 609 within 15 km.
Museum in Westminster
Inside Westminster
The Crime Museum is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 393 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month in Westminster
Highs of 19–24°C mark May to September in Westminster.
The Crime Museum
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 8 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 8 languages
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- in Westminster
Around The Crime Museum, mapped
Orange: The Crime Museum.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is Westminster’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
Of these 8 towns, the largest is Wandsworth (326,725 people). The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Westminster
Lambeth
Wandsworth
Southwark
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Crime Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | It’s in town | 203,571 | 461 |
| Lambeth | 800 m south of it | 317,108 | 450 |
| Wandsworth | 1.5 km southwest of it | 326,725 | 442 |
| Southwark | 1.6 km southeast of it | 307,076 | 471 |
| Camden | 1.6 km north of it | 209,342 | 458 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 1.6 km west of it | 143,348 | 399 |
| City of London | 2 km northeast of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Islington | 3 km north of it | 216,309 | 425 |
Nearby, too
Our list has 609 more within 15 km, among them 2 historic houses, 2 attractions and a cathedral.
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey400 m away2
Historic houseBuckingham Palace700 m away3
AttractionElizabeth Tower600 m away4
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum2.3 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)5
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery1.2 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)6
AttractionLondon Eye1.1 km away7
Big drawCastleTower of London4 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)8
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesSaint James's Palace700 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
The Crime Museum, answered
Where is The Crime Museum?
The Crime Museum is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Crime Museum?
Collection of criminal memorabilia in London formerly known as the Black Museum.
When is the best time to visit The Crime Museum?
May to September are the warmest months in Westminster, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Crime Museum?
Within 15 km: Westminster Abbey (400 m), Buckingham Palace (700 m), Elizabeth Tower (600 m) and British Museum (2.3 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- The Crime Museum: régine debatty, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint James's Palace: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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