Category B

HMP Wormwood Scrubs

London, LONDON, United Kingdom

Wormwood Scrubs is a men’s prison in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London.

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Prison information

Contacting and visiting

Address: 160 Du Cane Rd, White City, London, W12 0AN
Phone: (020) 8588 3200
Booking a visit: Request a social visit on GOV.UK
HMP Wormwood Scrubs booking a visit
How prison visits work
Visits booking line: 0300 060 6511Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm
Sending money: Send money to someone in prison on GOV.UK
Postal address for letters: HMP Wormwood ScrubsPO Box 757Du Cane RoadLondonW12 0AE
Post and letters: Include the person’s name and prisoner number on the envelope.
How to address a letter to a UK prison
Can you send pictures in prison letters?
Email a prisoner: Email a Prisoner service: GOV.UK guidance
Phone calls: Letters, video and telephone calls on GOV.UK
Life inside prison: phone calls and family contact
Official page: Official prison page (GOV.UK)

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Exterior view of HMP Wormwood Scrubs — ‘HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs in spring 2013 (1)’ by Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

Security / category: Category B
Operator: Public Sector Prison
Capacity: Not listed
Opened: Not listed
Gender (listing): Mens Prison
Cohort: Reception & Resettlement
Predominant function: Reception
Prison sub-group 1: PUBLIC SECTOR PRISONS SOUTH
Type (listing): Reception & Resettlement · Reception

Capacity and opening year are not listed for this establishment. Check the official operator's page for current figures.

What type of prison is HMP Wormwood Scrubs?

HMP Wormwood Scrubs appears in this directory as a Category B local prison for adult men. It also has a resettlement role.

Overview

Wormwood Scrubs is a men’s prison in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London.

Prison Life

Cohort: Reception & Resettlement. Predominant function: Reception. Gender provision: Mens Prison. Day-to-day regime details should be confirmed with the establishment or official prison finder information.

How to visit HMP Wormwood Scrubs

For visits and bookings, contact the establishment on (020) 8588 3200. Booking steps and ID rules are not universal; verify the latest instructions with the establishment.

Before you visit HMP Wormwood Scrubs

If you are organising a visit, confirm how bookings work for this jurisdiction and allow time for approvals where they exist. Visitor requirements change; verifying rules shortly before the date reduces the risk of being turned away at the gate. One prison’s procedures are not a template for every other site—always confirm details for the specific place you are visiting.

For a step-by-step overview, read how prison visits work — then confirm every rule with the operator for this establishment.

HMP Wormwood Scrubs facility details

HMP Wormwood Scrubs lists (020) 8588 3200 as a contact number, with the site at 160 Du Cane Rd, White City, London, W12 0AN.

Where is HMP Wormwood Scrubs located?

HMP Wormwood Scrubs sits in London, LONDON, United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.5160, -0.2394.

Map preview — 51.5160, -0.2394

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