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Crime in EC1N 8

How much crime is recorded in EC1N 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Camden
Region
London
Population
1,980 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EC1N 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in EC1N 8, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
40.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
181
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

EC1N 8National
Shoplifting67.18.4
Burglary33.89.1
Other theft24.04.5
Anti-social behaviour17.810.7
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Theft from the person15.82.1
Vehicle crime10.43.5
Robbery7.71.4
Public order6.24.6
Drugs3.72.4
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime1.01.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 15% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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