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Crime in WC

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

Council
Camden
Region
London
Population
50,993 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WC

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 52.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in WC, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
52.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
235
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).

WCNational
Theft from the person56.42.1
Burglary49.89.1
Other theft49.34.5
Violence and sexual offences34.223.6
Anti-social behaviour29.410.7
Shoplifting20.38.4
Public order11.44.6
Robbery7.91.4
Drugs7.42.4
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Bicycle theft3.61.0
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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