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Crime in WC1B

How much crime is recorded in WC1B, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Camden
Region
London
Population
13,460 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WC1B

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in WC1B, 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
44.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
210
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).

WC1BNational
Burglary64.49.1
Other theft46.04.5
Theft from the person44.52.1
Anti-social behaviour32.210.7
Violence and sexual offences27.823.6
Shoplifting21.28.4
Public order9.34.6
Robbery6.31.4
Bicycle theft4.71.0
Drugs3.62.4
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
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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