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Crime in WC1E 6

How much crime is recorded in WC1E 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Camden
Region
London
Population
4,448 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WC1E 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in WC1E 6, 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
38.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
177
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).

WC1E 6National
Burglary71.99.1
Other theft35.94.5
Theft from the person33.52.1
Violence and sexual offences27.323.6
Anti-social behaviour24.810.7
Shoplifting22.08.4
Public order8.94.6
Bicycle theft6.11.0
Robbery4.51.4
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Drugs2.82.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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