Postcode · London
Crime in WC1H 9PL
How much crime is recorded in WC1H 9PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- King's Cross & Bloomsbury North
- Council
- Camden
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,055 (2024)
WC1H 9PLLondon
How safe is WC1H 9PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WC1H 9PL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
WC1H 9PLNational
Burglary36.29.1
Other theft23.64.5
Anti-social behaviour18.810.7
Theft from the person17.42.1
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Public order5.64.6
Robbery2.91.4
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.