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Crime in WC1N

How much crime is recorded in WC1N, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Camden
Region
London
Population
19,310 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WC1N

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in WC1N, broadly in line with 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
31.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
124
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).

WC1NNational
Burglary37.19.1
Other theft25.14.5
Theft from the person23.92.1
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Anti-social behaviour18.710.7
Shoplifting9.48.4
Public order6.94.6
Robbery3.61.4
Bicycle theft3.31.0
Drugs2.72.4
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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