Postcode sector · London
Crime in WC1R 4
How much crime is recorded in WC1R 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Camden
- Region
- London
- Population
- 1,601 (2024)
How safe is WC1R 4
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in WC1R 4, broadly in line with 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
34.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
164
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).
WC1R 4National
Burglary92.79.1
Other theft39.34.5
Theft from the person33.32.1
Shoplifting21.68.4
Anti-social behaviour18.910.7
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Public order7.74.6
Robbery4.91.4
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Bicycle theft3.11.0
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
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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Postcodes in this sector
- WC1R 4AB
- WC1R 4AJ
- WC1R 4AP
- WC1R 4AQ
- WC1R 4AT
- WC1R 4AX
- WC1R 4AY
- WC1R 4AZ
- WC1R 4BB
- WC1R 4BD
- WC1R 4BE
- WC1R 4BG
- WC1R 4BH
- WC1R 4BN
- WC1R 4BS
- WC1R 4BU
- WC1R 4BW
- WC1R 4BX
- WC1R 4EB
- WC1R 4EE
- WC1R 4EF
- WC1R 4EH
- WC1R 4EQ
- WC1R 4FS
- WC1R 4HD
- WC1R 4HE
- WC1R 4HQ
- WC1R 4JH
- WC1R 4LL
- WC1R 4LR
- WC1R 4NA
- WC1R 4NY
- WC1R 4PA
- WC1R 4PD
- WC1R 4PF
- WC1R 4PN
- WC1R 4PS
- WC1R 4PZ
- WC1R 4QF
- WC1R 4QG
- WC1R 4QH
- WC1R 4QR
- WC1R 4RA
- WC1R 4RB
- WC1R 4RE
- WC1R 4RG
- WC1R 4RH
- WC1R 4RL