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Crime in WC1R

How much crime is recorded in WC1R, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Camden
Region
London
Population
3,183 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WC1R

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in WC1R, 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
38.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
172
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).

WC1RNational
Burglary74.19.1
Other theft35.64.5
Theft from the person29.52.1
Shoplifting29.18.4
Anti-social behaviour22.110.7
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Public order7.54.6
Robbery5.11.4
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Bicycle theft2.91.0
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Drugs2.62.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
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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