Postcode sector · London
Crime in WC1V 7
How much crime is recorded in WC1V 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Camden
- Region
- London
- Population
- 9,385 (2024)
How safe is WC1V 7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in WC1V 7, 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
33.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
155
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).
WC1V 7National
Burglary70.69.1
Other theft35.94.5
Theft from the person32.92.1
Anti-social behaviour21.410.7
Violence and sexual offences18.923.6
Shoplifting14.58.4
Public order7.04.6
Robbery5.11.4
Drugs3.52.4
Bicycle theft2.91.0
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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
- WC1V 7AA
- WC1V 7AB
- WC1V 7AP
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- WC1V 7BF
- WC1V 7BH
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