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Crime in WC1V

How much crime is recorded in WC1V, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Camden
Region
London
Population
9,385 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WC1V

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in WC1V, 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
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).

WC1VNational
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
Trend

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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