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Crime in WC1X 8

How much crime is recorded in WC1X 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Camden
Region
London
Population
12,513 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WC1X 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in WC1X 8, 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
36.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
138
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).

WC1X 8National
Burglary37.69.1
Other theft25.64.5
Anti-social behaviour23.710.7
Violence and sexual offences22.323.6
Theft from the person22.32.1
Shoplifting12.88.4
Public order7.14.6
Robbery4.81.4
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Drugs3.72.4
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Bicycle theft2.41.0
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 9% 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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