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Crime in WC2A

How much crime is recorded in WC2A, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Camden
Region
London
Population
10,109 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WC2A

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in WC2A, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
151
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).

WC2ANational
Burglary67.79.1
Other theft39.24.5
Theft from the person28.22.1
Anti-social behaviour19.010.7
Shoplifting17.98.4
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Public order6.94.6
Robbery4.21.4
Bicycle theft4.01.0
Drugs2.82.4
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 29% 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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