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Crime in WC2B 4

How much crime is recorded in WC2B 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
7,870 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WC2B 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in WC2B 4, 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
38.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
201
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).

WC2B 4National
Other theft53.94.5
Burglary44.79.1
Theft from the person36.02.1
Anti-social behaviour32.810.7
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Shoplifting21.58.4
Public order8.14.6
Robbery5.01.4
Bicycle theft4.91.0
Drugs3.12.4
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% 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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