Postcode · London
Crime in WC2B 5AA
How much crime is recorded in WC2B 5AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South
- Council
- Camden
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,933 (2024)
WC2B 5AALondon
How safe is WC2B 5AA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 54.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WC2B 5AA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
54.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
238
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).
WC2B 5AANational
Burglary70.99.1
Other theft70.64.5
Anti-social behaviour49.210.7
Theft from the person40.72.1
Violence and sexual offences29.823.6
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Robbery6.91.4
Public order6.74.6
Drugs5.12.4
Shoplifting4.98.4
Bicycle theft3.21.0
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.