Postcode sector · London
Crime in WC2B 6
How much crime is recorded in WC2B 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Camden
- Region
- London
- Population
- 5,883 (2024)
WC2B 6Postcode sector · London
How safe is WC2B 6
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in WC2B 6, 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
40.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
221
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 6National
Burglary71.79.1
Other theft59.34.5
Theft from the person42.42.1
Anti-social behaviour31.710.7
Shoplifting26.38.4
Violence and sexual offences23.923.6
Public order9.14.6
Robbery5.71.4
Bicycle theft5.21.0
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Drugs3.02.4
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.