Postcode district · London
Crime in WC2B
How much crime is recorded in WC2B, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Camden
- Region
- London
- Population
- 9,471 (2024)
WC2BPostcode district · London
How safe is WC2B
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in WC2B, 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
37.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
191
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).
WC2BNational
Burglary53.29.1
Other theft49.74.5
Theft from the person35.22.1
Anti-social behaviour28.910.7
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Shoplifting21.58.4
Public order8.04.6
Robbery5.01.4
Bicycle theft4.41.0
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Drugs2.82.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.