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Crime in WC2E

How much crime is recorded in WC2E, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
4,165 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WC2E

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 105.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in WC2E, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
105.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
488
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).

WC2ENational
Theft from the person126.02.1
Other theft110.44.5
Burglary82.89.1
Violence and sexual offences75.123.6
Anti-social behaviour48.810.7
Shoplifting36.88.4
Public order26.04.6
Drugs20.22.4
Robbery16.41.4
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Bicycle theft6.21.0
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Other crime1.71.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
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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