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Crime in WC2H

How much crime is recorded in WC2H, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Camden
Region
London
Population
13,335 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WC2H

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 85.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in WC2H, 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
85.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
407
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).

WC2HNational
Theft from the person112.12.1
Other theft90.54.5
Burglary77.19.1
Violence and sexual offences56.523.6
Anti-social behaviour44.510.7
Shoplifting29.78.4
Public order18.64.6
Drugs15.12.4
Robbery14.51.4
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Bicycle theft4.11.0
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Other crime1.81.5
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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