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Crime in WC2N 4

How much crime is recorded in WC2N 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
1,816 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WC2N 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 176.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in WC2N 4, 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
176.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
728
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).

WC2N 4National
Theft from the person205.12.1
Other theft152.24.5
Violence and sexual offences127.423.6
Burglary110.89.1
Anti-social behaviour63.810.7
Public order41.34.6
Drugs38.42.4
Shoplifting33.78.4
Robbery27.61.4
Criminal damage and arson10.54.7
Vehicle crime7.83.5
Bicycle theft4.41.0
Possession of weapons4.10.9
Other crime2.61.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 6% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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100
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300
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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