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Crime in WC2R 0

How much crime is recorded in WC2R 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
7,587 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WC2R 0

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 82.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in WC2R 0, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
82.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
370
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).

WC2R 0National
Theft from the person96.12.1
Other theft81.04.5
Burglary73.79.1
Violence and sexual offences56.323.6
Anti-social behaviour40.410.7
Shoplifting25.38.4
Public order19.74.6
Drugs14.02.4
Robbery12.91.4
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Bicycle theft4.41.0
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Other crime1.41.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 6% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
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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