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Crime in WC2R 1

How much crime is recorded in WC2R 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
4,194 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WC2R 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in WC2R 1, 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
36.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
211
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 1National
Other theft55.94.5
Burglary46.59.1
Theft from the person38.82.1
Shoplifting30.08.4
Anti-social behaviour29.510.7
Violence and sexual offences23.623.6
Public order8.94.6
Bicycle theft5.91.0
Robbery4.91.4
Drugs2.92.4
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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