Postcode sector · London
Crime in WC2R 2
How much crime is recorded in WC2R 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Westminster
- Region
- London
- Population
- 2,349 (2024)
WC2R 2Postcode sector · London
How safe is WC2R 2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in WC2R 2, 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
39.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
261
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 2National
Other theft70.84.5
Burglary58.49.1
Theft from the person50.82.1
Shoplifting39.78.4
Anti-social behaviour34.510.7
Violence and sexual offences25.423.6
Public order11.44.6
Bicycle theft7.91.0
Robbery5.81.4
Drugs2.92.4
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.