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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in WC1R: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

WC1R recorded 450 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 8.94 per 1,000 residents. Theft from Person accounts for the largest share of crime at 20.7% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 2.6% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring96.5 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment450 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 2.6% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

450
trending_up +23.0% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

96.5per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

330

Within WC1R district

Camden

50,362

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Holborn Map
total: 81 Theft from the person: 39 Shoplifting: 12
81
Gate Street Map
total: 51 Other theft: 18 Anti-social behaviour: 6
51
Chancery Lane Map
total: 39 Theft from the person: 12 Public order: 9
39
Cosmo Place Map
total: 24 Violence and sexual offences: 12 Other theft: 9
24
Catton Street Map
total: 24 Violence and sexual offences: 9 Other theft: 6
24
Newman'S Row Map
total: 24 Other theft: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 9
24
Conference/Exhibition Centre Map
total: 18 Violence and sexual offences: 9 Other theft: 3
18
Procter Street Map
total: 18 Other theft: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 3
18
Southampton Row Map
total: 15 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Burglary: 3
15
Bloomsbury Square Map
total: 12 Burglary: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 3
12

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
450 Total
Theft from Person
93
20.7%
Other Theft
84
18.7%
Violence & Sexual Offences
78
17.3%
Anti-social Behaviour
48
10.7%
Burglary
42
9.3%
Public Order
27
6.0%
Shoplifting
27
6.0%
Robbery
18
4.0%
Other Crime
9
2.0%
Criminal Damage & Arson
9
2.0%
Vehicle Crime
6
1.3%
Bicycle Theft
6
1.3%
Weapons Possession
3
0.7%

Crime Analysis: WC1R

Theft from Person makes up the largest share of crime in WC1R at 20.7%. Other Theft (18.7%) and Violence & Sexual Offences (17.3%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in WC1R has fallen slightly — by 2.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for WC1R are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +23.0%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -2.6%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.2%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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