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February 2026 Source: Police.uk

WC2B Crime Intelligence Report

WC2B recorded 1,099 crimes in February 2026, equating to a crime rate of 743.07 per 1,000 residents. Crime has increased by 1.6% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 8.9% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: February 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,099
trending_up +1.6% vs last month

Crime Rate

743.07per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

639

Within WC2B district

Westminster

1,479

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Strand Map
total: 116 Other theft: 52 Anti-social behaviour: 40
116
Rose Street Map
total: 64 Shoplifting: 40 Theft from the person: 16
64
B402 Map
total: 60 Theft from the person: 36 Other theft: 16
60
Covent Garden Map
total: 52 Shoplifting: 24 Theft from the person: 24
52
Shopping Area Map
total: 52 Shoplifting: 24 Theft from the person: 12
52
Surrey Street Map
total: 48 Theft from the person: 16 Anti-social behaviour: 12
48
B402 Map
total: 40 Shoplifting: 16 Public order: 8
40
Long Acre Map
total: 36 Theft from the person: 16 Anti-social behaviour: 8
36
Russell Street Map
total: 32 Theft from the person: 16 Other theft: 8
32
Dryden Street Map
total: 28 Theft from the person: 12 Other theft: 8
28

Crime Breakdown

February 2026
1,099 Total
Other Theft
282
25.7%
Theft from Person
269
24.5%
Anti-social Behaviour
179
16.3%
Shoplifting
146
13.3%
Violence & Sexual Offences
66
6.0%
Public Order
55
5.0%
Drug Offences
28
2.5%
Bicycle Theft
22
2.0%
Burglary
14
1.3%
Robbery
14
1.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
13
1.2%
Other Crime
4
0.4%
Weapons Possession
4
0.4%
Vehicle Crime
3
0.3%

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Month-on-Monthtrending_up +1.6%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -8.9%

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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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