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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in WC2H: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

WC2H recorded 981 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 15.2 per 1,000 residents. Theft from Person accounts for the largest share of crime at 21.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 18.7% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring201.92 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment981 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 18.7% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

981
trending_up +3.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

201.92per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

901

Within WC2H district

Westminster

64,544

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Police Station Map
total: 71 Violence and sexual offences: 21 Shoplifting: 18
71
Leicester Square Map
total: 50 Theft from the person: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 11
50
Further/Higher Educational Building Map
total: 38 Other theft: 14 Anti-social behaviour: 10
38
Conference/Exhibition Centre Map
total: 36 Theft from the person: 13 Anti-social behaviour: 7
36
Little Russell Street Map
total: 34 Anti-social behaviour: 26 Burglary: 2
34
William Iv Street Map
total: 28 Violence and sexual offences: 11 Anti-social behaviour: 7
28
Nightclub Map
total: 26 Other theft: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 8
26
Nightclub Map
total: 26 Violence and sexual offences: 11 Other theft: 6
26
Little Newport Street Map
total: 25 Other theft: 7 Theft from the person: 6
25
Nightclub Map
total: 24 Robbery: 8 Theft from the person: 8
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
981 Total
Theft from Person
206
21.0%
Other Theft
192
19.6%
Violence & Sexual Offences
153
15.6%
Anti-social Behaviour
148
15.1%
Shoplifting
75
7.6%
Public Order
56
5.7%
Drug Offences
53
5.4%
Robbery
46
4.7%
Burglary
12
1.2%
Criminal Damage & Arson
12
1.2%
Bicycle Theft
11
1.1%
Other Crime
8
0.8%
Weapons Possession
6
0.6%
Vehicle Crime
3
0.3%

Crime Analysis: WC2H

Theft from Person makes up the largest share of crime in WC2H at 21.0%. Other Theft (19.6%) and Violence & Sexual Offences (15.6%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in WC2H has fallen sharply — by 18.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for WC2H 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 +3.3%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -18.7%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.7%

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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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