WC2N has an annual crime rate of 417.24 per 1,000 residents based on Police.uk data for April 2026. Safety levels vary across different wards and neighbourhoods. Use the ward breakdown and hotspot map on this page for a granular local picture of crime patterns across the area.

What is the crime rate in WC2N?

As of April 2026, WC2N has an annual crime rate of 417.24 per 1,000 residents, based on 2,098 recorded offences in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates to allow accurate comparisons between areas.

What is the most common crime in WC2N?

The most common crime type in WC2N is Theft from Person, accounting for 465 incidents in April 2026 — 22.2% of all recorded crime in the area. Data is sourced from Police.uk and covers all crimes recorded by the responsible police force across the WC2N local authority area.

April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in WC2N: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

WC2N recorded 2,098 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 29.4 per 1,000 residents. Theft from Person accounts for the largest share of crime at 22.2% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 21.1% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

monitoring417.24 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
assignment2,098 crimes recorded in April 2026
trending_downCrime down 21.1% year-on-year

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

Total Crimes

2,098

trending_down -2.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

417.24per 1k

High Risk

Active Postcodes

495

Within WC2N district

Westminster

71,360

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
Police Station Map	total: 213 Violence and sexual offences: 63 Shoplifting: 54	213
Leicester Square Map	total: 150 Theft from the person: 36 Violence and sexual offences: 33	150
William Iv Street Map	total: 84 Violence and sexual offences: 33 Anti-social behaviour: 21	84
Nightclub Map	total: 78 Violence and sexual offences: 33 Other theft: 18	78
Little Newport Street Map	total: 75 Other theft: 21 Theft from the person: 18	75
Cranbourn Street Map	total: 72 Theft from the person: 27 Public order: 18	72
Nightclub Map	total: 60 Drugs: 18 Violence and sexual offences: 18	60
Macclesfield Street Map	total: 57 Other theft: 18 Theft from the person: 18	57
Leicester Street Map	total: 54 Violence and sexual offences: 21 Other theft: 15	54
Shopping Area Map	total: 51 Theft from the person: 15 Violence and sexual offences: 12	51

Crime Breakdown

April 2026

2,098 Total

Theft from Person

465

22.2%

Other Theft

419

20.0%

Violence & Sexual Offences

409

19.5%

Anti-social Behaviour

193

9.2%

Public Order

160

7.6%

Shoplifting

156

7.4%

Drug Offences

129

6.1%

Robbery

2.6%

Criminal Damage & Arson

1.9%

Weapons Possession

1.0%

Bicycle Theft

0.8%

Other Crime

0.6%

Burglary

0.6%

Vehicle Crime

0.5%

Crime Analysis: WC2N

Theft from Person makes up the largest share of crime in WC2N at 22.2%. Other Theft (20.0%) and Violence & Sexual Offences (19.5%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in WC2N has fallen sharply — by 21.1%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for WC2N 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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Month-on-Monthtrending_down -2.3%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -21.1%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.8%

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