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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in WC2R: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

WC2R recorded 717 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 1806.05 per 1,000 residents. Other Theft accounts for the largest share of crime at 22.6% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 4.0% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring24264.48 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment717 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 4.0% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

717
trending_up +3.0% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

24264.48per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

404

Within WC2R district

Westminster

397

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Strand Map
total: 66 Other theft: 27 Anti-social behaviour: 21
66
Covent Garden Map
total: 57 Shoplifting: 42 Theft from the person: 6
57
Parking Area Map
total: 48 Shoplifting: 15 Anti-social behaviour: 9
48
Russell Street Map
total: 36 Other theft: 18 Vehicle crime: 12
36
Long Acre Map
total: 33 Shoplifting: 18 Violence and sexual offences: 6
33
Surrey Street Map
total: 33 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Public order: 6
33
Mercer Street Map
total: 27 Shoplifting: 18 Theft from the person: 6
27
B402 Map
total: 24 Other theft: 15 Theft from the person: 6
24
James Street Map
total: 24 Anti-social behaviour: 12 Drugs: 6
24
B402 Map
total: 24 Anti-social behaviour: 9 Shoplifting: 9
24

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
717 Total
Other Theft
162
22.6%
Shoplifting
147
20.5%
Theft from Person
123
17.2%
Anti-social Behaviour
96
13.4%
Violence & Sexual Offences
75
10.5%
Burglary
24
3.3%
Robbery
21
2.9%
Vehicle Crime
18
2.5%
Public Order
18
2.5%
Criminal Damage & Arson
15
2.1%
Weapons Possession
6
0.8%
Drug Offences
6
0.8%
Bicycle Theft
6
0.8%

Crime Analysis: WC2R

Other Theft makes up the largest share of crime in WC2R at 22.6%. Shoplifting (20.5%) and Theft from Person (17.2%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in WC2R has fallen slightly — by 4.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for WC2R 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 +3.0%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -4.0%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.3%

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