WC2H 0JH Crime Rates: Trends, Hotspots

Overview of Crime in WC2H 0JH

WC2H 0JH, Camden has recorded a total of 26 crimes in the recent period of July 2024, equating to a crime rate of 10.63 per 1,000 population. This WC2H 0JH crime rate stands in contrast to the broader WC2H postcode area, which has experienced 11 crimes and a crime rate of 4.21 per 1,000 population (July 2024 stats).

It's important to note that this WC2H 0JH crime data is based on a circular area with a 500-meter radius around WC2H 0JH, encompassing approximately 2445 residents.

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Key Crime Types

The most prevalent crimes in the area during Jul were:

  • Theft from the person: (8) incidents (0.00% decrease)
  • Violence and sexual offences: (6) incidents (0.00% decrease)
  • Other theft: (5) incidents (0.00% decrease)

WC2H 0JH Crime Hotspots

The surrounding areas of below locations have emerged as crime hotspots,

  • Leicester Square (Lu Station) with total crimes: 8
  • Tottenham Court Road (Lu Station) with total crimes: 8
  • Covent Garden (Lu Station) with total crimes: 5

WC2H 0JH Crime Map

Detailed Crime Data Analysis

Monthly Trends

In July 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 8 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 6 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person810.630.00%
Violence and sexual offences63.270.00%
Other theft52.450.00%
Public order42.040.00%
Criminal damage and arson11.640.00%
Drugs10.410.00%
Robbery10.41-50.00%

In June 2024, Robbery recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 2

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Robbery20.82-33.33%

In May 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 44 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 28 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person4441.72-96.22%
Violence and sexual offences2818.00-84.53%
Public order1511.45-78.26%
Other theft106.13-97.58%
Robbery34.09-96.20%
Criminal damage and arson11.23-90.00%
Drugs10.41-98.67%

In April 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1163 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 414 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person1163961.531515.28%
Other theft414475.655075.00%
Violence and sexual offences181169.32852.63%
Anti-social behaviour17574.030.00%
Shoplifting8571.570.00%
Robbery7934.767800.00%
Drugs7532.312400.00%
Public order6930.67430.77%
Burglary4528.220.00%
Vehicle crime4218.400.00%
Criminal damage and arson1017.180.00%
Bicycle theft94.090.00%
Possession of weapons23.680.00%
Other crime20.820.00%

In March 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 72 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 19 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person7248.267100.00%
Violence and sexual offences1929.450.00%
Public order137.770.00%
Other theft85.32700.00%
Drugs33.270.00%
Other crime21.230.00%
Robbery10.820.00%

In February 2024, Other theft recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1 followed closely by Theft from the person, which accounted for 1 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Other theft10.82-99.86%
Theft from the person10.41-99.92%

In January 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1330 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 722 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person13301226.55-14.30%
Other theft722543.95-17.01%
Violence and sexual offences251295.29-11.31%
Anti-social behaviour159102.6616.06%
Robbery13665.03-10.53%
Shoplifting13555.62104.55%
Drugs7155.210.00%
Public order6329.04-7.35%
Vehicle crime4325.77-23.21%
Burglary3717.5923.33%
Criminal damage and arson2915.13-12.12%
Bicycle theft1311.8644.44%
Possession of weapons65.32-33.33%
Other crime42.450.00%

In December 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1552 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 870 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person15521366.022.17%
Other theft870634.75-8.71%
Violence and sexual offences283355.824.04%
Robbery152115.741.33%
Anti-social behaviour13762.17-31.50%
Drugs7156.0339.22%
Public order6829.04-20.93%
Shoplifting6627.81-34.65%
Vehicle crime5626.9940.00%
Criminal damage and arson3322.9022.22%
Burglary3013.50-33.33%
Possession of weapons912.2780.00%
Bicycle theft93.68-40.00%
Other crime43.68-50.00%

In November 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1519 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 953 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person15191420.0051.90%
Other theft953621.2525.39%
Violence and sexual offences272389.7612.86%
Anti-social behaviour200111.248.11%
Robbery15081.8036.36%
Shoplifting10161.3523.17%
Public order8641.31-5.49%
Drugs5135.17-36.25%
Burglary4520.8666.67%
Vehicle crime4018.40-25.93%
Criminal damage and arson2716.3628.57%
Bicycle theft1511.04-21.05%
Other crime86.130.00%
Possession of weapons53.27-50.00%

In October 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1000 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 760 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person10001099.3641.84%
Other theft760408.9937.93%
Violence and sexual offences241310.839.55%
Anti-social behaviour18598.57-7.50%
Robbery11075.66-27.63%
Public order9144.9942.19%
Shoplifting8237.2238.98%
Drugs8033.542.56%
Vehicle crime5432.7214.89%
Burglary2722.09-32.50%
Criminal damage and arson2111.04-8.70%
Bicycle theft198.59-34.48%
Possession of weapons107.7711.11%
Other crime84.0960.00%

In September 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 705 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 551 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person705892.411.29%
Other theft551288.34-8.47%
Violence and sexual offences220225.3510.55%
Anti-social behaviour20089.9815.61%
Robbery15281.8019.69%
Drugs7862.1713.04%
Public order6431.90-3.03%
Shoplifting5926.18-42.16%
Vehicle crime4724.1346.88%
Burglary4019.2214.29%
Bicycle theft2916.3631.82%
Criminal damage and arson2311.86-20.69%
Possession of weapons99.4112.50%
Other crime53.68-16.67%

In August 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 696 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 602 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person696885.87-8.66%
Other theft602284.65-17.53%
Violence and sexual offences199246.21-23.17%
Anti-social behaviour17381.39-18.01%
Robbery12770.75-15.33%
Shoplifting10251.946.25%
Drugs6941.72-2.82%
Public order6628.22-8.33%
Burglary3526.9912.90%
Vehicle crime3214.31-3.03%
Criminal damage and arson2913.09-12.12%
Bicycle theft2211.86-38.89%
Possession of weapons89.00100.00%
Other crime63.27-45.45%

In July 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 762 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 730 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person7621022.060.00%
Other theft730311.650.00%
Violence and sexual offences259298.560.00%
Anti-social behaviour211105.930.00%
Robbery15086.300.00%
Shoplifting9661.350.00%
Public order7239.260.00%
Drugs7129.450.00%
Bicycle theft3629.040.00%
Vehicle crime3314.720.00%
Criminal damage and arson3313.500.00%
Burglary3113.500.00%
Other crime1112.680.00%
Possession of weapons44.500.00%

Crime by Type

A total of 8852 Theft from the person incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 737.67 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Theft from the person incidents with 1552 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20248
May 202444
April 20241163
March 202472
February 20241
January 20241330
December 20231552
November 20231519
October 20231000
September 2023705
August 2023696
July 2023762

A total of 5626 Other theft incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 468.83 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other theft incidents with 953 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20245
May 202410
April 2024414
March 20248
February 20241
January 2024722
December 2023870
November 2023953
October 2023760
September 2023551
August 2023602
July 2023730

A total of 611 Public order incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 55.55 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Public order incidents with 91 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20244
May 202415
April 202469
March 202413
January 202463
December 202368
November 202386
October 202391
September 202364
August 202366
July 202372

A total of 1959 Violence and sexual offences incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 178.09 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Violence and sexual offences incidents with 283 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20246
May 202428
April 2024181
March 202419
January 2024251
December 2023283
November 2023272
October 2023241
September 2023220
August 2023199
July 2023259

A total of 207 Criminal damage and arson incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 20.70 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Criminal damage and arson incidents with 33 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20241
May 20241
April 202410
January 202429
December 202333
November 202327
October 202321
September 202323
August 202329
July 202333

A total of 571 Drugs incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 51.91 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Drugs incidents with 80 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20241
May 20241
April 202475
March 20243
January 202471
December 202371
November 202351
October 202380
September 202378
August 202369
July 202371

A total of 1063 Robbery incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 88.58 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Robbery incidents with 152 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20241
June 20242
May 20243
April 202479
March 20241
January 2024136
December 2023152
November 2023150
October 2023110
September 2023152
August 2023127
July 2023150

A total of 726 Shoplifting incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 90.75 incidents per month. January 2024 saw the highest number of Shoplifting incidents with 135 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 202485
January 2024135
December 202366
November 2023101
October 202382
September 202359
August 2023102
July 202396

A total of 1440 Anti-social behaviour incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 180.00 incidents per month. July 2023 saw the highest number of Anti-social behaviour incidents with 211 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 2024175
January 2024159
December 2023137
November 2023200
October 2023185
September 2023200
August 2023173
July 2023211

A total of 290 Burglary incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 36.25 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Burglary incidents with 45 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 202445
January 202437
December 202330
November 202345
October 202327
September 202340
August 202335
July 202331

A total of 347 Vehicle crime incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 43.38 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Vehicle crime incidents with 56 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 202442
January 202443
December 202356
November 202340
October 202354
September 202347
August 202332
July 202333

A total of 53 Possession of weapons incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 6.62 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Possession of weapons incidents with 10 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 20242
January 20246
December 20239
November 20235
October 202310
September 20239
August 20238
July 20234

A total of 152 Bicycle theft incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 19.00 incidents per month. July 2023 saw the highest number of Bicycle theft incidents with 36 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 20249
January 202413
December 20239
November 202315
October 202319
September 202329
August 202322
July 202336

A total of 50 Other crime incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 5.56 incidents per month. July 2023 saw the highest number of Other crime incidents with 11 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 20242
March 20242
January 20244
December 20234
November 20238
October 20238
September 20235
August 20236
July 202311

Crime by Location in July 2024

A detailed breakdown of crime incidents by location within the WC2H 0JH postcode area is presented below.

  • 1. Leicester Square (Lu Station)
    Total8
    Theft from the person2
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Drugs1
    Other theft1
    Public order1
    Robbery1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 2. Tottenham Court Road (Lu Station)
    Total8
    Other theft2
    Public order2
    Theft from the person2
    Violence and sexual offences2
  • 3. Covent Garden (Lu Station)
    Total5
    Theft from the person2
    Other theft1
    Public order1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 4. Long Acre
    Total1
    Theft from the person1
  • 5. Nightclub
    Total1
    Theft from the person1
  • 6. Leicester Square
    Total1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 7. Denmark Street
    Total1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 8. Conference/Exhibition Centre
    Total1
    Other theft1