WC2H 9JJ Crime Rates: Trends, Hotspots

Overview of Crime in WC2H 9JJ

WC2H 9JJ, Westminster has recorded a total of 29 crimes in the recent period of July 2024, equating to a crime rate of 11.34 per 1,000 population. This WC2H 9JJ 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 9JJ crime data is based on a circular area with a 500-meter radius around WC2H 9JJ, encompassing approximately 2556 residents.

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Key Crime Types

The most prevalent crimes in the area during Jul were:

  • Violence and sexual offences: (9) incidents (0.00% decrease)
  • Theft from the person: (8) incidents (0.00% decrease)
  • Other theft: (5) incidents (0.00% decrease)

WC2H 9JJ 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 9JJ Crime Map

Detailed Crime Data Analysis

Monthly Trends

In July 2024, Violence and sexual offences recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 9 followed closely by Theft from the person, which accounted for 8 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Violence and sexual offences911.340.00%
Theft from the person83.520.00%
Other theft53.130.00%
Public order41.960.00%
Criminal damage and arson11.560.00%
Drugs10.390.00%
Robbery10.390.00%

In June 2024, Robbery recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Robbery10.39-50.00%

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 30 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person4440.29-94.64%
Violence and sexual offences3017.21-83.52%
Public order1511.74-78.57%
Other theft105.87-96.96%
Robbery23.91-96.43%
Criminal damage and arson10.78-83.33%
Drugs10.39-98.53%

In April 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 821 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 329 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person821723.301024.66%
Other theft329321.164012.50%
Violence and sexual offences182128.70857.89%
Anti-social behaviour17171.200.00%
Public order7066.89438.46%
Drugs6827.382166.67%
Shoplifting6726.600.00%
Robbery5626.215500.00%
Vehicle crime3521.910.00%
Burglary3113.690.00%
Bicycle theft912.130.00%
Criminal damage and arson63.520.00%
Possession of weapons22.350.00%
Other crime20.780.00%

In March 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 73 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 19 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person7346.550.00%
Violence and sexual offences1928.560.00%
Public order137.430.00%
Other theft85.09300.00%
Drugs33.130.00%
Other crime21.170.00%
Robbery10.780.00%

In February 2024, Other theft recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 2

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Other theft20.78-99.65%

In January 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 895 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 570 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person895868.04-20.66%
Other theft570350.11-16.18%
Violence and sexual offences236222.97-3.28%
Anti-social behaviour14792.32-1.34%
Robbery8157.50-14.74%
Shoplifting7031.6922.81%
Public order6927.38-6.76%
Drugs5626.993.70%
Criminal damage and arson2921.91-19.44%
Burglary2411.34-17.24%
Vehicle crime239.39-20.69%
Bicycle theft109.00-16.67%
Possession of weapons73.91-12.50%
Other crime22.74-33.33%

In December 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1128 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 680 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person11281016.294.74%
Other theft680441.26-6.85%
Violence and sexual offences244266.003.39%
Anti-social behaviour14995.45-31.34%
Robbery9558.297.95%
Public order7437.16-8.64%
Shoplifting5728.95-32.94%
Drugs5422.3025.58%
Criminal damage and arson3621.1216.13%
Vehicle crime2914.08-3.33%
Burglary2911.34-6.45%
Bicycle theft1211.34-14.29%
Possession of weapons84.6960.00%
Other crime33.13-40.00%

In November 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1077 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 730 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person10771045.6355.64%
Other theft730421.3022.07%
Violence and sexual offences236285.5619.80%
Anti-social behaviour21792.3226.16%
Robbery8884.8944.26%
Shoplifting8534.4237.10%
Public order8133.25-5.81%
Drugs4331.69-15.69%
Burglary3116.8219.23%
Criminal damage and arson3112.1372.22%
Vehicle crime3012.13-30.23%
Bicycle theft1411.74-33.33%
Possession of weapons55.48-50.00%
Other crime51.96-16.67%

In October 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 692 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 598 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person692799.1937.85%
Other theft598270.7049.13%
Violence and sexual offences197233.9310.06%
Anti-social behaviour17277.06-14.85%
Public order8667.2832.31%
Shoplifting6233.6419.23%
Robbery6124.25-39.00%
Drugs5123.86-19.05%
Vehicle crime4319.9519.44%
Burglary2616.82-36.59%
Bicycle theft2110.17-16.00%
Criminal damage and arson188.21-28.00%
Possession of weapons107.04-9.09%
Other crime63.91100.00%

In September 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 502 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 401 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person502666.970.60%
Other theft401196.37-16.80%
Anti-social behaviour202156.8620.24%
Violence and sexual offences17979.027.19%
Robbery10070.0220.48%
Public order6539.12-4.41%
Drugs6325.4314.55%
Shoplifting5224.64-43.48%
Burglary4120.3432.26%
Vehicle crime3616.0489.47%
Criminal damage and arson2514.08-16.67%
Bicycle theft259.780.00%
Possession of weapons119.7883.33%
Other crime34.30-40.00%

In August 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 499 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 482 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person499676.75-1.77%
Other theft482195.20-13.31%
Anti-social behaviour168188.55-11.58%
Violence and sexual offences16765.72-22.33%
Shoplifting9265.330.00%
Robbery8335.99-9.78%
Public order6832.47-2.86%
Drugs5526.60-11.29%
Burglary3121.5229.17%
Criminal damage and arson3012.13-9.09%
Bicycle theft2511.74-26.47%
Vehicle crime199.78-29.63%
Possession of weapons67.4350.00%
Other crime52.35-37.50%

In July 2023, Other theft recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 556 followed closely by Theft from the person, which accounted for 508 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Other theft556749.120.00%
Theft from the person508217.500.00%
Violence and sexual offences215198.720.00%
Anti-social behaviour19084.100.00%
Robbery9274.320.00%
Shoplifting9235.990.00%
Public order7035.990.00%
Drugs6227.380.00%
Bicycle theft3424.250.00%
Criminal damage and arson3313.300.00%
Vehicle crime2712.910.00%
Burglary2410.560.00%
Other crime89.390.00%
Possession of weapons43.130.00%

Crime by Type

A total of 1714 Violence and sexual offences incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 155.82 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Violence and sexual offences incidents with 244 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20249
May 202430
April 2024182
March 202419
January 2024236
December 2023244
November 2023236
October 2023197
September 2023179
August 2023167
July 2023215

A total of 6247 Theft from the person incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 567.91 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Theft from the person incidents with 1128 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20248
May 202444
April 2024821
March 202473
January 2024895
December 20231128
November 20231077
October 2023692
September 2023502
August 2023499
July 2023508

A total of 4371 Other theft incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 364.25 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other theft incidents with 730 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20245
May 202410
April 2024329
March 20248
February 20242
January 2024570
December 2023680
November 2023730
October 2023598
September 2023401
August 2023482
July 2023556

A total of 615 Public order incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 55.91 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Public order incidents with 86 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20244
May 202415
April 202470
March 202413
January 202469
December 202374
November 202381
October 202386
September 202365
August 202368
July 202370

A total of 210 Criminal damage and arson incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 21.00 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Criminal damage and arson incidents with 36 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20241
May 20241
April 20246
January 202429
December 202336
November 202331
October 202318
September 202325
August 202330
July 202333

A total of 457 Drugs incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 41.55 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Drugs incidents with 68 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20241
May 20241
April 202468
March 20243
January 202456
December 202354
November 202343
October 202351
September 202363
August 202355
July 202362

A total of 661 Robbery incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 55.08 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Robbery incidents with 100 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20241
June 20241
May 20242
April 202456
March 20241
January 202481
December 202395
November 202388
October 202361
September 2023100
August 202383
July 202392

A total of 1416 Anti-social behaviour incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 177.00 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Anti-social behaviour incidents with 217 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 2024171
January 2024147
December 2023149
November 2023217
October 2023172
September 2023202
August 2023168
July 2023190

A total of 577 Shoplifting incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 72.12 incidents per month. August 2023 saw the highest number of Shoplifting incidents with 92 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 202467
January 202470
December 202357
November 202385
October 202362
September 202352
August 202392
July 202392

A total of 237 Burglary incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 29.62 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Burglary incidents with 41 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 202431
January 202424
December 202329
November 202331
October 202326
September 202341
August 202331
July 202324

A total of 242 Vehicle crime incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 30.25 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Vehicle crime incidents with 43 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 202435
January 202423
December 202329
November 202330
October 202343
September 202336
August 202319
July 202327

A total of 53 Possession of weapons incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 6.62 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Possession of weapons incidents with 11 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 20242
January 20247
December 20238
November 20235
October 202310
September 202311
August 20236
July 20234

A total of 150 Bicycle theft incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 18.75 incidents per month. July 2023 saw the highest number of Bicycle theft incidents with 34 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 20249
January 202410
December 202312
November 202314
October 202321
September 202325
August 202325
July 202334

A total of 36 Other crime incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 4.00 incidents per month. July 2023 saw the highest number of Other crime incidents with 8 reported cases.

MonthCount
April 20242
March 20242
January 20242
December 20233
November 20235
October 20236
September 20233
August 20235
July 20238

Crime by Location in July 2024

A detailed breakdown of crime incidents by location within the WC2H 9JJ 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. Parker Street
    Total2
    Violence and sexual offences2
  • 5. Long Acre
    Total1
    Theft from the person1
  • 6. Henrietta Street
    Total1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 7. Nightclub
    Total1
    Theft from the person1
  • 8. Leicester Square
    Total1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 9. Denmark Street
    Total1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 10. Conference/Exhibition Centre
    Total1
    Other theft1