WC2H 9NG Crime Rates: Trends, Hotspots

Overview of Crime in WC2H 9NG

WC2H 9NG, Camden has recorded a total of 1812 crimes in the recent period of September 2024, equating to a crime rate of 761.38 per 1,000 population. This WC2H 9NG crime rate stands in contrast to the broader WC2H postcode area, which has experienced 540 crimes and a crime rate of 206.82 per 1,000 population (September 2024 stats).

It's important to note that this WC2H 9NG crime data is based on a circular area with a 500-meter radius around WC2H 9NG, encompassing approximately 2379 residents.

For the location information and nearby amenities in the WC2H 9NG area, explore the WC2H 9NG Area information page.
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Key Crime Types

The most prevalent crimes in the area during Sep were:

  • Theft from the person: (598) incidents (62.94% increase)
  • Other theft: (363) incidents (82.41% increase)
  • Violence and sexual offences: (214) incidents (1.90% increase)

WC2H 9NG Crime Hotspots

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

  • Nightclub with total crimes: 256
  • Theatre/Concert Hall with total crimes: 210
  • Further/Higher Educational Building with total crimes: 107

WC2H 9NG Crime Map

Detailed Crime Data Analysis

Monthly Trends

In September 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 598 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 363 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person598761.3862.94%
Other theft363251.2782.41%
Violence and sexual offences214152.531.90%
Anti-social behaviour16889.924.35%
Shoplifting9870.59100.00%
Robbery9341.1836.76%
Drugs7639.084.11%
Public order7331.9310.61%
Vehicle crime4830.67128.57%
Criminal damage and arson2920.17-3.33%
Burglary2412.1950.00%
Bicycle theft2310.0891.67%
Other crime39.66-40.00%
Possession of weapons21.26-33.33%

In August 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 367 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 210 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person367537.844487.50%
Violence and sexual offences210154.212233.33%
Other theft19988.242742.86%
Anti-social behaviour16183.620.00%
Drugs7367.657200.00%
Robbery6830.676700.00%
Public order6628.571000.00%
Shoplifting4927.730.00%
Criminal damage and arson3020.591400.00%
Vehicle crime2112.610.00%
Burglary168.820.00%
Bicycle theft126.720.00%
Other crime55.040.00%
Possession of weapons32.100.00%

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 offences914.290.00%
Theft from the person83.780.00%
Other theft73.360.00%
Public order62.940.00%
Criminal damage and arson22.520.00%
Drugs10.840.00%
Robbery10.420.00%

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

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Robbery10.42-66.67%

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 29 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person4446.64-95.63%
Violence and sexual offences2918.49-86.06%
Public order1812.19-75.34%
Other theft127.56-96.90%
Robbery35.04-96.20%
Criminal damage and arson21.26-75.00%
Bicycle theft10.84-88.89%
Vehicle crime10.42-98.08%
Drugs10.42-98.61%

In April 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1008 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 387 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person1008908.021244.00%
Other theft387423.553770.00%
Violence and sexual offences208162.61890.48%
Anti-social behaviour16187.400.00%
Robbery7967.657800.00%
Public order7333.19421.43%
Drugs7230.672300.00%
Shoplifting6830.250.00%
Vehicle crime5228.570.00%
Burglary3221.850.00%
Bicycle theft913.45350.00%
Criminal damage and arson83.780.00%
Possession of weapons23.360.00%
Other crime20.84-33.33%

In March 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 75 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 21 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person7554.207400.00%
Violence and sexual offences2131.510.00%
Public order148.820.00%
Other theft105.88400.00%
Other crime34.200.00%
Drugs31.260.00%
Bicycle theft21.260.00%
Robbery10.840.00%

In February 2024, Other theft recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 2 followed closely by Theft from the person, which accounted for 1 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Other theft21.26-99.69%
Theft from the person10.84-99.91%

In January 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1110 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 646 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person11101108.87-20.77%
Other theft646466.41-18.43%
Violence and sexual offences258271.44-13.13%
Anti-social behaviour145108.411.40%
Robbery11860.93-15.11%
Drugs8149.585.19%
Public order7634.04-11.63%
Shoplifting7531.9320.97%
Criminal damage and arson3731.515.71%
Vehicle crime3415.55-29.17%
Burglary2914.293.57%
Bicycle theft1712.1941.67%
Possession of weapons97.1412.50%
Other crime43.780.00%

In December 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1401 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 792 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person14011316.023.85%
Other theft792588.68-11.51%
Violence and sexual offences297332.798.79%
Anti-social behaviour143124.80-28.14%
Robbery13960.096.92%
Public order8658.41-16.50%
Drugs7736.1435.09%
Shoplifting6232.35-34.04%
Vehicle crime4826.059.09%
Criminal damage and arson3520.1712.90%
Burglary2814.71-20.00%
Bicycle theft1211.77-50.00%
Possession of weapons85.0433.33%
Other crime43.36-55.56%

In November 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1349 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 895 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person13491365.1954.35%
Other theft895566.8321.77%
Violence and sexual offences273376.0712.35%
Anti-social behaviour199114.7127.56%
Robbery13083.6238.30%
Public order10354.62-0.96%
Shoplifting9443.2842.42%
Drugs5739.50-30.49%
Vehicle crime4423.95-16.98%
Burglary3518.4925.00%
Criminal damage and arson3114.7114.81%
Bicycle theft2413.030.00%
Other crime910.0812.50%
Possession of weapons63.78-60.00%

In October 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 874 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 735 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person8741054.2541.88%
Other theft735367.2443.55%
Violence and sexual offences243308.847.05%
Anti-social behaviour156102.11-17.89%
Public order10465.5552.94%
Robbery9443.70-31.39%
Drugs8239.501.23%
Shoplifting6634.4617.86%
Vehicle crime5327.73-3.64%
Burglary2822.27-30.00%
Criminal damage and arson2711.77-3.57%
Bicycle theft2411.35-7.69%
Possession of weapons1510.0825.00%
Other crime86.30100.00%

In September 2023, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 616 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 512 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person616862.220.00%
Other theft512258.830.00%
Violence and sexual offences227215.140.00%
Anti-social behaviour19095.380.00%
Robbery13779.840.00%
Drugs8157.570.00%
Public order6834.040.00%
Shoplifting5628.570.00%
Vehicle crime5523.530.00%
Burglary4023.110.00%
Criminal damage and arson2816.810.00%
Bicycle theft2611.770.00%
Possession of weapons1210.920.00%
Other crime45.040.00%

Crime by Type

A total of 4560 Other theft incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 380.00 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other theft incidents with 895 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 2024363
August 2024199
July 20247
May 202412
April 2024387
March 202410
February 20242
January 2024646
December 2023792
November 2023895
October 2023735
September 2023512

A total of 1323 Anti-social behaviour incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 165.38 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Anti-social behaviour incidents with 199 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 2024168
August 2024161
April 2024161
January 2024145
December 2023143
November 2023199
October 2023156
September 2023190

A total of 150 Bicycle theft incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 15.00 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Bicycle theft incidents with 26 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 202423
August 202412
May 20241
April 20249
March 20242
January 202417
December 202312
November 202324
October 202324
September 202326

A total of 232 Burglary incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 29.00 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Burglary incidents with 40 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 202424
August 202416
April 202432
January 202429
December 202328
November 202335
October 202328
September 202340

A total of 229 Criminal damage and arson incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 22.90 incidents per month. January 2024 saw the highest number of Criminal damage and arson incidents with 37 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 202429
August 202430
July 20242
May 20242
April 20248
January 202437
December 202335
November 202331
October 202327
September 202328

A total of 7451 Theft from the person incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 620.92 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Theft from the person incidents with 1401 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 2024598
August 2024367
July 20248
May 202444
April 20241008
March 202475
February 20241
January 20241110
December 20231401
November 20231349
October 2023874
September 2023616

A total of 1989 Violence and sexual offences incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 180.82 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Violence and sexual offences incidents with 297 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 2024214
August 2024210
July 20249
May 202429
April 2024208
March 202421
January 2024258
December 2023297
November 2023273
October 2023243
September 2023227

A total of 687 Public order incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 62.45 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Public order incidents with 104 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 202473
August 202466
July 20246
May 202418
April 202473
March 202414
January 202476
December 202386
November 2023103
October 2023104
September 202368

A total of 864 Robbery incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 72.00 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Robbery incidents with 139 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 202493
August 202468
July 20241
June 20241
May 20243
April 202479
March 20241
January 2024118
December 2023139
November 2023130
October 202394
September 2023137

A total of 356 Vehicle crime incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 39.56 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Vehicle crime incidents with 55 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 202448
August 202421
May 20241
April 202452
January 202434
December 202348
November 202344
October 202353
September 202355

A total of 568 Shoplifting incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 71.00 incidents per month. September 2024 saw the highest number of Shoplifting incidents with 98 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 202498
August 202449
April 202468
January 202475
December 202362
November 202394
October 202366
September 202356

A total of 604 Drugs incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 54.91 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Drugs incidents with 82 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 202476
August 202473
July 20241
May 20241
April 202472
March 20243
January 202481
December 202377
November 202357
October 202382
September 202381

A total of 57 Possession of weapons incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 7.12 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Possession of weapons incidents with 15 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 20242
August 20243
April 20242
January 20249
December 20238
November 20236
October 202315
September 202312

A total of 42 Other crime incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 4.67 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other crime incidents with 9 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 20243
August 20245
April 20242
March 20243
January 20244
December 20234
November 20239
October 20238
September 20234

Crime by Location in September 2024

A detailed breakdown of crime incidents by location within the WC2H 9NG postcode area is presented below.

  • 1. Nightclub
    Total256
    Theft from the person89
    Other theft54
    Violence and sexual offences46
    Robbery21
    Drugs16
    Anti-social behaviour11
    Public order9
    Criminal damage and arson3
    Vehicle crime3
    Bicycle theft2
    Burglary2
  • 2. Theatre/Concert Hall
    Total210
    Theft from the person71
    Other theft39
    Anti-social behaviour27
    Violence and sexual offences16
    Shoplifting15
    Drugs9
    Robbery9
    Burglary8
    Bicycle theft7
    Public order4
    Criminal damage and arson2
    Vehicle crime2
    Possession of weapons1
  • 3. Further/Higher Educational Building
    Total107
    Theft from the person54
    Other theft21
    Shoplifting9
    Violence and sexual offences5
    Public order4
    Robbery4
    Criminal damage and arson3
    Drugs3
    Anti-social behaviour2
    Bicycle theft1
    Burglary1
  • 4. Leicester Square
    Total66
    Theft from the person19
    Other theft18
    Violence and sexual offences9
    Anti-social behaviour7
    Drugs5
    Public order4
    Robbery4
  • 5. Old Compton Street
    Total61
    Theft from the person30
    Other theft11
    Violence and sexual offences8
    Public order3
    Robbery3
    Anti-social behaviour2
    Other crime1
    Shoplifting1
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Vehicle crime1
  • 6. Parking Area
    Total51
    Vehicle crime30
    Other theft6
    Theft from the person5
    Violence and sexual offences4
    Shoplifting2
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Drugs1
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Public order1
  • 7. Great Windmill Street
    Total44
    Theft from the person20
    Violence and sexual offences8
    Other theft6
    Robbery6
    Public order2
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Vehicle crime1
  • 8. Conference/Exhibition Centre
    Total40
    Theft from the person12
    Other theft7
    Shoplifting5
    Robbery5
    Anti-social behaviour4
    Violence and sexual offences3
    Public order2
    Burglary1
    Criminal damage and arson1
  • 9. Shopping Area
    Total38
    Shoplifting10
    Theft from the person8
    Other theft5
    Violence and sexual offences4
    Public order3
    Robbery3
    Anti-social behaviour2
    Burglary1
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Vehicle crime1
  • 10. Little Newport Street
    Total38
    Theft from the person13
    Other theft7
    Violence and sexual offences7
    Public order5
    Criminal damage and arson2
    Robbery2
    Burglary1
    Drugs1
  • 11. Police Station
    Total34
    Violence and sexual offences13
    Public order8
    Anti-social behaviour5
    Other theft3
    Criminal damage and arson2
    Theft from the person2
    Other crime1
  • 12. Shaftesbury Avenue
    Total33
    Theft from the person17
    Other theft5
    Anti-social behaviour3
    Drugs3
    Violence and sexual offences2
    Robbery2
    Criminal damage and arson1
  • 13. William Iv Street
    Total32
    Anti-social behaviour9
    Violence and sexual offences9
    Other theft5
    Drugs2
    Public order2
    Shoplifting2
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Possession of weapons1
    Theft from the person1
  • 14. A401
    Total32
    Theft from the person18
    Anti-social behaviour3
    Robbery3
    Violence and sexual offences3
    Drugs2
    Other theft2
    Public order1
  • 15. Macclesfield Street
    Total30
    Theft from the person15
    Other theft9
    Public order2
    Robbery2
    Drugs1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 16. Bourchier Street
    Total30
    Theft from the person10
    Anti-social behaviour5
    Other theft5
    Robbery4
    Violence and sexual offences4
    Drugs1
    Shoplifting1
  • 17. Leicester Street
    Total28
    Theft from the person10
    Other theft7
    Violence and sexual offences4
    Public order2
    Robbery2
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Burglary1
    Drugs1
  • 18. B402
    Total27
    Theft from the person9
    Shoplifting7
    Other theft6
    Violence and sexual offences3
    Bicycle theft2
  • 19. Romilly Street
    Total27
    Theft from the person14
    Other theft7
    Robbery3
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 20. Phoenix Street
    Total26
    Shoplifting14
    Theft from the person7
    Anti-social behaviour2
    Other theft2
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 21. Moor Street
    Total26
    Theft from the person11
    Other theft9
    Violence and sexual offences3
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Burglary1
    Vehicle crime1
  • 22. Manette Street
    Total25
    Theft from the person8
    Violence and sexual offences6
    Other theft5
    Drugs4
    Burglary1
    Vehicle crime1
  • 23. Greek Street
    Total22
    Theft from the person10
    Other theft6
    Public order2
    Violence and sexual offences2
    Drugs1
    Robbery1
  • 24. Gerrard Place
    Total20
    Theft from the person10
    Other theft4
    Violence and sexual offences3
    Vehicle crime2
    Drugs1
  • 25. Dansey Place
    Total18
    Theft from the person9
    Other theft5
    Violence and sexual offences2
    Drugs1
    Robbery1
  • 26. Denmark Street
    Total18
    Theft from the person8
    Public order4
    Other theft2
    Violence and sexual offences2
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Shoplifting1
  • 27. Gerrard Street
    Total17
    Theft from the person13
    Other theft2
    Violence and sexual offences2
  • 28. Cranbourn Street
    Total16
    Theft from the person9
    Other theft3
    Robbery2
    Public order1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 29. Neal Street
    Total15
    Shoplifting8
    Anti-social behaviour2
    Theft from the person2
    Violence and sexual offences2
    Criminal damage and arson1
  • 30. St Giles High Street
    Total15
    Anti-social behaviour8
    Other theft2
    Violence and sexual offences2
    Drugs1
    Shoplifting1
    Theft from the person1