WC1B Recorded crime nearby

The 3 closest postcode district centres within 5 miles. Each count covers a 1-mile circle; distances are straight lines between centres.

Recorded crime · Aug 2026. Anti-social behaviour is excluded from crime counts.

1. WC1B3,933 records returnedCurrent area · Around the WC1B district centre; not the whole districtCoverage not verified, so not a full total. See coverage and sources.
2. WC1A3,940 records returned0.3 miles away · Overlaps the current circleCoverage not verified, so not a full total. See coverage and sources.
3. WC1E3,816 records returned0.3 miles away · Overlaps the current circleCoverage not verified, so not a full total. See coverage and sources.
4. WC1N3,533 records returned0.4 miles away · Overlaps the current circleCoverage not verified, so not a full total. See coverage and sources.

These are recorded counts, not population-adjusted rates or a measure of personal safety. Different populations and activity levels affect counts. Overlapping circles can include the same incidents, so their counts must not be added together.

Use these as prompts when you visit; the figures do not describe the security of this property or your personal risk. They follow your focus above: Overview.

1. 01How are the building entrance and shared areas secured?
2. 02Can I visit the street at the times I would usually come and go?

Recorded crime is not all crime: incidents may be unreported, unrecorded or missing from these submissions. Locations are anonymised and do not identify where an incident happened exactly.

Crime coverage

Not verifiedBritish Transport Police, City of London, Metropolitan submissions for Aug 2026.

ASB coverage

Not verifiedAnti-social behaviour is counted separately from crime.

Coverage notes

38 provider notices apply to this month

British Transport Police: Crime data not provided for August 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible.Gloucestershire Constabulary IT issues are resolved so crime and outcome data is now available for March 2020.British Transport Police: ASB data has not been provided for period April 2016 onwards. The force will rectify this issue and provide the missing data over the coming months.British Transport Police: Crime data refresh for all months.British Transport Police: Crime data refresh for all months.British Transport Police: Crime data refresh for all months.British Transport Police: Crime data refresh for January - March and May-December 2013; January-December 2014.British Transport Police: Crime data refresh for all months.British Transport Police: Crime data refresh for all months.British Transport Police - Crime data refresh for all months.British Transport Police - Crime data refresh for all months.Northumbria Police - Crime and outcome data refresh for April-July 2014.British Transport Police: Crime data refresh for all months.British Transport Police: Crime data refresh for all months.British Transport Police: Crime data refresh for all months.British Transport Police: Crime data refresh for all months.British Transport Police: Crime data refresh for all months.British Transport Police: Crime data refresh for all months.British Transport Police: Crime data refresh for all months.British Transport Police: Crime data refresh for all months.British Transport Police: Crime data refresh for all months.The crimes with no location API response format has been made consistent with the crimes at a location response.British Transport Police: Crime data refresh for all months.POST requests to the street-level crimes method are now allowed.The geographical area size limit for custom shapes in the street-level crimes API method has been removedBritish Transport Police: Crime data refresh for all months.British Transport Police: Crime data refresh for all months.The neighbourhood crimes API method has been retired. Please use the street-level crimes method instead.British Transport Police: Crime data refresh for all months.British Transport Police: Crime data refresh for all months.New crime category 'bicycle theft' introduced (previously included in 'other theft').New crime category 'theft from the person' introduced (previously included in 'other theft').New crime categories 'possession of weapons' and 'public order' introduced (previously amalgamated together in 'public disorder and weapons').Renamed crime category from 'violent crime' to 'violent crime and sexual offences', for clarity.Introduction of 'poly' parameter for custom shape queries on the crimes-street and outcomes-at-location API methods.British Transport Police: Crime data refresh for all months.British Transport Police: Crime data refresh for all months.British Transport Police: Crime data refresh for all months.

Location

Around the WC1B district centre; not the whole districtThe circle is centred on the district’s approximate centre. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · 2026-05

Police data

data.police.uk street-level crimes · Aug 2026Fetched 2026-10-12 · Open Government Licence v3.0

Categories

data.police.uk crime categories · Aug 2026available · fetched 2026-10-12

Boundaries

ONS Countries December 2025 UK BGC · ONS Police Force Areas December 2024 EW BGCGeneralised to 20 metres; border matches can be uncertain. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Provider metadata

Availabledata.police.uk/api/crimes-street-dates · available · Checked 2026-10-16data.police.uk/changelog/ · available · Checked 2026-10-16

Crime and anti-social behaviour data: data.police.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Licence. About the data and anonymisation.