Crime Rates at Cambridge Circus, London, WC2H 8PA

Cambridge Circus area has the 21st highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 46th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cambridge Circus (WC2H 8PA) in the last 12 months was 1434.3 per 1,000 residents and was 379.2% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (299.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 222.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 117.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Circus (WC2H 8PA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 1740 crimes here, including 448 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.