WC2H
Postcode districtPostcode district covering St Giles and Strand, in Camden and Westminster.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WC2H postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in WC2H live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How WC2H compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is WC2H safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WC2H at a rate of 1,780.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 628.2 per 1,000 people across the WC postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 307 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WC2H.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were theft from the person (1,353), other crime (1,247) and violence and sexual offences (602).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WC2H was 2,629.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in WC2H, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WC2H has no single figure. Of its 2 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WC2H
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden 028D | 1,440 | 1,321.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.4% |
| Westminster 018A | 1,691 | 4,315.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 87.6% |
MPs for WC2H
- Sagal Abdi-WaliLabourMP for Holborn and St Pancras52% of WC2H’s postcodes
- Rachel BlakeLabour (Co-op)MP for Cities of London and Westminster47% of WC2H’s postcodes
- Emily ThornberryLabourMP for Islington South and Finsbury1.2% of WC2H’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in WC2H4
Councils WC2H covers2
Towns in WC2H2
Postcode districts next to WC2H6
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WC postcode area2
WC2H in brief
WC2H is a postcode district covering St Giles and Strand, in Camden and Westminster.
About 2,643 people lived in WC2H in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 1,780.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
WC2H had 2,371 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in WC2H live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WC2H, 87.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WC2H, 5.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.