WC2A
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Holborn, in Camden, Westminster and City of London.
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 WC2A postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WC2A, 87.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WC2A compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is WC2A safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WC2A at a rate of 2,402.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 628.2 per 1,000 people across WC.
In August 2026 alone, 86 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WC2A.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (443), theft from the person (259) and shoplifting (155).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WC2A was 2,559.8 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.
MPs for WC2A
- Sagal Abdi-WaliLabourMP for Holborn and St Pancras58% of WC2A’s postcodes
- Rachel BlakeLabour (Co-op)MP for Cities of London and Westminster40% of WC2A’s postcodes
- Emily ThornberryLabourMP for Islington South and Finsbury1.8% of WC2A’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 WC2A3
Councils WC2A covers3
Postcode districts next to WC2A7
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WC postcode area2
WC2A in brief
WC2A is a postcode district covering Holborn, in Camden, Westminster and City of London.
About 502 people lived in WC2A in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 2,402.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
WC2A had 440 usual residents at the census.
In WC2A, 87.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
88.5% of residents in WC2A were aged 15 to 64 at the census.
6.9% of residents in WC2A were aged 65 or over at the census.