Total Crime Rate
97.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Baldwins Gardens area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Baldwins Gardens (EC1N 7RR) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% lower than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Baldwins Gardens (EC1N 7RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southampton Buildings, where police recorded 233 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portpool Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portpool Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Portpool Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | White Bear Yd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | White Bear Yd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Old Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Southampton Buildings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chancery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chancery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chancery Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hatton Wall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chancery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Baldwin'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chancery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chancery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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