Crime Rates at Portpool Lane, London, EC1N 7UD

Portpool Lane 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 Portpool Lane (EC1N 7UD) 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 Portpool Lane (EC1N 7UD), 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 (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.