Crime Rates at Bloomsbury Place, London, SW18 2JB

Bloomsbury Place area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Falconbrook , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bloomsbury Place (SW18 2JB) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% lower than the Falconbrook average (155.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bloomsbury Place (SW18 2JB), the main crime hotspot is near Ebner Street. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.