Crime Rates at New Oxford Street, London, WC1A 1BH

New Oxford Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Oxford Street (WC1A 1BH) in the last 12 months was 1005.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% higher than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 163.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Oxford Street (WC1A 1BH), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 720 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.