Crime Rates at West Central Street, London, WC1A 1JH

West Central Street area has the highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Central Street (WC1A 1JH) in the last 12 months was 3939.7 per 1,000 residents and was 440.1% higher 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 664 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -90.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 149 (≈ 428.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 178.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Central Street (WC1A 1JH), 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.