Crime Rates at Barter Street, London, WC1A 2AH

Barter Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 20th 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 Barter Street (WC1A 2AH) in the last 12 months was 1439.5 per 1,000 residents and was 97.3% 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 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 213.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barter Street (WC1A 2AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 267 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holborn (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.