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 19th highest crime rate of 548 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 1294.4 per 1,000 residents and was 93.2% higher than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 134 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 241.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barter Street (WC1A 2AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holborn, where police recorded 251 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.