Crime Rates at Russell Chambers, London, WC1A 2JU

Russell Chambers area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Russell Chambers (WC1A 2JU) in the last 12 months was 208.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Chambers (WC1A 2JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dyott Street, where police recorded 261 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.