Total Crime Rate

2712.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

473.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2712.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 808.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 655.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 473.7 10/10
  • Other theft 401.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 253.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 248.8 10/10
  • Public order 129.2 10/10
  • Robbery 95.7 10/10
  • Burglary 28.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.9 10/10
  • Drugs 23.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bedford Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 6th 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 Bedford Avenue (WC1B 3AA) in the last 12 months was 2712.9 per 1,000 residents and was 304.9% higher than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 169 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 473.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Avenue (WC1B 3AA), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 1708 crimes here, including 151 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/510)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Old Compton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Old Compton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Old Compton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Compton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Old Compton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Compton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Old Compton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Compton Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Old Compton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Compton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Giles Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Giles Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Giles Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Giles Passage —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stacey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Old Compton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Compton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Old Compton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Compton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Compton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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