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 3AG) 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 3AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 1708 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (261 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/569)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Central Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Central Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West Central Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft West Central Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West Central Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Little Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Little Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Morwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Morwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Morwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Morwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Morwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Morwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Morwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Morwell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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