Crime Rates at Morwell Street, London, WC1B 3AR

Morwell Street 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 Morwell Street (WC1B 3AR) 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 Morwell Street (WC1B 3AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 1680 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (177 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.