Crime Rates at Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3HX

Bedford Square area has the 5th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 6th highest crime rate of 567 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 Square (WC1B 3HX) in the last 12 months was 2937.8 per 1,000 residents and was 302.7% higher than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 171 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 175.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 416.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 141.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Square (WC1B 3HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 1808 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (293 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.