Crime Rates at Southampton Row, London, WC1B 4ET

Southampton Row area has the 35th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 77th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southampton Row (WC1B 4ET) in the last 12 months was 476.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% lower 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -69.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southampton Row (WC1B 4ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Square, where police recorded 285 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holborn (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.