Crime Rates at Southampton Row, London, WC1B 5AB

Southampton Row area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southampton Row (WC1B 5AB) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 90.7% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southampton Row (WC1B 5AB), the main crime hotspot is near Holborn. Police recorded 251 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.