Total Crime Rate

698.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 698.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 170.3 10/10
  • Other theft 146.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 126.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 58.4 10/10
  • Burglary 19.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Gower Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 48th highest crime rate of 548 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 Gower Street (WC1E 6AF) in the last 12 months was 698.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% 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 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -32.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 82.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gower Street (WC1E 6AF), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 510 crimes here, including 239 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gower Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/259)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A5204 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rathbone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byng Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mortimer Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mortimer Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mortimer Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mortimer Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mortimer Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mortimer Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mortimer Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mortimer Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gower Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Endsleigh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Byng Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tottenham Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Endsleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Endsleigh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

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