Crime Rates at Gower Street, London, WC1E 6HJ

Gower Street area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gower Street (WC1E 6HJ) in the last 12 months was 212.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gower Street (WC1E 6HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 314 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.