Crime Rates at Gower Street, London, WC1E 6HJ

Gower Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 270th highest crime rate of 548 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 157.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.5% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% 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 354 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tottenham Court Road (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.