Crime Rates at University Street, London, WC1E 6JP

University Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 16th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around University Street (WC1E 6JP) in the last 12 months was 1446.8 per 1,000 residents and was 116.0% higher than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 712.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around University Street (WC1E 6JP), 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.