Total Crime Rate

135.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 135.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 62.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ridgmount Gardens area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 271st lowest 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 Ridgmount Gardens (WC1E 7AR) in the last 12 months was 135.4 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgmount Gardens (WC1E 7AR), 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 (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ridgmount Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Howland Mews East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rathbone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B506 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B506 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person B506 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person B506 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person B506 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rathbone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rathbone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rathbone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Charlotte Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B506 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gower Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gower Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gower Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gower Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gower Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B506 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Endsleigh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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