Crime Rates at Upper Woburn Place, London, WC1H 0HW

Upper Woburn Place area has the 31st highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 70th 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 Upper Woburn Place (WC1H 0HW) in the last 12 months was 544.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Woburn Place (WC1H 0HW), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 253 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.