Total Crime Rate

544.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 544.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 138.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.3 10/10
  • Other theft 94.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Burglary 19.4 10/10
  • Drugs 19.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Robbery 16.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gordon Square 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 Gordon Square (WC1H 0PD) 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 Gordon Square (WC1H 0PD), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 191 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gordon Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/141)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burton Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coram Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coram Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Flaxman Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Flaxman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Endsleigh Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Burton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chenies Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Chenies Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chenies Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chenies Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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