Crime Rates at Flaxman Terrace, London, WC1H 9AP

Flaxman Terrace area has the 13th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 19th highest crime rate of 567 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 Flaxman Terrace (WC1H 9AP) in the last 12 months was 1552.8 per 1,000 residents and was 112.9% higher than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -44.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 261.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flaxman Terrace (WC1H 9AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 233 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grafton Place (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.