Crime Rates at Bidborough Street, London, WC1H 9DL

Bidborough Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 41st 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 Bidborough Street (WC1H 9DL) in the last 12 months was 816.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 103.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Bidborough Street (WC1H 9DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 539 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crestfield Street (89 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.