Crime Rates at Burton Street, London, WC1H 9XY

Burton Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burton Street (WC1H 9XY) in the last 12 months was 160.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burton Street (WC1H 9XY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 215 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.