Crime Rates at Burton Street, London, WC1H 9XY

Burton Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 282nd lowest crime rate of 567 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 145.3 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% lower than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% 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 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.